On Tuesday, resident Chris Hoeh took the podium at First Church to announce that Franklin Park Area Stop the Olympics was in place and in your face.
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The city used part of Franklin Park, including a set of basketball courts near White Stadium, for a snow farm during the historic winter. The nasty snow did a number on the asphalt courts, according to Christine Poff, executive director of the Franklin Park Coalition.
Mayor Marty Walsh has created an Office of Olympic Planning headed up by newly appointed executive director Sara Myerson, according to a press release. Previously, Myerson served as chief of staff and director of policy for Boston-based Preservation of Affordable Housing.
Thursday evening, more than 150 residents from Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester came to the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse to listen to a presentation from the Boston 2024 executive bid committee. Event organizers from the Franklin Park Coalition expected an informative meeting for the community about what changes to the historic park could be expected, but instead attendees were met with few details and fewer answers.
Jamaica Plain-based El Mundo has put together the first “Latin Night” with the Boston Celtics. The evening includes live Latin music, with Alexander Faria greeting fans as they enter TD Garden and a halftime performance from Rumba y Timbal.
As Bostonians come to grips with the idea that the city is the nation’s nominee to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, Mayor Marty Walsh has announced a slate of community meetings.
From left: Robert Redd, Thomas M. Middleton, George Jones and Rudy Cabral pose for a photo in the clubhouse at the Franklin Park Golf Course on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Credit: Chris Helms
On Tuesday, as Mayor Marty Walsh was in California pitching the U.S. Olympic Committee for Boston to host the 2024 Olympics, a different deliberative body took measure of the idea — the golfers of Franklin Park.
Have you ever wondered whether your neighbors are more likely to be Red Sox fans or Yankees fans?
Living in Boston, your instincts would tell you that there are more Red Sox fans than Yankees fans in Jamaica Plain. And you’d be correct. But what exact percentage of fans are part of Red Sox nation, and which percentage are sporting Yankees hats?