The Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) met in person at the new Pho Que restaurant on Adams Street on Dec. 3 to plan for next year while celebrating the holidays together.

The group’s president, Shamia Hicks, and the other officers welcomed about 30 members and friends from the neighborhood to a discussion about setting priorities for 2025. One pressing issue involves a discussion over shuttle services planned for soccer games at White Stadium. Neighbors have been worried about the planning for that situation, and to date, no one from the city of Boston or Boston Unity Sports Partners has spoken to the community about potential impacts.

“That’s why this is on our agenda – to think about it in more detail,” said Hicks. “We have our eye on it.”

Other items for priority considerations were a meeting with Zeb Boutique’s owners about their plans to locate a cannabis dispensary in the former Radio Shack space at 1524 Dorchester Ave., getting better lighting in selected areas, and working on parking solutions in the business district.
C-11 Sgt. Tim Golden also gave an update on numerous incidents, including:

•On Nov. 19, around 6:45 p.m., a student on Charles Street was accosted by an individual who slapped her and began choking her. She was able to flee. Police identified the attacker and made an arrest.

•On Nov. 23, at 3 p.m., a man with a knife attempted to rob Rosa’s Liquors on Dorchester Avenue. Police examined footage and identified the man, again resulting in an arrest.

•On Nov. 13, at 10:40 p.m., the ShotSpotter system alerted police to gunfire at 425 Geneva Ave. Officers found a man with a gun on scene who had a license to carry the firearm. He told police that a car came at him and hit him, resulting in his opening fire three times. The man’s license to carry permit was seized pending further investigation of the incident.