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Martin Richard Foundation: One park. For Martin. For Boston. from ChameleonDG on Vimeo. This public service announcement seeks to promote a universally accessible park and playground to honor Martin W. Richard. Martin's Park will provide value for... Read more
When I read recently that Boston had the highest income inequality among the 100 largest US cities, I wanted to cry. I was so angry at the politicians and business leaders whose decisions made this happen. That the city we love should have such a title is... Read more
Mayor Walsh’s proposed FY ’17 budget includes a five-year capital plan that outlines some much-needed infrastructure improvements in Dorchester and Mattapan. The plan lays out intentions, not hard and fast promises to deliver funding. But it nonetheless... Read more
City Councillor At-Large Annissa Essaibi-George and four of her colleagues heard emotional testimony on Jones Hill Tuesday evening at the second hearing of the new Committee on Homelessness, Mental Health, and Recovery at St. Mary’s Center for Women and... Read more
Twelve years ago Andy Schroeder and Debbie Munson bought a one-family home near Ashmont Hill. They fell in love with the neighborhood, joined the local civic group, and became bike and park advocates. But the house cost a lot to heat. It always needed... Read more
The Martin Richard Foundation is organizing a community clean-up, a memorial ceremony in Peabody Square and a three-mile run to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack on the Boston Marathon that killed 8 year-old Martin in 2013. The commemorative... Read more
A proposal for a mixed-use, five-story building at 1943 Dorchester Ave. in Peabody Square faced pushback from community members at its first public airing Monday evening. Attendees at the Boston Redevelopment Authority-hosted session expressed worries... Read more
Two home rule petitions – extending the term of office for Boston city councillors and limiting candidates to running for a single office at a time – were voted through at the council meeting on Wednesday. District 3 Councillor Frank Baker has proposed... Read more
Construction of a new three-story, mixed use development on the site of the former Lucky Strike bowling lanes will be complete by June with residents moving into the complex’s 22 apartment units by August. That’s the latest word from Hiep Chu, one of the... Read more
Proponents of a new Cape Verdean restaurant at 33 Hancock St. contended with the building’s troubled history at an abutters meeting in Uphams Crossing on Tuesday night. The management team of the proposed eatery spoke to nearby residents and business... Read more

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