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Building with 28 apartments but no parking proposed for Dorchester Avenue near Ashmont

Rendering of proposed 1813 Dorchester Ave. building

Developer Mark Kennedy filed plans with the BPDA on Monday for a five-story, 28-unit residential building with ground-floor retail space at 1813 Dorchester Ave., across from Edwin Street, a few blocks north of the Ashmont T stop - the first new... Read more

Six years later, work is at full tilt on Indigo Block

After several years of planning, construction is now in full swing at the site of Indigo Block, a mixed-use project in the Uphams Corner neighborhood that will transform what was once a vacant eyesore into homes and businesses. Named for its proximity to... Read more

Youth baseball changes include a 'Covid umpire'

This week marked the first full month of Dorchester Baseball’s modified season, an undertaking involving a series of adjustments and safety protocol maneuvers that league leadership says have been largely successful thus far. Charlie Maneikis, who runs... Read more

School Committee approves lease agreement for BGCD facility on Mt. Vernon Street

After hours of public testimony from dozens of people, the Boston School Committee last night agreed to grant a 30-year lease of city-owned parcels along Mt. Vernon Street currently used as playing fields by the McCormack School to the Boys and Girls Club... Read more

Infection increase sparks enforcement, gatherings crackdown

Gov. Charlie Baker has had enough of people holding large private gatherings and disregarding COVID-19 mitigation strategies like social distancing. So on Friday, he indefinitely paused the state's economic reopening, lowered the outdoor gathering limit... Read more

Debate intensifies on BPS ‘hybrid’ plan vs. full remote learning for fall

Families got their first look at how a “hybrid” re-opening for Boston Public Schools could look next month when school officials publicly released their draft plan on Monday, a week before a deadline set by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary... Read more

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Editorial: Mosquitoes buggin' you? Here's what to do

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced on Monday that a campaign will begin next week to spray an anti-mosquito pesticide — sumithrin—in select parts of the city: Hyde Park, West Roxbury, and East Boston. The work will be done next Monday... Read more

Commentary: In dire times like what we have now, community colleges can strut their stuff

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how colleges deliver quality education and how institutions operate with limited or no on-campus personnel. Higher education institutions in Boston and elsewhere are making challenging decisions about how to proceed in... Read more

Hero Hope Garden on Geneva Avenue earns rave reviews

On Monday, Mayor Martin Walsh announced the official opening of the Hero Hope Garden, a new community space brought about through collaboration with the Boston Food Forest Coalition (BFFC), the Farmers Collaborative, and local residents that fills what... Read more

At Codman Health, students pitching in despite pandemic

At Codman Square Health Center, a longstanding collaborative internship with students and alumni of Codman Academy has continued this summer despite the pandemic, offering interns a hybrid model that combined valuable onsite experience in the health... Read more

City announces Sep. 1 election preparations, early voting sites

The City of Boston Election Department announced today its preparations ahead of the September 1, 2020 State Primary, which will include races for US Senate, US House of Representatives, Governor's Council, State Senate, State Representative, and Register... Read more

In Fields Corner, a refuge for teens renews its mission in a time of strains

On Monday afternoon at Dorchester Youth Collaborative’s Fields Corner headquarters, Emmett Folgert and his small staff were spread across a cluster of sofas, engaged in solemn conversation. On the other side of the room, four teenagers wearing masks... Read more

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Building with 28 apartments but no parking proposed for Dorchester Avenue near Ashmont

Six years later, work is at full tilt on Indigo Block

Youth baseball changes include a 'Covid umpire'

School Committee approves lease agreement for BGCD facility on Mt. Vernon Street

Infection increase sparks enforcement, gatherings crackdown

Debate intensifies on BPS ‘hybrid’ plan vs. full remote learning for fall

Featured Stories

Editorial: Mosquitoes buggin' you? Here's what to do

Commentary: In dire times like what we have now, community colleges can strut their stuff

Hero Hope Garden on Geneva Avenue earns rave reviews

At Codman Health, students pitching in despite pandemic

City announces Sep. 1 election preparations, early voting sites

In Fields Corner, a refuge for teens renews its mission in a time of strains

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