Civics
Boston has a wealth of much-needed housing assistance programs, splintered throughout the city. The new Office of Housing Stability hopes to unite those resources and help existing residents to stave off displacement.
“The city recognizes that there are... Read more
A public toilet in Copley Sq. could be Ashmont-bound.If you want it, the potty will come.
A new public toilet could be installed near Ashmont station as part of a citywide “street furniture” project— if neighbors ask for it. About 20 area residents... Read more
Companies that skip over or offer sub-par service to Dorchester and Mattapan have some explaining — and some soul-searching— to do.
A Reporter review of the blossoming “on-demand” delivery market— mainly driven by consumers using mobile devices— revealed... Read more
John O’Toole (fourth from left) was presented with a Boston Police Department certificate that commends his actions in identifying a bank robbery suspect last month. O’Toole is a past president of the Cedar Grove Civic Association. Kristina Carroll... Read more
A week after a feisty BRA-sponsored public meeting, neighbors who will be most impacted by a proposed mixed-use development in Mattapan have begun a petition drive that raises significant objections to the project. To date, some 63 neighbors on the... Read more
The Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing will hear a petition from a new Massachusetts Avenue bar and restaurant to add entertainment until 2 a.m. The Home Run Cafe at 1269 Mass Ave.— the old Venetian Garden— wants permission to add a DJ and... Read more
The University of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it plans to open its 1,000-bed residence hall in September 2018. Through a public-private partnership model, mulled by the university for the past year, construction of the Columbia Point residence... Read more
A rendering of the Ashmont Tire development. Courtesy the architectural teamThe developers of a six-story mixed-use project proposed for Dorchester Avenue on the current site of Ashmont Tire have their funding in place and will now move ahead on marketing... Read more
Editor's Note: A BRA-sponsored public meeting on the DOT Block proposal will be held tonight (Feb. 23) from 6-8 p.m. at the Paul R. McLaughlin Youth Center, 1135 Dorchester Ave. Contact Gary Uter, BRA project manager at 617-918-4457 or Gary.Uter@Boston.... Read more
Uphams Corner residents got their first look at the Indigo Block redevelopment project at a Boston Redevelopment Authority meeting in late January, an early step in the public vetting of the proposal for a vacant neighborhood lot.
Last May, the city... Read more
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