Coalition begins planning Melnea Cass development
Yawu Miller
A year ago it would have been unthinkable, but last week it was a reality.
In a Northeastern University conference room sat Mayor Thomas Menino, former City Councilor Tony Crayton, state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and Northeastern University President Richard Freeland -- all of whom just six months ago were involved in a bitter battle over Davenport Commons, a Northeastern University-backed plan to build a student housing complex in Lower Roxbury.
The unlikely quartet assembled a gathering of more than 50 community activists, city officials, developers and business leaders last week to talk about the …
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