COMMUNITY I ~~PER IN ARTS Cable prov/d11 qubb/1 w/J//e ~onsum111 bam TV Tangle JULI 29 AUGUST-l 1997 ': · .. 1:: • ~; ,,,, •· T. o S.:cr1ens T. 0 Supplern-:11:., 50¢ ALSO: I.Ire, Biiiy CmJolly A place for Dejan ... ~ Kennedy Day School tcJchcr Subha..Juni B~'OOOl 1tathe-Qejan Sivic how IUt'lllmmuni- t'ale when MllllClhing is bothering hun.. Sivic. who ha\ cereln1 !MbY· lr.1\'Ch k> the Bnghron ~ each day from his fami­ ly'S home ID Qielsca. What is required to care for those among attends the Kennedy School in the Franciscan Hospital in ~ us in greatest need? TAB photographer Winslow Martin Allston-Brighton. expJores this issue in lhe life of Dejan Sivic, an 8-year-old who • See story and photos on page 11 The end of the line for the five and dime "I've been coming here since I such as WaJ-Mart and Kmart, statement issued by lhe company will soon read "spooe for rent" Allston ponders future was a kid," Thomas said. "l mostly Woolworth executives said they said there will be an inventory sale Allston residents and business without Woolworth's buy hair products and dish deter­ could no longer continue the 5- and as the Stores approach their closing leaders are eager to find oul what gent I guess I'U have to go some­ 10-cent-store tradition that began in dates. The store fixtures, including will replace the Harvard Avenue on Haivarcl Avenue place else now." 1879. The seven employees at the display c~. signs and furniture, Woolworth's. Many say they hope Since 1917, the F.W. Woolworth Harvard Avenue store are among the will also be for sale. it wiU be a store that offers the store on Harvard Avenue has been 9,200 employees nationwide who Who will occupy the store when it same type of products as By UNin Rosencronce one of the largest and most visible will lose their jobs. closes is uncertain, as is the closing Woolworth's does now. TAB Slof!Wrirer storefronts in Allston. But earlier About I00 of the stores through­ dale, but a company spokesman said "We certainly wouldn't want to llston resident Diane this month, the New York-ba.c;ed out the country will be converted to last week that the store will likely see another restaurant go in there," Thomas said she was sur· Woolworth Corp. announced that it Fool Locker of Champs Sports close in the next several months. said Jeannie Woods, president of the A prised to hear that sbe will is closing all of its stores. stores, which are al.so owned by As a result. even though a sign on Allston Board of Trade and a no longer be able lo shop at her Citing financial hardship due to Woolworth Coq>. Those that aren't the door al the Allston store still reads Brighton resident '1t would be nice favorite store on Harvard Avenue. increased competition from stores convened will be closed and sold. 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While some councilors favor they want to replace putting a nonbinding referendum the curreJ.1t school I question on the November ballot to ~ dctennine the will of the people, assignment plan, which ~ others say they know most residents _ is based on racial ._____._____.._ _____. i would r.ither have their children go Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andn:w Cuomo signs the check that will provide money to help preserve the affordable to schools in their neighborhoods diversity, and replace housing al two A15ton apartment complexa and would Uke Lo improve the cur- it with one based on rent school assignment plan, which is based on race. Still, they are parental choice and against is a ballot question they say neighborhood Tenants cei·ebrate will accompUsh nothing except · splitting the city along racial lines. preference. The nonbinding referendwn ques­ .\ tion - sponsored by Boston's Children First, a grassroots citizens' affordable rent package group - would ask voters if they ings on the issue in September and complex will be purchased by want to replace the current school October and make its final recom­ 235 Allston units increasing the way the rents around assignment plan, which is based on mendations to the School Glenville Inc. and will share control here are. A Jot of the students who the CDC racial diversity, and replace it with Commiuee in November. preserved through with and CTC. come and go can afford to pay any­ one based on parental choice and In June - by a vote of 7-6 - the HUD initia'ive The groups have been trying to thing for an apartment, and that's neighborhood preference. council voced not to put the referen ­ purchase the buiJdings for more than driving up the cost for those of us 10 years, organizers say. ~,. mac from ary dum question - then sponsored by who have been here for years." Councilor Thomas Keane to defeat €ity Councilor-at-Large Peggy By Melissa Da Ponte "This is not the end," said Luis The two complexes were financed TAB Staff Writer the measure at la.'it week's meeting, Davis-Mullen, chairwoman of the Surcll, vice president of the ere. under a federal assistance program lbe council voted to send the pro­ education committee and a staunch enants from 235 apart­ 'This is the beginning of more in I.he 1970s that helped owners polll ro ifs educalion comm.iaee. advocate of neighborhood schools ment units in two expir­ rehabilitate buildings to be used for The council is expected to vote on - on the November ballot. The ing-use complexes in affordable housing. After owning Allston will be able to the proposal at its meeting on councilors who voted against the T "Where else can you the properties for 20 years, owners Wednesday, July 30. measure are Keane, who represents stay in their homes at the same bad three choices: they could prepay rental rates, I.hanks to federal fund­ If the measure does not get the the Back Bay and the Fenway; find an affordable the mortgages and be released from ing from the Departnlent of Housing votes necessary to place it on the Allston-Brighton City Councilor place around here the affordability restrictions; contin­ November ballot, the citizens' group Brian Honan; Daniel Conley, Hyde and Urban Development ue to pay the mortgages and main­ said it is prepared to draft a petition Park; Charles Yancey, Dorchester, HUD will fund the purchase and now?" tain the property's below-market and coUect 24,000 signatures. If it is Gareth Saunders, Roxbury; and At­ rehabilitation of the Commonwealth rates; or make the properties avail- and Glenville Apartments off :able to tenants or community-based successful in gathering the 24,000 Large Councilors Steve Murphy and Luis Sure/I signatures, the question would be Albert "Dapper" O'Neil. Q Harvard Avenue, committing more groups. than $15 million to assure the long­ If no such groups showed an tenn preservation of the units as interest, the owners could sell the ~ordable housing. work. We still need to rehabilitate buildings privately. The city of Boston Board of Appeal will host a ''Rents have continued to rise in the buildings and keep the tenants The Commonwealth and public bearing at J1 :30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29 in Allston-Brighton," said Lee Farris, working together. There's still a lot Glenville compJexes were set to Room 204 at City Hall to discuss the following of the Allston-Brighton Community ahead of us." expire in 1992 and 1994.