Mayor Warren engages in ‘retail’ politics
Newton Mayor Setti Warren has been spending time meeting with Newtonville business this week to listen to their concerns and answer their questions about the Austin Street project. Here’s a few images from his Twitter feed… Always good to see my friends at...
Dear Orr Building
I’ve been playing with the Digital Commonwealth archives and found some amazing pictures of our little city. Some are recent, but others give insight into a very different time. My son and I, inspired by the site Dear Photograph, have started taking images of...City identifies 70 additional parking spaces in Newtonville for use during Austin Street construction
One of the biggest –and from my perspective most significant — concerns among merchants in Newtonville about the proposed project at Austin Street was the loss of parking spaces during construction. Today the city sent to aldermen a plan that identifies 70...
Open thread: Parkview or Parkedview?
Yes, there’s more to Newtonville than just Austin Street. At @fignewtonville’s request, here’s an opportunity to discuss last night’s Parks & Recreation Commission public hearing. At issue was a proposal to build a parking lot on public...Here’s the city’s vision for Newtonville
Not that this will be controversial or anything but Newton’s Planning Department has just released this document outlining the city’s vision for Newtonville. And on page 15, you will see the Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis for the Austin Street...Developers Circle the Wagons
We could reasonably expect that the NVA would support candidates for Alderman-at-Large who share their concerns about the Austin Street development. Whether they suggest that you bullet-vote for Lynne LeBlanc or also support Jake Auchincloss as an independent...
Is Newtonville’s Subway Already Gone?
I haven’t seen any official signage, but it looks like the Newtonville Subway was “coming soon” longer than it was “open now.” The tables are gone and I haven’t seen the “open” sign on at any time you’d normally...Malakie: ‘An even bigger development being floated for Newtonville’
Village 14 regular Julia Malakie is on hiatus from posting new threads here as she runs for Alderman/City Council in Ward 3. But she’s still bringing her mix of reporting/photography/graphics/opinion that she’s so good at, to her campaign blog. On her...
What the Hail?
In Newtonville just a short while ago … hail between the size of a nickle and a quarter. I have never seen anything like this in Newton. Any hail in your village?
Accidental poetry in a re-purposed Newton Building
Feeling Newton Awe – Welcome to the first installment of my Making Newton Home Roadmap, here on Villlage14. As I shared last week, I have come to believe my local history explorations have grounded me to my beautiful community and helped me nurture a sense of...198-year lease on Austin Street? (And other questions)
Thanks to my Newton Villages Alliance colleague Ron Mauri, for actually reading and calling attention to the provisions of the “Ground Lease Preliminary Term Sheet” signed by Mayor Warren and Austin Street Partners on May 12, 2015. It was sent to the...
Crazy Divers: Men be like...
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