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A reconfigured Mt. Vernon Street is one step closer to reality a Boston Redevelopment Authority official noted last night as it laid out its plans to update the street that serves as Columbia Point’s backbone at a meeting ... Read more.

Public transit riders will see free access to the MBTA and the commuter rail for one day, while corporate and other passholders will see a 15 percent discount for one month, under a $5 million plan that state officials ... Read more.

The Boston Police Department reports two separate food-delivery men have been robbed at gunpoint in recent days at 25 Regina Rd.

In both cases - around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday and 10:40 p.m. yesterday - ... Read more.

At-Large City Councillor Ayanna Pressley is filing two hearing orders related to Boston’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic games at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, according to documents provided to the Reporter. ... Read more.

The Boston Fire Department reports a woman rescued from a fire at 83 Tonawanda St. this afternoon died at Mass. General Hospital.

Firefighters found the woman on the ... Read more.

Gov. Charlie Baker still has questions about a push for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, as the non-profit behind the bid continues to bring onboard former Patrick administration officials.

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Washington Street fire scene

A fire that raced through a Washington Street apartment building displaced 30 residents but caused no injuries, the Boston Fire Department reports.

The fire at 247-249 Washington St. was reported around ... Read more.

Richard Davey talks about Olympics bid

The CEO of the private group trying to bring the 2024 Olympics to Boston says the games could mean permanent improvements to Franklin Park, where the group wants to host equestrian events and the pentathlon.

But a ... Read more.

A long-vacant, city owned building on Columbia Road could be awarded to a private developer by the end of next week, according to the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND). The old Uphams Corner Comfort ... Read more.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board of directors last week green-lighted a developer’s plan to build $40 million mixed-use building on Dorchester Avenue.

The so-called Ashmont TOD 2 project – proposed by ... Read more.

For most members of the Dorchester delegation, this year’s House committee assignments are nothing to sneeze at. Even so, Rep. Russell Holmes of Mattapan says, the lack of black members in leadership positions is ... Read more.

Thursday (5th)
Hear from both sides in the debate over the Boston 2024 Olympics proposal and what it could mean for Dorchester’s 
Franklin Park. The forum, sponsored by the Franklin Park Coalition, ... Read more.

Representatives behind a proposal to expand the South Bay Mall to include new housing, retail, and a movie theater are making the rounds at a series of community meetings in Dorchester. On Monday evening, they spoke to ... Read more.

Public schools in the city of Boston will enter a “new era” with the selection of Dr. Tommy Chang as their new superintendent, school committee members said Tuesday night in voting, 5-2, to approve his selection.

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In the latest mark of a winter of discontent, a partial roof collapse at the vacant former Bayside Expo Center on Wednesday morning ruptured a gas line, prompting the evacuation of a neighboring building on Mount Vernon ... Read more.

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