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Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support Black Americans facing headwinds from new federal challenges. "We have come a long way, and it's our turn at this point to have the... Read more
The Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) will build a new facility on the site of its long-time headquarters at 61 Columbia Rd. near Blue Hill Ave. The group explained its plans to abutters during a city-facilitated... Read more
Five years ago, Vivian and Elisa Girard found themselves frustrated with the housing industry’s inability to produce homes for working people in Dorchester, but instead of complaining, they set out to see if they could do better. Today, they are welcoming... Read more
The Friends of Ronan Park will host their annual Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a week from Saturday, June 21, to kick off the start of summer. “It’s the biggest event that we put on in the park through this neighborhood group,” said Alessandra... Read more
With the official “pause” button hit for a year on the Squares + Streets zoning reform process in Codman Square and Four Corners, more than 100 residents, community leaders, and city planners gathered in the Great Hall on June 4 for their own community-... Read more
Differences aired at Tuesday hearing in Mattapan Square City officials and their key supporters reiterated their support this week for the advance of plans for a controversial center bus lane on Blue Hill Avenue, while a considerable number of the... Read more
The Zoning Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans to convert a long empty hall on Blue Hill Avenue and Angell Street, across from Talbot Avenue in Dorchester, into a new Dominican restaurant, function hall and nightclub called El Punto. The 240-seat El... Read more
Groundbreaking this week at Mt. Vernon Street site The Fieldhouse+ project on Columbia Point has been a dream drawn on paper for seven years now, but the facility was brought into three-dimensional view on Monday in the form of a model revealed to project... Read more
State highway officials convened a public meeting last week to discuss changes to the road system at Kosciuszko Circle (K-Circle), Columbia Road, and Interstate 93. About 40 people turned out for the in-person discussion at Boston College High School on... Read more
A $1.7 million improvement plan aimed at improving pathways, trees, entrances and other infrastructure inside Dorchester Park will begin early next month, according to officials from the city’s Parks Department. The project has been in the planning stage... Read more

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