Civics
In the two years since the Long Island Bridge was closed, cutting off access to the homeless shelter on the island, Boston officials say they have ramped up efforts to combat chronic homelessness, citing increases in shelter and program beds along with an... Read more
Some 30 Mattapan residents convened at the Mattapan branch of the Boston Public Library last Wednesday to learn about construction plans for a new station on the Fairmount commuter rail line that will be built between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway... Read more
Civic meeting: The Colorado Street Citizens Group met at the Mattahunt School last month. Photo courtesy Rep. Dan Cullinane
Looking up Longfellow Street this morning, I want to scream over the hill to the Boston Globe: “Again?!?!” I live in the area of... Read more
Sleeping Moon dedicated : Joe Wheelwright spoke about his sculpture during a ceremony in 2010
Dorchester – and New England’s extended arts community – are mourning the loss of a central figure this week. Joe Wheelwright, whose sculpture “Sleeping Moon”... Read more
Anh Nguyen, the new director of the Bowdoin-Geneva Main Street organization, is accustomed to working in communities where poverty and disinvestment have become systemic problems. Prior to taking the Dorchester posting in August, Nguyen was living and... Read more
A discussion about the cultural identity of the Irish in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916 and about current events in the country at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate in Dorchester on Tuesday night (Sept. 27) was marked by the... Read more
The essential role of neighborhood civic associations in the political and civic life of the city was unfairly portrayed and unfortunately diminished in a Boston Globe editorial published last Sunday. The newspaper based its critique on a well-reported... Read more
High-profile ballot questions that would authorize additional charter schools and legalize the adult use of marijuana have similar levels of "strong support" among likely Massachusetts voters but are backed by "somewhat opposite groups," a new poll found... Read more
A proposal to build a housing complex at 123 Hamilton St. for formerly homeless people run by the Pine Street Inn came under scrutiny from neighbors at a city-led meeting on Tuesday night. The plan would raze a long-vacant warehouse, widely viewed as an... Read more
Addressing a business breakfast crowd Tuesday morning, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh celebrated the success of his city's economy, but concluded that benefits are not reaching enough Bostonians and vowed to tackle racial and economic inequity in the city.... Read more
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