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‘I don’t have the luxury of being cynical’: Pressley reflects on a year gone by, and the challenges ahead

In 2018, Ayanna Pressley was elected to Congress as the representative from the 7th Congressional district —which includes large parts of Dorchester and Mattapan. Last week, after hosting a town hall in Roxbury that focused on participation in the 2020... Read more

Plan to build two apartment towers on Morrissey Blvd. filed with city

The proponents behind two residential towers that would rise as high as 17 stories above Morrissey Boulevard filed their initial plans with the city of Boston today, beginning what will likely be a lengthy review process for project that would bring... Read more

On deck in Savin Hill: The Daily Market

Long-awaited store seeks to blend old, new In a matter of days, Savin Hill will finally have the place residents have been clamoring for: a market on Savin Hill Avenue. James Baker, the neighborhood-bred real estate developer of the mixed-use building at... Read more

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Fields Corner Food Basket to close; new player on deck

America’s Food Basket supermarket on Geneva Avenue will close this month and will be replaced by a new supermarket operator with deep roots in Dorchester. The Slawsby family, which operates four Save-A-Lot supermarkets in Greater Boston, plans to renovate... Read more

Dorchester's Firehouses: Six biographies covering 150 years

Last week, several fire stations in Dorchester held celebrations marking 150 years of service in the neighborhood. When Dorchester was annexed into the city of Boston in 1870, the six fire companies and two ladder companies in the Dorchester Fire... Read more

UMass seeks private developer for Calf Pasture Pumping Station, adjacent parcels on Columbia Point

The University of Massachusetts Building Authority today issued a Request for Information (RFI) to seek a private developer for the historic Calf Pasture Pumping Station and an adjacent site on Columbia Point. The ten-acres are the latest section of the... Read more

Exhibition at DAP brings ‘Why the Wild Things Are’ to life in a gallery setting

Last Saturday, a week before the opening of their new multimedia exhibit “Into the Wiild,” Cliff Notez and Nick Martin stood in Dorchester Art Project’s blank white gallery space and tried to visualize the ways they would transform it into a jungle. “... Read more

'This guy from Dorchester' homed in on justice in his lifelong ministry

Rev. John Doyle dies at 93 The oldest of the six children of Donald Joseph and Mary Catherine (MacDonald) Doyle, he was born and raised in Dorchester in the midst of a loving family and enjoyed being part of St. Mark’s Parish where he attended its... Read more

Boston School Finder, a parental-led digital platform, offers way for parents to navigate enrollment with BPS

With the priority school registration season for Boston children now under way, developers of a non-profit search and information tool are working to make sure that families who use it have the resources they need to choose the best schools for their... Read more

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‘Black Histories, Black Futures’: How four teen interns at the MFA came to appreciate the value of art	Rat influx roils the Polish Triangle
Jim Clark, civic leader in Mattapan, dies at 78	Land Court orders mediation for River St. property dispute
Baker wants net-zero emissions by 2050, $135m more for MBTA	Planners discuss Town Field playground rehab with neighbors
US prosecutors seek four years for Lynch in zoning bribery case	Casselius lays out vision broadly; details to follow in early February
St. Fleur: Work on MLK memorial to start this summer	Harvest Street homeowner loses zoning bid to add attic dormers
Expansion seen making D Street ‘center of gravity’ at Convention complex	One man dead after Wednesday evening shooting on Juliette Street

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‘I don’t have the luxury of being cynical’: Pressley reflects on a year gone by, and the challenges ahead

Plan to build two apartment towers on Morrissey Blvd. filed with city

On deck in Savin Hill: The Daily Market

Featured Stories

Fields Corner Food Basket to close; new player on deck

Dorchester's Firehouses: Six biographies covering 150 years

UMass seeks private developer for Calf Pasture Pumping Station, adjacent parcels on Columbia Point

Exhibition at DAP brings ‘Why the Wild Things Are’ to life in a gallery setting

'This guy from Dorchester' homed in on justice in his lifelong ministry

Boston School Finder, a parental-led digital platform, offers way for parents to navigate enrollment with BPS

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