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Elected officials and area residents are keeping a wary eye on plans for the former Bayside Expo Center property on Columbia Point as a proposal for a New England Revolution soccer stadium on the prime waterfront land is ... Read more.
The Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association this week considered a number of small development proposals and began to tackle in earnest how best to leverage the existing Columbia Point Master Plan in the face of major ... Read more.
Dorchester resident Khoa Pham, 33, has recently been appointed to serve as Mayor Marty Walsh’s liaison to the Vietnamese community and the Fields Corner village of Dorchester. Pham’s family immigrated to Boston in 1994 ... Read more.
One of the neighborhood’s most perilous traffic crosshairs— the intersection of Morton Street and Gallivan Boulevard— will be redesigned and rebuilt over the next two years as state engineers take aim at improving safety ... Read more.
Critical of an ongoing review of the state’s criminal justice system, some members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus say they plan to continue their push for sentencing reform and still see avenues ... Read more.
Karen Henry-Garrett’s soulful Dot2Dot Cafe has been running for nine years as a bright spot at 1739 Dorchester Ave. It not only serves excellent homemade food, but is a hub of community initiatives that include art, music ... Read more.
The award-winning Irish dancer and Dorchester resident Kieran Jordan has a new title to add to her name: Business Owner. Jordan, who makes her home in Lower Mills with her husband, the artist Vincent Crotty, has opened a ... Read more.
Curtis Henderson, Jr., the longtime general manager of Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) will retire effective May 31. Susan M. O’Connor will serve as Transition Manager to oversee ongoing operations at the network. ... Read more.
Dorchester’s Epiphany School has a new solar array on its roof. The 25 kilowatt panels were installed by Hopkinton-based Solect Energy, which specializes in helping small businesses and organizations reduce energy costs ... Read more.
Are the signs of marijuana intoxication so familiar to the public that prosecutors can rely on the observations of police in stoned driving cases, or are experts required?
That’s a question the state’s highest ... Read more.
With a South Boston planning study for its stretch of Dorchester Avenue moving on to the zoning stage, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is turning its sights onto the Glover’s Corner area along the avenue ... Read more.
The Dot Block development in Glover’s Corner is aiming for an early summer construction start date after a new investor bought into the mixed-used project, providing the financial infusion needed to break ground.
... Read more.The owner of a Milton Avenue three-decker that has been illegally operating as a boarding house is slated for arraignment on Tuesday, according to the city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD).
Neighbors and ... Read more.
The Fields Corner Civic Association on Tuesday voted unanimously to support three businesses that plan to open in the coming weeks, including a new Cape Verdean-Portuguese fusion restaurant on Adams Street that hopes to ... Read more.
Dorchester’s Anthony Meeks was honored as a ‘Hero Among Us’ by the Boston Celtics during a game on Tuesday night at the TD Garden.
As a member of the city’s Street worker program, Meeks works tirelessly to build ... Read more.
Owners seek to re-develop prime property; other businesses thrive
A landmark Morrissey Boulevard dining and function facility will shut its doors permanently this month. The Phillips Old Colony ... Read more.
Boston officials will have a bigger hammer as they seek to ensure sidewalks are shoveled and snow isn't pushed onto city streets. Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday morning signed a bill that increases the maximum penalty for ... Read more.
It’s no secret that Boston is booming. While glass towers rise downtown and the city looks toward its next few decades of growing pains, some places in Dorchester felt the pressure in 2016. The neighborhood saw a slew of ... Read more.
As transit officials walked the public through a draft plan to address charges of inequitable service on MBTA routes two weeks ago, Mattapan and Dorchester residents insisted that existing transit shortfalls, particularly ... Read more.
A group of local Irish Americans are gathering again this year to host an afternoon of Irish music, dance, and silent auction in April to raise funds to help orphans in the Carribean, Mexico, and Central and South America ... Read more.
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