ZONING HEARING

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a virtual public hearing will be held on March 1, 2023, at 9:30 A.M., in connection with a petition for approval of the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 53 (“PDA No. 53”), Channel Center Project (“First Amendment”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said First Amendment would amend the PDA No. 53 solely as to Project Component No. 8 to prohibit any laboratory classified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as Biosafety Level 3 (“BSL-3”), Biosafety Level 4 (“BSL4”), Animal Biosafety Level 3 (“ABSL-3”), or Animal Biosafety Level 4 (“ABSL-4”).

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in this meeting by going to https://bit.ly/BZC_Mar2023_1. Copies of the petition, the First Amendment, and a map of the area involved may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you may also submit written comments or questions to zoningcommission@boston.gov

Interpreting services are available to communicate information at this hearing. If you require interpreting services, please contact the following: zoningcommission@boston.gov or 617-918-4308. The meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2023. Please request interpreting services no later than February 23, 2023.

For the Commission

Jeffrey M. Hampton Executive Secretary

they need to meet their goals. What I do is listen and I hear, and I see what it takes for families to get on a better track. I see people wanting to help each other and at the “Pop-ups” people call their neighbors and its community, and they get connected in good ways,” she said. “it concerns me that there is a divide between the affluent and not, and it is just so hard for many people,” she said.

“In the short run, I want the program to work well, to get people what the need and can use, and to do it with respect. The popups are fun, but they shouldn’t be necessary. Success would be when these needs were well met for everyone without programs,” said Nick. He is now a student at Boston College Woods Program (“It gives me the flexibility to work in something that’s important”) as Mercy works purposefully while guiding her children toward the best possible options and thinks about her community and where she can have most impact.

“ I love my job, and non-profit work, and it all started when I was in a teacher prep program right here at ABCD, and one thing led to the next,” Mercy said reflecting on her own journey.

Mercy Robinson and Nick Owen are intent on change with respect and looking at each family and the systemic issues that lead to the need for the food “pop-ups.” They could also use some volunteer help and anyone lucky enough to work alongside these two might start to learn about need and resilience of neighbors they didn’t know. They listen to each other, learn together and though the future for each is evolving, it may just be possible that they are already changing the world.

(To volunteer, contact nicholasowen@bostonabcd.org or mrobinson@sbeaccion.org and they will direct you.

(Carol Masshardt can be reached at carolhardt@comcast. net)

by Rick Winterson

We report occasionally on church activities in South Boston. This short article is about HUB Church.

The HUB Church, through the generosity of the South Boston Neighborhood House, has conducted its Sunday services for more than a year now at 136 H Street, the headquarters of the Neighborhood House (also affectionately called the “Ollie” after its founder, Olivia James). Look for the green HUB Church banners out front when you go there on a Sunday morning. Services at the HUB Church begin at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday; the Hub Church’s Pastor is the Rev. Charlie Dunn

South Boston Online thought you would like to read about an additional part of the HUB Church’s services that is becoming a tradition. As you know, South Boston is a devoted and dedicated Sunday brunch neighborhood. Well, the Hub Church now serves a delicious brunch in combination with their Sunday services. HUB Church has truly become South Boston’s “Brunch Church”.

And the brunch is indeed delicious. It is catered each Sunday by the Broadway, which is located at L and East Broadway and possesses a notable kitchen. South Boston Online took part in the HUB’s brunch last Sunday, featuring pancakes with syrup, an avocado-based submarine sandwich, and cheese pizza (Editor’s Note: The cheese on The Broadway’s pizza was outstanding!). And yes, there are brunch items for the young ones, like boxes of assorted breakfast cereals.

Charlie Dunn opened the HUB’s service with a Gospel quote from John and a song, “Here I Am to Worship” by Chris Tomlin. A responsorial prayer followed. It then closed with a moment of silence, and the HUB congregation