Roslindale Village Main Street and the Boston Center for Youth and Families host a volunteer fair this Saturday April 29th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Roslindale Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway.

There will be over thirty civic organizations present from Roslindale and across Boston with information about volunteering with them and giving back to the community.

You can see the entire list of organizations here.

Mayor Walsh will hold his annual Roslindale Coffee Hour on Tuesday, May 16th from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Fallon Field.

This will also be the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Fallon Field playground.

All participants will enjoy coffee and breakfast treats provided by Dunkin’ Donuts and fresh fruit from Whole Foods Market. In addition, each family in attendance will receive a flowering plant grown in the city’s greenhouses as a gift from Mayor Walsh. Residents at the event will also be eligible to win raffle prizes from Dunkin’ Donuts.

The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invites residents to a community meeting regarding a proposed residential development at 874-878 South Street.

Tuesday, March 28, 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Roslindale Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway

The current site has a 4-unit commercial building (3 units vacant) and a 2-family home on it. Current plans call for demolishing the existing structures and constructing a 9-unit residential condominium building. The property owner and his team attended last week’s March meeting of the LANA board and residents. Current iteration of the plans are 874-878 South Street – Plans – March, 2017.

Abutter Meeting Flyer (03-28-17)

Come join your neighbors tomorrow, Saturday March 18, at 11 am in front of Green T Coffee Shop at the intersection of Walter and South St. WalkUP Roslindale is hosting a stand out to remind drivers of the new 25 MPH speed limit in the City of Boston.

Related, please remember to fill out the LANA Neighborhood Slow Streets survey if you have not already done so. It is a key piece to our association’s application to the city for this important traffic calming program. Thank you!

Reminder: our March LANA board meeting takes place this evening March 13 at 7:30 pm, Longfellow House. We will have a presentation from the owners of 874-878 South St for a proposed 9-unit residential development and also a presentation on the LANA Slow Streets initiative. We will also hold a special vote to add a new board member. All are welcome. Please note there will be a more extensive stand-alone meeting on the 874-878 South St proposal sponsored by the city later in March or April as well, tonight’s presentation is to the board with some Q&A to follow.

The Boston Parks Department hosts a community meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday) February 7 beginning at 6:30 pm at the Roche Community Center, 1716 Centre Street in West Roxbury, to discuss current dog uses at Fallon Field and a possible official dog recreation space at the park.

There are two public meetings of note happening in our neighborhood tomorrow Feb. 1:

1. South/Bussey Street Planning

Weld Hill Research Building at the Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street

Begins at 6:00 PM

The City of Boston Department of Public Works and Transportation Department invite residents to discuss improvements to the intersection of Bussey and South Streets.

2. 874-878 South Street Development

Roslindale Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway

Begins at 6:30 PM

The owner of this commercial property previously showed the community a proposal for fifteen residential units at this site in July 2015. The site currently has three vacancies and a barbershop and is near the corner of Walter and South St. The current proposal calls for nine residential units.

From WalkUp Roslindale:

‘Join WalkUP Roslindale along with representatives from the Arnold Arboretum and path design consultant Horsley Witten Group for a site tour of the proposed Arboretum Gateway Path, focusing on the segment closest to Roslindale. We’ll provide updates on progress for this initiative which will improve access to the park from Roslindale Square, as well as provide a better active transportation link between Roslindale and Forest Hills. We’re also eager to get your feedback on path design, including surface materials, lighting issues, and proposed routes. This will be an opportunity to meet fellow Roslindale residents who love to walk. And at present, the weather forecast is good!

Meet at the Arnold Arboretum, Peters Hill at the Mendum Street Gate (corner intersection of Mendum and Fairview) at 10am, this Saturday, December 3. The event should run about an hour. RSVP so we can plan for the group size, and spread the word.’

LANA is one of many local co-sponsors for a Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale candidates forum happening this Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming primary election.

Democratic Party Primary Election Candidates Forum

Wednesday, Aug. 17

7:00 – 8:30 pm

Area E-5 Police Station Community Room, 1708 Centre St, West Roxbury

Candidates for Suffolk County Sheriff and Suffolk County Register of Deeds

Yes, there is actually a primary election for local offices on Thursday, Sept. 8th. Due to the unusual day of the week and little attention, your vote will have a real impact for these races so please get out to vote and make sure our neighborhood is heard. Note: these races are in the Democratic Party primary only – open to registered Democrats and unenrolled voters (Registration deadline for primary is Aug. 19).