Month: January 2021

Zoning Commission Approves Fair Housing Zoning Amendment

The Boston Zoning Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to add Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements to Boston’s zoning code, marking the final step in the amendment’s approval process prior to the Mayor’s signature. The amendment was proposed and championed by Councilor…

Joe Biden Needs Our Prayers

With President Joe Biden taking the oath of office this week, America is ready to recover — both physically and psychologically — from the four years of “carnage” that has been left behind by the previous presidential administration. It is…

Let’s Go, Tampa Bay!

It’s okay to admit it, Pats’ fans — we were rooting for Tom and Gronk in their playoff game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. It has been jarring to see #12 playing…

Op-Ed: Thank You, Boston

By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On January 12, I held my final State of the City, which was broadcast live from Boston’s newest civic treasure, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square.  2020 was…

BPL’s Jamaica Plain by Map event set for Jan. 14

Using Atlascope, the Leventhal Map & Education Center’s user-friendly portal for exploring urban atlases, users are able to see 200-year-old maps overlaid with modern ones in real time. Shown above, we can see that the modern day Arnold Arboretum used to be the President and Fellows of Harvard College. 

The Boston Public Library (BPL)’s Leventhal Map & Education Center is holding a free, virtual event where residents can learn about the history of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood via the BPL’s Atlasope program. Called Jamaica Plain by the Map, the event will provide a brief geographical history of the neighborhood from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and show how it has changed over the years, as well as highlight the Leventhal Map & Education Center’s Atlascope tool and how the public can use it.