Thank you to the residents who came out last weekend for Boston Shines!  We cleaned up the pocket park at the corner of Walter and South Streets.  That park is maintained by LANA in memory of former board member Jane Lewis.

Check out some pictures on our Facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/LongfellowArea/posts/10152969113649613

We especially appreciate the assistance of Christine Galatis from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services and also the Department of Public Works.

Longfellow Area residents and friends are invited to join the LANA board this Saturday April 25 at 9:00 a.m. for the annual Boston Shines cleanup.  We will be cleaning up the pocket park and garden at the corner of Walter and South Street.  The City of Boston is providing tools and t-shirts but residents are encouraged to bring their own work gloves and tools as well.  Hope to see you there!

The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invites neighborhood residents to a community meeting to discuss a proposal to construct a mixed-use, four-story, market-rate residential condominium building comprised of 22 units at 1400 Centre Street, Roslindale, MA 02131 (the old Weld American parcel at the corner of Centre and Weld Streets).

The proposal will be subject to Small Project Review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). No plans have been officially filed at this time.

Where: Boston Police District E-5 Community Room, 1705 Centre St, West Roxbury

When: Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Time: 6:15 PM

For more information please contact Christine Galatis, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, at Christine.Galatis@boston.gov or 617-635-3307.

Please note:  a previous listing stated the proposal was for 19 units total. The developer has amended the proposal to 22 units total.

January 7, 2015.  6:30 PM

Roslindale Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway

This will be the first public meeting to discuss renovations to the playground at Fallon Field.

For more information, check out the city’s press release.

Upgrading the Fallon Field playground has been a priority of LANA and community members.  Learn more at: roslindaleplaygrounds.org.

The first LANA meeting of 2015 will take place on Monday, January 15.  The meeting begins at 7:30 pm and will be held at the Longfellow House, 885 South Street in Roslindale.

Agenda items (subject to change or additions):

• Zoning: 26 Bradfield Ave – Proposal by property owner to demolish and re-construct rear porches on a 3-family home.  Continuation of a presentation from the November meeting.  Seeking zoning relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
• Zoning: 1422 Centre St – Proposal by property owner to sell two used cars on the property.  The property currently houses Jo-Lan Automotive.  Seeking zoning relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
• Usual Committee reports by board members

For more information on the zoning proposals, please contact Christine Galatis, Roslindale coordinator, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services.

All LANA meetings are open and neighbors and the public are encouraged to attend.

Did you know that the Longfellow Area is a census tract?  Specifically, we’re Census Tract 1106.07, as you can see on the map below.

So what can the 2010 census tell us about our neighborhood?  Well, for starters, the Longfellow Area had 5,077 residents in 2010.  For a quick look at some other census data for our neighborhood, check out this summary.  If you want more details, you can check out the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics at the Census Bureau’s American FactFinder web site.  The Census Bureau provides an enormous amount of information about our community.  If you want to explore it, start at the “Profile of General Population” page linked above and click on the “BACK TO SEARCH” link near the top of the page (sorry, there doesn’t seem to be a way to link directly to these search results).