Month: November 2018
50 Stedman St. meeting proves contentious
Business displacement and abutter notification were two concerns raised during a contentious Boston Planning and Development (BPDA) meeting on the 50 Stedman St. project, which also had a contingent of attendees expressing support for the proposal. About 25 people were…
Reaction mostly negative at Green Street dev. meeting
Reaction was mostly negative at a Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting on the proposed 23-unit, mixed-use development at 197-201 Green St. with much of the animus directed at the developer of the project, City Realty. About 30 people…
Reacción negativa en reunión sobre el proyecto de Green St.
Una reunión sobre el propuesto desarrollo multiuso en 197-201 Green Street solicitó una reacción principalmente negativa, mucha dirigida al promotor del proyecto City Realty. Alrededor de 30 personas asistieron a la reunión el 25 de octubre en la YMCA de…
Taste of JP returns
The nonprofit ESAC will host the 23th annual Taste of JP on Nov. 15 at the Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in West Roxbury. The event will allow guests to sample the offerings of more than 10 local…
City Council, union workers rail against National Grid at hearing
By Lauren Bennett Special to the Gazette Gas provider National Grid came under fire at the City Council’s Committee on Environment, Sustainability, and Parks hearing on Boston’s gas infrastructure on Oct. 30. According to Councilor Matt O’Malley, the company declined…
Op-ed: Come celebrate Curtis Hall on Nov. 17
By Kerry A. Costello Special to the Gazette The Board of the Jamaica Plain Community Centers invites our neighbors to a birthday party at Curtis Hall on Nov. 17. We are celebrating a sesquicentennial, which translates into 150 years of…
Manning School looks to expand
The Manning Elementary School is looking to expand, adding a sixth grade for the next school year, according to Principal Ethan d’Ablemont Burnes. The school has sent Boston Public Schools a letter about its plan. BPS spokesperson Dan O’Brien said,…
City Council holds hearing regarding dockless mobility, electric scooters
By Lauren Bennett Special to the Gazette The City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, chaired by Councilor Michelle Wu, held a hearing last month regarding dockless mobility and electric scooters in the City of Boston. As these new…
Q. and A. with JP craftsman Shane Maxwell
Shane Maxwell is a Jamaica Plain craftsman who oversees textile painting and dyeing for Boston Ballet and The Santa Fe Opera. He was recently named a Polly Thayer Starr Artist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and is hosting a…