Civics
Hunched around a meeting table late one evening in early May, stomachs full of pizza, members of the Franklin Park Coalition committee searching for a new executive director turned their eyes toward one of their own.
Consultant Rickie Thompson had just... Read more
Dorchester Park, our own nationally recognized landmark in Lower Mills, will celebrate the 125th year with a festive gala on Friday, Sept. 9 beginning at 7 p.m.
Set in the park under a festive tent, the event will feature music by Eastside Horns,... Read more
The City of Boston and Hubway opened the first of ten new bike-share docking stations this week in Dorchester and Roxbury, including one in Bowdoin-Geneva.
Nine of the ten Roxbury and Dorchester stations already are now open for use, with a tenth station... Read more
A new city campaign aimed at getting landlords to ban smoking inside their properties was launched last week. The Boston Public Health Commission is leading the “Go Smoke-Free” effort, which includes original photography of local property owners and... Read more
Nestled beneath towering trees beside the Dorchester North Burying Ground sits a small, gray-sided building once used to shelter riders awaiting the next streetcar along Columbia Road. The streetcars no longer come by, but if plans work out, the long-... Read more
Using authority granted under a law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to work with the city council to lower the default speed limit in Boston from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.
"We know that lower speed limits... Read more
Jovan Lacet, who is challenging incumbent state representative Dan Cullinane for the 12th Suffolk State Representative seat in the Sept. 8 primary election, points to his experience as a US Marine veteran and a former Boston Police officer in his campaign... Read more
Herb Chambers told the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association planning board on Tuesday that his plans for a Land Rover and Jaguar dealership on a key Morrissey Boulevard parcel are independent of anything that will happen on the next-door Boston Globe... Read more
Over five generations, the Russell family built landing crafts to storm the beaches in World War II and hydrogen tanks for the space program. Richard Russell even engineered and supervised the construction of the foundation of one of Boston’s most iconic... Read more
Filmmakers continue to shoot scenes for an untitled film at multiple locations along Ashmont Street near Peabody Square this week.
The movie, which is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, known for her 2009 Academy Award winning Best Film “... Read more
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