HYDE SQ.—Businesses like the new parklet on Centre Street at Wyman Street, while local residents are still getting used to it, according to Hyde/Jackson Square Main Street (HJSMS) Executive Director Gerald Robbins. Robbins said HJSMS held an impromptu lunch event…
Month: September 2013
Real Estate Today: Peace Garden redesign comes into focus
EGLESTON SQ.—The plan for the redesign of the Egleston Square Peace Garden is coming into focus. The Peace Garden property, which is located at the corner of Washington and School Streets, is owned by Clear Channel Outdoor, which has a…
Real Estate Today: Mayor announces plan to house homeless
Mayor Thomas Menino last week announced a plan to provide more housing and support for Boston’s homeless people. The city’s homeless population is currently estimated at about 7,000, an increase from last year. Only about 190 of those people live…
Sights and Sounds, Sept. 27, 2013
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., Oct. 8 for the Oct. 11 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events First Thursday, community art shows and…
‘Parquito’ instalado en Hyde Square
HYDE SQ.—A los pequeños empresarios les gusta el nuevo parquecito instalado en Centre Street y Wyman Street, mientras los residentes todavía se acostumbran, según el director ejecutivo de Hyde/Jackson Square Main Street (HJSMS), Gerald Robbins. Robbins dijo que HJSMS tuvo…
Editorial: Congrats to winners–and also-rans
We congratulate Marty Walsh and John Connolly on their top-two finishes in Tuesday’s mayoral election and we look forward to seeing them lay out compelling visions for Boston’s future in the coming weeks. Through hard, thorough campaigning, in JP and…
Letter: SNA’s ideas for improving Commons at Forest Hills
The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) is excited to engage the development team and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in the review process for the Commons at Forest Hills project proposed for the Hughes Oil site on Washington Street just north…
New aikido studio opens
FOREST HILLS—A new aikido studio opened at 54A Hyde Park Ave. in May. Boston Aikikai dojo previously made its home in Chinatown and Roslindale, owner and instructor Vu Ha told the Gazette. “Ever since we began three years ago, we…
Hubway comes to JP, community input debated
The Hubway bike-share system has come to Jamaica Plain, but the City did not hold any community meetings to determine the location of the stations. Instead, the City used an online forum and outreach to community groups and abutters to…
Shooting victim found in Bromley-Heath
JACKSON SQ.–Police officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to his leg in the Bromley-Heath public housing development on Sept. 14. The victim reportedly was shot elsewhere at a place known as “The Stadium,” possibly meaning White Stadium…