The question of who will be chosen to develop the Waterworks in Brighton is still hanging, waiting on Capital Asset Management Commissioner David Parini's selection. It's like waiting for the other shoe to drop for the neighborhood people who participated in what has turned out to be a most discriminatory activity. Efforts to contact the principal involved failed. The fact that one vote, and one vote alone really counts here, makes that vote very important, and turns up the heat for those who wait while the outcome simmers on a back burner.

Allston-Brighton Tab Reporter Gets New Assignment

Allston Brighton Tab reporter Phoebe Sweet has given way to a successor, Monica Deady Editor in Chief Greg Reibman says Sweet has made the move to the Tab's paper in West Roxbury and Roslindale. He says it's Tab policy for its reporters to move around.

Allston-Brighton Parade Scheduled for September 14

The 20th annual Allston Brighton Parade is scheduled for Sunday, September 14, starting at 1 p.m. Liz Lascano is this year's parade coordinator. For more information, call her at 617 782-5152. Where is the parade's founder, Joe Hogan? Still a force to be reckoned with, no doubt. Twenty years this parade has been hup-two-three-fouring along. Twenty years ago I was 64 and writing for the Item. Brian McLaughlin was just serving a first term as district City Councilor. Twenty years ago Bill Brett, was living on the grounds of Evergreen Cemetery in a makeshift hut and was known as the Hermit of Evergreen.

BC Receives Carnegie Grant for Teaching Initiative

The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education at Boston College, together with the BC's College of Arts and Sciences will receive a $5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The award is for an initiative known as "Teachers for a New Era." The purpose is to improve teaching in grades K through 12.

Musical Volunteers Needed at Honan Branch Library

Here's one for you people who are musicians at heart. Seems like the Honan-Allston Branch of the Public Library has inherited a baby grand piano. A gent named Andy Schmidt wants to know if there are folks who'd like to perform on it. Since a baby grand is about the best piano you can buy and costs a fortune just to keep it in tune, this is a great offer. What he's looking for are people who can play a little beyond "Chopsticks." They could be people who maybe are taking lessons now or, even better, took lessons as a kid and don't have room for a piano at home, but would like to play. The idea is for volunteers to play in an informal group piano recital. This is undoubtedly the most unusual search for talent ever made in Allston-Brighton. When you think of a library you think of everybody whispering and going "Shhhh!" It will certainly be different sitting there and reading say, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich while softly in the background someone plays Für Elise.