By Tiffany Montaigne Kevin Thibeault, 26, has lived off of Tremont Street for three years and is ready to leave Mission Hill. Thibeault studied pharmacy as an undergraduate at Northeastern University...

By Catherine McGloin In a basement office, sitting at a desk cluttered with paperwork, board games and crayons, Elsa Carrasquillo fielded questions from children. They would occasionally pop their...

By Yasmina Khashoggi Karim Majeed has only lived in Mission Hill for a year, but loves the fact that it’s a very student-oriented community. “The best part about living on Mission Hill is being...

By Gianna Barberia Meredith McGowan has lived in Mission Hill for six years, but she doesn’t have much of a desire to stay. “I have a younger daughter, and there’s just not enough space here,”...

By Nadine El-Bawab Rakesh Soni immigrated from India to the United States 15 years ago. Soni, 46, has been a resident of Mission Hill for 12 years. He owns five buildings in the neighborhood, although...

Jenna Ciccotelli Standing on the front lawn of her Smith Street home, Veda Bennett, 57, stared with disgust at the intersection that connects her street to the busy Parker Avenue. She pointed towards...

By Cole Albert Sam Baker, 22, sat on his porch with a friend, working his way through a pack of Mavericks. Baker has spent the last two years living at his current residence on Hillside Drive, which...

By Zach Ben-Amots The future makes Kevin Duong, 22, hopeful and worried at the same time. “After I get out of school, it’s a new life. From when you’re little, you’ve always been going...

By Riley Robinson “I’ve been here for 32 years,” said Rose Dipiro, 55. “I’ve seen a lot of changes. I’ve seen a lot of things go up, come down.” Despite brief periods living in Jamaica...

By Ryan Grewal Ben Teixiera bought a drone. He enjoys flying it at Fitzgerald Park, the highest point in Mission Hill. North of the park, most visitors cannot see beyond the rising glass and...

By Paxtyn Merten As Stacey Smith leaned against a wood and metal fence in front of Fuentes Market, passing neighbors embraced her and called out to her from across the street. When you’ve been here...

By Audrey Wang “I lie all the time, so I have to figure out which is my real age,” said 79-year-old Maureen Kelly with a broad, toothy smile. Kelly grew up in Mission Hill and lived there for...