By Reporter Staff
Reporter Staff
Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin announced this week that the Massachusetts Historical Commission has approved the Lawrence Avenue Historic District in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The bid will be submitted to the Register at the National Park Service for final consideration and designation.
“The Massachusetts Historical Commission is dedicated to preserving the Commonwealth’s rich historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources,” Galvin said. “The Lawrence Avenue Historic District is a well-preserved collection of buildings spanning the 1870s to the 1970s, with a development history mirroring that of greater Dorchester.”
The Highly Anticipated EP Album is the First for the Gary Indiana Natives CHICAGO - December 21, 2020 - (Newswire.com)
Identical Twins Jay Mall and Jay Remy are making their presence known as independent music artists. Known songwriters and producers, the Gary, Indiana natives have finally released their long-awaited studio EP album
The EP has a total of eight tracks. Alter Ego is the feature track written by JrueSmith, Jay Mall, Jay Remy and produced by PhEv-jr. Jay Mall and Jay Remy incorporate metaphors of biblical analogies supported by historical events from an angle of two different interpretations.
Natives of Gary, Indiana, the home of Michael Jackson, Jay Mall and Jay Remy at the age of eight years old, received their first introduction to music as part of their elementary school band. With the musical influences of Temptation, Michael Jackson, James Swearingen, Missy Elliot, Timberland, Outkast, 2 Chainz and Young Dro the twins began to expand on their
A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE
People used to say Jaeâda Turner was stuck in Boston.
Because Black folk from outside of the city often see it as a place to pass through but not plant roots. Those people are not from here.
Turner isnât trapped. Sheâs at home.
âHaving to defend Boston is a real sport,â Turner says. âAs a student at Northeastern, people coming from New York, California, and all across the country, I think they honestly love to hate Boston. Itâs like a little club. Itâs not cool if you say youâre from Boston.â
Restaurateur Hector Piña tries to bring a splash of warmth to chilling times
Heâs an optimist. His restaurants, such as Doña Habana, usually feel like parties. But the party is quieter, at least for now.
By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated December 15, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
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Boston restaurateur Hector Piña and his wife, Nivia.
Marriage is tough enough during a pandemic. Running three restaurants as the industry shudders under the weight of health restrictions, reduced capacity, and the fear of disease? A formidable job.
âBut Iâm an optimist,â says Hector Piña, 61, who runs three of the cityâs most colorful, festive, and welcoming gathering places with his wife, Nivia, 45. âItâs a lot of talking and compromising.â
Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction They Want To Push Us Out : Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction As New Rail Stops Drive Rent Increases
The Blue Hill Avenue MBTA stop opened in 2019, the last of four new stops created along the Fairmount Line.
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Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction
Annie Gordon lives in a two-bedroom apartment several hundred feet from the Fairmount Line commuter rail that used to pass by her Mattapan neighborhood without stopping.
The 69-year-old retiree says she was at first thrilled when the city announced plans to create a train stop nearby, streamlining the once onerous commute to downtown Boston. She had signed petitions and attended meetings to encourage the MBTA to build the stop that has now opened across the street.