By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette At a Feb. 10 press conference, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Tommy Chang announced the promotion of Dr. Makeeba McCreary of Jamaica Plain to the role of managing director…
Month: February 2017
Youths rally for Jackson Square Rec Center
On Valentine’s Day, Jamaica Plain youth rallied for love—love in terms of community resources, that is. Members of the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) and local elected officials rallied at the Hyde Square Task Force Youth Development Center on Feb.…
Proposed development for 1785 Columbus Ave.
A 139,200-square-foot office building is being proposed for 1785 Columbus Ave. on the Jamaica Plain/Roxbury border. The developer is Horizons Watermark LLC, which is a joint venture between Horizons for Homeless Children and Watermark Development Inc. Horizons for Homeless Children…
City Council re-establishes Special Committee on Civil Rights
By Beth Treffeisen Special to the Gazette The City Council voted unanimously to re-establish the Special Committee on Civil Rights at a hearing on Feb. 8. Jamaica Plain City Councilor Matt O’Malley will sit on the committee. City Councilor Josh…
BPDA board vote on Plan: JP/Rox delayed
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board vote was delayed until March 2 after the board’s original meeting on Feb. 9 was canceled because of weather. The BPDA board will review the plan and will likely approve it. The…
The Last Streetcar to Arborway, part III
By Franklyn P. Salimbene Salimbene, a longtime Jamaica Plain resident who is a board member of the Arborway Committee for Public transit, Inc and a senior lecturer in law at Bentley University, recently penned a personal reminiscence of the last…
Invitacion, Feb. 24, 2017
El plazo para la sección de participación es al mediodía, martes, 7 marzo para la edición del 10 marzo. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Note: marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo, a menos que haya otro código.…
HSTF self-declared safe haven
Celina Miranda, the executive director of Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF), wrote a newsletter encouraging continued advocacy and declaring the organization a safe haven for youth and families impacted by recent political events. “Like many of you, we at Hyde…
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Sights and Sounds, Feb. 24, 2017
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Mar. 7 for the Mar. 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Frederick Law Olmsted’s 195th Birthday,…