Brookline is scrambling to meet the requirements of a state zoning law that could shape the town’s housing landscape and character for decades to come. The MBTA Communities law requires zoning changes meant to incentivize more multifamily housing near public transportation in hundreds of towns and cities across Massachusetts. In Brookline, two distinct paths with… Continue reading Brookline weighs its housing future as zoning law deadline approaches
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Vegan burger joint coming to Coolidge Corner
Editor’s note: PLNT Burger has announced a grand opening to the public on Dec. 11, 2024. A fast casual chain selling vegan burgers plans to open a location in a prime spot across from the Coolidge Corner Theatre. PLNT Burger aims to open a 35-seat restaurant at 297 Harvard Street, and the Select Board approved… Continue reading Vegan burger joint coming to Coolidge Corner
Einstein Riddle Week of 6/27/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 6/27 – 7/3 for 10% off of an item in store!
Arrange the numbers 1-15 in a line, so that the sum every neighboring number pair adds up to a square number. (Square numbers will be repeated!)
TIP: a pencil and paper is very helpful!
Good Luck!
9, 7, 2, 14, 11, 5, 4, 12, 13, 3, 6, 10, 15, 1, 8
8, 1, 15, 10, 6, 3, 13, 12, 4, 5, 11, 14, 2, 7, 9
Town proposes mini-forest to combat urban heat island
As it seeks ways to fight the climate crisis, Brookline is looking at creating a mini-forest, hundreds of densely planted trees and shrubs that can become self-sufficient within three years, at a playground on Brookline Avenue. Brookline’s Urban Forest Climate Resiliency Master Plan, which sets goals to increase the tree canopy in town, identified North… Continue reading Town proposes mini-forest to combat urban heat island
Brookline Then and Now: 15 Alberta Road, South Brookline
[metaslider id=17272] 15 Alberta Road, pictured in 1886 and today, is one of the oldest houses in Brookline. It was built in 1820 by Thaddeus Jackson, the son of a blacksmith, who built it for his son, Thaddeus Jr. By mid-century it was occupied by the Goodnough family as part of their farm. The 1874 atlas shows a… Continue reading Brookline Then and Now: 15 Alberta Road, South Brookline
RE: Heath School to be renamed after pioneering musician Roland Hayes
Amidst all the dreary news of the day, the renaming of the Heath School for Roland Hayes is joyful indeed! I moved to Pill Hill in 1969 (55 years later I am in the same house). I often saw Roland Hayes when he walked the nighborhood, a friendly, elegant, elderly gentleman. I knew his story… Continue reading RE: Heath School to be renamed after pioneering musician Roland Hayes
RE: BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project
As the first employees of BEEP from the 1980’s, we would like to share some important information about the person who developed and administered BEEP in the Brookline public schools for its first 15 years — Barbara Murphy. Barbara was part of the Brookline Early Education Project and then became the administrator for the Brookline… Continue reading RE: BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project
Einstein Riddle Week of 6/20/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 6/20 – 6/26 for 10% off of an item in store!
Beginning with the word ‘Startling’, remove one letter at a time to form a series of familiar words, ending in one final word that is a single letter by itself.
The answer to this riddle will be the entire series of words, we recommend writing it down!
Good Luck!
Startling, starling, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I
Brookline schools’ equity office faces a reckoning as two leaders step down
The two staff members of the Office of Educational Equity at the Public Schools of Brookline have announced they are leaving their jobs this summer, one of them citing long-standing cultural problems in the schools. Jenee Uttaro, senior director of educational equity, said in a letter to colleagues that she is leaving her position after… Continue reading Brookline schools’ equity office faces a reckoning as two leaders step down
Photos: Brookline celebrates Juneteenth with block party, march
[metaslider id=17191] Hundreds of Brookliners came out to two events this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth, marking the occasion with parties, a parade, dancing and food. Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received word that they were free, two years after the Emancipation… Continue reading Photos: Brookline celebrates Juneteenth with block party, march
Brookline Then and Now: The Colonnade Buildings
[metaslider id=17160] The three Colonnade Buildings in Brookline Village have been home to businesses and residences for more than a century and a half. As these pictures show, much has changed. Businesses occupying the storefronts have come and gone, and the buildings themselves have been modified. In fact, the right-most building in the newer photo… Continue reading Brookline Then and Now: The Colonnade Buildings
Lexington shuts out Brookline for boys’ tennis state title
CAMBRIDGE – The Brookline High School boys’ tennis team came up just short of a state championship for a second straight year. The Warriors were a dominant 23-0 for the season leading up to Sunday’s championship, but fell to Lexington High School in the final. The No. 3 seeded Minutemen swept all five individual matches,… Continue reading Lexington shuts out Brookline for boys’ tennis state title
RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
I am a (Black) Town Meeting member from Precinct 6 who spoke to have Warrant Article 19 establish a Black and Brown Commission referred to the Select Board. During my four-minute presentation before Town Meeting I stated that “the Black and Brown Commission as proposed will, I believe, wrongfully turn Blacks and Latinos against one… Continue reading RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
As a ranked choice voting (RCV) supporter, I appreciate two questions raised by opponents of RCV: 1. If RCV intends to lift underrepresented political voices, what if it empowers extreme political positions to find seats on the Select Board and School Committee in multicandidate races? 2. Does RCV work best in single-winner elections as opposed… Continue reading RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
RE: RE: Coming attraction: Inside the Coolidge Theatre’s construction project
The mission of the nonprofit Coolidge is to entertain, inform, and engage, building vital community through film culture. The Coolidge’s expansion addresses several mission and financial-driven objectives. Two new screens will support more curated programming, especially international and documentary films. The new lobby will eliminate the need for customers to queue outside and increase time… Continue reading RE: RE: Coming attraction: Inside the Coolidge Theatre’s construction project
Heath School to be renamed after pioneering musician Roland Hayes
Members of Brookline’s Heath School have voted to rename the school after Roland Hayes, a pioneering Black musician who lived on Allerton Street in Brookline for nearly 50 years. Hayes was chosen from four finalists in a vote last week by students, families and staff at the K-8 school. The other finalists were METCO founder… Continue reading Heath School to be renamed after pioneering musician Roland Hayes
RE: BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project
In the fall of 1973 I received home visits from a BEEP staffer, anticipating the birth of our second daughter in February 1974. The support provided by this ground-breaking program (not just medical but a broad net of parenting/educational/social exchanges) felt special to me, and uniquely important even as a second-time parent. And happily, doctors… Continue reading RE: BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project
Einstein Riddle Week of 6/13/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 6/13 – 6/19 for 10% off of an item in store!
A young boy went to the zoo with his family, and was thrilled to look at all the animals. However, in his excitement he found his words getting jumbled, and instead of saying the name of his favorite animal, he exclaimed “Hi worthier scone!”
Can you unscramble the sentence to form the name of the boy’s favorite animal?
The boy’s favorite animal that he is pointing to is a white rhinoceros.
RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
Imagine an election with candidates Patrice, Brad and David competing for two Select Board seats. A new ranked choice voting system is in play, which means voters must make a first choice and second choice. The election attracts 10,000 voters. Patrice receives 3,200 first choice votes. All of Patrice’s voters make Brad their second choice.… Continue reading RE: Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability
BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project
In the late 1960s, teachers began to alert Brookline School Superintendent Robert Sperber to a problem in their classrooms. Too many children were entering kindergarten with previously undetected developmental and learning difficulties. Sperber initially proposed expanding a new experimental preschool, but when he relayed the plan to Burton White, a Harvard professor and early childhood… Continue reading BEEP 50 years later: Looking back at Brookline’s pioneering early childhood project