Polish Triangle

Rendering of proposed billboard
For the second time in a year, the Zoning Board of Appeal has rejected a proposal by a billboard company and the Polish American Citizens Club to erect a digital billboard on club property to beam ads at Expressway drivers - and to help financially... Read more
The Polish-American Club on Boston Street and a Norwell billboard company on Thursday sued the Zoning Board of Appeal over its rejection of a plan to build an electronic billboard aimed at motorists on the neighboring Southeast Expressway. In their suit,... Read more
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday rejected a proposal to couple the erection of a digital billboard in the backyard of the Polish-American Citizens Club on Boston Street, overlooking the Expressway, with the elimination of three existing billboards... Read more
Baker testifies at hearing
The Boston Licensing Department last week gave its OK to Sugar Bowl Cafe, 857 Dorchester Ave., to begin offering adult beverages - if the city can find a spare license. At a hearing last week, owner Kathleen Baker said that if one does turn up, she will... Read more
A mixed-use development plan filed last week with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) would, if approved, bring an additional 239 housing units and retail space to a corner of Dorchester near the South Bay mall. The letter of intent noted... Read more
The McCormack Civic Association is inviting people who live in the Polish Triangle to participate in its holiday home decorating contest this weekend. Judges from the association will evaluate homes starting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday evening (Dec. 16)... Read more
The Boston Police Department reports a man was trying to jump from Boston Street where it crosses I-93 Wednesday night, only to be stopped by a bystander who managed to grab him by the sweatshirt through a chain-link fence and keep him there until... Read more
224 Boston Street, a Dorchester restaurant that has been a popular destination for three decades, has been sold to a new owner, who, his real estate broker said, expects to keep the eatery open under the same name. Eric Aulenback, co-owner of three West... Read more
A proposal for a medical marijuana dispensary on Clapp Street was met with some trepidation by community members at a recent meeting hosted by the John W. McCormack Civic Association and the group’s regular civic meeting. Aidan O’Donovan and his company,... Read more
A Boston Street building that includes a longtime Dorchester restaurant is up for sale—and so is the popular eatery comes with it. 224 Boston Street, a restaurant Yelp reviewers have called a “hidden gem” with an “intimate nature,” was put on the market... Read more

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