LOCAL NEWS
Jackson Square project officially breaks groundThe first phase of a $250 million redevelopment plan for Jackson Square is officially underway. A May 12, groundbreaking ceremony celebrated the start of 225 Centre Street, a six-story mixed-used building with 103 rental apartments and some 16,000 square feet of ground floor commercial/retail space, as well as underground parking. Additional surface parking and improved sidewalks and landscaping are also in the plans. More » |
City seeks strategies for Dudley parking woesA preliminary parking analysis for the Ferdinand redevelopment in Dudley Square indicates that the demand for parking spaces by Boston Public School (BPS) employees relocating to the new municipal building could be as high as 260 spaces. The study was conducted by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), a firm hired by the city to examine transportation and parking issues related to the Ferdinand site project. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Mounting student loan debt stifles post-college dreamsAs graduation season swings into high gear, a new economic crisis confronts thousands of this year's high school and college grads -- crushing college student loan debt. Last week, we learned that student loan debt in America has climbed to $1 trillion, which is more than credit card and other consumer debt. More » |
Seniors get crafty with internetIoni Dodson, who lives in Queens, N.Y., is "so happy" to be 72 and retired from her career in word processing because now she has time to do more crafty art, she said. One of her most prized creations is a three-dimensional, African-themed quilt using bright colors. It is called "Celebration." More » |
