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For Dashawn Borden, his music and his activism go hand in hand

Nineteen-year-old Dashawn Borden grew up on Dorchester Avenue, right across the street from the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester (BGCD), an institution, he says, that has had a major influence on his formation. The self-described “drummer and activist”... Read more

What next at Bayside? Accordia offers vision, neighbors air concerns

During a three-hour-long huddle with civic leaders on Columbia Point last Saturday, Accordia Partners outlined their preliminary ideas for the redevelopment of the 20-acre Bayside property that they have agreed to lease from the UMass Building Authority (... Read more

Chambers Honda lays out plans for dealership site on Morrissey

At a community meeting hosted by the Boston Planning and Development agency (BPDA) last week, associates with the Herb Chambers Companies presented plans for a new four-story headquarters setup for their Honda dealership that opened earlier this year at... Read more

Non-profits in dispute over use of building in Four Corners area

A sometimes-chaotic community meeting held Monday night at 260 Washington St. – the home of Urban Guild, Inc., a Four Corners-based non-profit organization – drew a crowd of more than 200 people, many of them upset over an escalating dispute between the... Read more

Walsh to city folks: Be ready to pitch in to help this winter

Mayor Martin Walsh asked the city’s residents to be neighborly and help each other out this winter during a press conference with city officials and employees in the city’s Public Works lot on Frontage Road last Friday. “We’re here to talk about the city... Read more

Letter to the Editor: To the T: New Red Line cars should be distributed equally between the branches

While it is great to read about next spring’s beginning of the rollout of the new cars (Page One, 11/14), I’m wondering if this will be similar to that of the last rollout of new cars, when for many months (years?) the majority of new cars were on the... Read more

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T to begin rebuild of Red Line with rollout of new train cars next spring

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollock and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak unveiled the first two (of six) pilot Red Line cars at a press conference at Cabot Yard in South Boston last Thursday, noting that they are expected to enter service beginning next... Read more

DAP exhibition turns a lens on the city’s dynamic music scene

“Staged: New Visions of Boston Music Photography,” a newly installed exhibition currently on display at Dorchester Art Project (DAP) in Fields Corner, offers a glimpse at some of the best photography work going on in Boston’s music scene. At the... Read more

Popeyes again seeks OK to open in Codman Sq.

A team from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen met with neighbors in Codman Square last week to discuss its most recent proposal to open one of the chain’s fried chicken restaurants at 572 Washington St. The eatery has been attempting to open for business at the... Read more

Campbell to host summit for civic leaders on Nov. 23

City Council President Andrea Campbell is organizing an event for later this month that is expected to attract hundreds of civic leaders from the city’s neighborhoods for informed discussions about their efforts in making things happen in their local... Read more

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Sections of Morrissey Blvd. to be closed overnight	Pioneering (1919) LGTBQ film will be screened at the Strand
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Latest count: Mejia by five votes; city election panel tally pending	Mattapan marijuana shop wins zoning approval
Podcast puts its focus on tenant grit in ’60s,’70s at Columbia Point project	Safety fixes under way at Gallivan-Adams intersection
Jury says that tenants in Uphams Corner case can stay in their homes	Rehabbed Colby playground is re-opened at Tenean Beach
Zoning questions dominate Mattapan Neighborhood Council session	Miranda talks of family, Cape Verdean issues in first House speech

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For Dashawn Borden, his music and his activism go hand in hand

What next at Bayside? Accordia offers vision, neighbors air concerns

Chambers Honda lays out plans for dealership site on Morrissey

Non-profits in dispute over use of building in Four Corners area

Walsh to city folks: Be ready to pitch in to help this winter

Letter to the Editor: To the T: New Red Line cars should be distributed equally between the branches

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T to begin rebuild of Red Line with rollout of new train cars next spring

DAP exhibition turns a lens on the city’s dynamic music scene

Popeyes again seeks OK to open in Codman Sq.

Campbell to host summit for civic leaders on Nov. 23

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