Civics
It may seem like just another mixed-use development in a city skyline cluttered with cranes. But this week’s news that the MBTA has finally awarded rights to lease and build on several parcels it owns next to the Mattapan Square T station is a big deal in... Read more
Mayor Martin Walsh stopped by the library on Adams Street last Saturday morning to talk about a planned $12.6 million investment in the branch over the next several years. As laid out in the 2016-2017 capital plan, the city intends to design and construct... Read more
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department is now recruiting high school students to participate its Summer Enrichment Program. Established in 2014 by Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins the program provides summer employment for Suffolk County teens who are... Read more
The Dot Block and the South Bay Town Center projects each received the approval of the Boston Redevelopment Authority Board at its monthly meeting last night. The projects account for $350 million invested in over 1.4 million square feet of Dorchester... Read more
The Boston airwaves will soon add a station, one with content tailored towards community news and local performers, Mayor Walsh's office announced Thursday. Broadcasting on 102.9 FM under the call signal WBCA, the new station will be operated by the... Read more
The thousands who trekked for miles in intermittent showers on Sunday were bonded by loss and united in their desire to prevent any more of it. At the 20th Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, purple-clad masses marched from Dorchester to City Hall Plaza in an... Read more
Two major Dorchester developments, DOT Block in Glover’s Corner and the South Bay Town Center expansion, are on the agenda at the Boston Redevelopment Authority/EDIC Board monthly meeting tonight (May 12).
DOT Block, which includes 362 units of mixed-... Read more
To the Editor:
As the Bird Street Community Center approaches its 38th anniversary of being the cornerstone of the Uphams Corner Community, the staff and board of directors would like to take this opportunity to thank the community, our many corporate... Read more
One of Dorchester’s most important institutions is marking its 20th year this week. Project D.E.E.P., the Dorchester Educational Enrichment Program based at the Leahy-Holloran Community Center, will celebrate this milestone at its annual Volunteer and... Read more
Is there a place in front of your home or business that looks like a good location to plant a tree? The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has 150 surplus trees and wants to plant them before their spring planting cycle ends on July 1.
The Parks... Read more