Our Urban Oases
October 29, 2015
By: Michele D. Maniscalco
Tags: Washington Gateway Main Street
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
The South End has welcomed several new parks in the few years.
Over the last 20 years, more than seven acres of urban renewal parcels on Washington Street were rebuilt from the demolition of vacant buildings of the late 1970s.
The “Boston Creates Town Hall” launched the first comprehensive arts and cultural planning process for Boston anyone can remember.
Neighbors and city officials will team up this weekend and fan out across the neighborhood in the second of three Boston Shines weekends aimed at tidying the city after a particularly dingy winter.
As a lifelong Boston resident, I know firsthand how important strong, diverse neighborhoods are to the strength of our city.
The Boston Transportation Department has installed four summer “parklets” in Roslindale, Jamaica Plain and Allston-Brighton with another planned for the Audubon Circle neighborhood near Fenway Park.
The grants, which will support initiatives in seven Main Streets Districts.