Civics
The Little Miss Dorchester contest is an old and revered enough tradition for a grandmother to have passed along remembrances of it to her granddaughter, last year’s winner.
Georgia Hedderman, last year’s Little Miss Dorchester, recalled: “My Nana talked... Read more
Dorchester and Mattapan residents are seeing a surge of investment in their green spaces from the state and the city, with numerous park and playground projects earmarked in Mayor Martin Walsh’s proposed budget and advanced by Dorchester’s state... Read more
Empowerment Breakfast: From left: City Councillor Ayanna Pressley, Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Rep. Gloria Fox, Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality (MJE), Senator Linda Dorcena Forry and Mia Alvaro, Board Chair of MJE. Chanie Infante Louisma... Read more
The preservation of the historic Mattapan Trolley Line and the construction of the Blue Hill Avenue commuter rail station are one step closer to funding, as substantial sums are included for the projects in the draft capital investment plan released by... Read more
HUD Secretary Julián Castro: At left: Moderator Renee Loth. Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons/JFK LibraryA large crowd packed the JFK Library’s Stephen Smith room on Tuesday evening for a public forum featuring Julián Castro, the 41-year-old Secretary of Housing... Read more
Updated April 22, 3 p.m.: City Councillor Andrea Campbell will be facilitating community meetings over the coming weeks to discuss a pilot program of body-worn cameras on the city’s police officers.
One of the meetings will be held in Dorchester on Thurs... Read more
Major changes to Boston’s trash system are under consideration, something that, advocates say, could reduce the city’s environmental footprint and boost the local economy.
A state-funded “zero waste” summit on April 4 that was hosted by the Boston... Read more
For residents of Boston on the brink of being forced out of their homes, staying afloat while researching their options can feel like an insurmountable challenge. The city’s Office of Housing Stability has been settling into its role of coordinating city... Read more
Three weeks ago I went to the monthly meeting of the Codman Square Neighborhood Council where two developers were presenting competing proposals for a city-owned lot between Codman Square and the Fairmount Line. In those two proposals lay very different... Read more
One Boston Day Observances in Peabody Square from Bill Forry on Vimeo.
The third anniversary of the April 15, 2013 attack on the Boston Marathon was observed with acts of public service and solemn memorials on Friday, including a poignant gathering at the... Read more
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