Development
Boston Completes Audit of City-Owned Land, Looks to Utilize Public Space for Public Good
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Hundreds of city-owned properties were identified as being underutilized in a newly completed audit of city-owned land.
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Elections
Sonia Chang-Díaz Drops Out of Governor’s Race
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Saying she cannot win, state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz announced on Thursday that she is no longer running for Massachusetts governor.
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History
Jamaica Plain’s Gaggle of Civil War Streets
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The Civil War Monument with its marble block inscribed with names, places and dates of the fallen, forms a solid outline of that war's events. The city of Boston reinforced the memory of the Civil War further when it lay out and named the streets in Jamaica Plain.
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Boston Public Health Commission
BPHC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 6 Months and Older
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The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced it is recommending that all Boston children and infants ages 6-months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. The BPHC’s recommendation follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can be used for children 6 months and older.
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From the Community
Hyde Square Task Force Awarded $400,000 Cummings Grant
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Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
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Neighborhood Life
Ongoing Drilling From Construction on Lamartine Street Frustrating Neighborhood
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The noise from continual drilling at a construction site on Lamartine Street has frustrated the neighborhood for more than 12 weeks, many residents report.
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Arts
The Footlight Club’s Eliot Hall Now Fully Accessible
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Built in 1832, Eliot Hall is finally fully accessible.
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Business
City Feed Employees Vote in Support of Union
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The employees of City Feed and Supply have voted in support of forming a union.
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Animals
Gorillas Adjusting to New Gorilla Grove at Franklin Park Zoo
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After many years of not being able to go outside, the gorillas of Franklin Park Zoo now have access to the outdoors thanks to the brand new Gorilla Grove, which opened in April.
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From the Community
Boston’s New Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison Tours 250 Centre in Jackson Square
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In his first public address as the Boston’s Chief of Housing, Arthur Jemison joined The Community Builders (TCB) for a hard hat tour of 250 Centre, a 110-unit affordable and mixed-income housing development for residents in Jackson Square.
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