South Street

Apparent drive-by shooting in Forest Hills this afternoon; no injuries

A blue Honda Fit had its rear window blown out by gunfire around 3:30 p.m. outside 219 South St., according to AlertNewEngland and Mike Flynn (who took a photo of the damaged car). Four suspects in an older Ford were reported to have fled toward Centre Street.

Redo in the works for two JP thoroughfares

Rik Ahlberg reports on a recent community meeting about initial city planning for revamping Centre and South streets from Jackson Square to Forest Hills:

... There was lots of talk of "vision" for the street, but little discussion of what that vision could be. A number of people spoke up and said they'd like to see the street reclaimed for local users. And a clear theme throughout was to reprioritize the street for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit before cars. ...