With a deal for more affordable housing and a pedestrian path, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has agreed to settle its lawsuit against an apartment project at 161 S. Huntington Ave. The deal announced today would end the JPNC’s controversial,…
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Firefighter injured in house blaze
JAMAICA HILLS–An early-morning blaze today at a 14 Pond Circle house left one firefighter briefly hospitalized with third-degree burns, according to the Boston Fire Department (BFD). The two residents were not home when the three-alarm fire struck, according to BFD…
ESAC moves out of JP
The Ecumenical Social Action Committee (ESAC), a key Egleston Square nonprofit founded in JP nearly 50 years ago, moved its offices to Dorchester last week. The expense-cutting move out of 3313 Washington St. to 214 Harvard St. in Dorchester will…
Recording studio revives in Hyde Sq.
HYDE SQ.—A jewel of local music history is hidden in plain sight in Hyde Square. Dimension Sound Studios is tucked into a blue building with no windows at 386 Centre St. Behind the innocuous door, musicians are keeping up a…
Hubway a profit-maker for City, bike company
The Hubway bike-share system is a profit-maker for the City and the Oregon company that operates it, a Gazette review of the program’s finances has found. For the fiscal year 2012, the City collected $173,835 in profit, all of which…
Primera fase del desarrollo de Jackson terminada
JACKSON SQ.— El edificio multiuso de 225 Centre Street—la primera fase de la renovación de Jackson Square—ha sido construido. El edificio con su etiqueta de $52 millones tiene 103 apartamentos, incluso 35 de bajo ingreso, y un piso de venta…
Advocate proposes new bus yard location
A member of the Community Planning Committee for the Arborway Yard (CPCAY) has proposed moving the entire bus yard facility a mile away from the Forest Hills area to the American Legion Highway. The state is now studying the feasibility…
No public input mandated on bike-share sites
By John Ruch and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff While the Hubway bike-share stations use public streets and sidewalks, no public input into their locations is required under its operating contract—though financial sponsors can weigh in. Some Hubway locations and limited public…
Historic homes signs planned for Sumner Hill
The Sumner Hill Association (SHA) is readying mini-history lessons about houses in the neighborhood. The “If This House Could Talk” project, recently announced in the SHA’s newsletter, would post signs outside notable houses with brief facts about their history. “We’ve…
Governor hopefuls to speak at JP forum
Three Democratic hopefuls to win the Governor’s Office next year will answer questions at a Dec. 4 forum staged at Doyle’s Café by local progressive organizations. Joe Avellone, Donald Berwick and Juliette Kayyem will appear separately at the forum, which…