FOREST HILLS—About 285 units of rental housing could be coming to an unoccupied parcel on Washington Street. The former Hughes Oil property at 3593 Washington St. is currently being considered for development for 285, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments…
Month: June 2013
May Flower
JPNC lawsuit is dismissed
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) controversial lawsuit against the 161 S. Huntington Ave. apartment project was dismissed last month. In dismissing the lawsuit, Superior Court Justice Linda Giles demolished the JPNC controversial claim to be a government body. The…
Arroyo: Mayor’s power should come from the people
Problemas de BPS inspira al candidato para consejero
La fricción entre los padres y BPS no es nada nueva. Pero para un padre, Luis Valerio de West Roxbury, esa tensión le ha propulsado a presentarse para consejero municipal del distrito 6, con la esperanza de cambiar el sistema.…
1 dead, 1 wounded in Egleston shooting
EGLESTON SQ.—A woman was killed and a man wounded in a double shooting on June 1 in the heart of Egleston Square at Columbus Avenue and Washington Street, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Brianna Bigby, 23, of Boston, was…
BPS troubles spurs candidate for local council seat
Politics as Unusual: Hyde Park is an unpredictable election powerhouse
I relocated to Boston almost a decade ago, before most non-military civilians had GPS devices. Though I eventually came to love some perks of the Hyde Park neighborhood I moved to—the delicious and elusive BC Bakery, for one—looking back, it…
Fishing time
Parklet to cost up to $25K
Jamaica Plain’s parklet could cost as much as $25,000, according to the Boston Transportation Department (BTD). Each of the four parklets in the City’s pilot program is expected to cost “anywhere between $15,000 and $25,000,” for a total as high…