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Oftentimes in music, as in other artforms, less is more. Fields Corner-bred rapper and producer Latrell James knows the upside to leaving fans craving more: His last project, “Still,” published in February of last year, ... Read more.

The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing voted along party lines last week to recommend a bill that would halt evictions and freeze rents until a year after Gov. Charlie Baker lifts the COVID-19 state of emergency, ... Read more.

The long-awaited transformation of commuting on the Red Line or the Orange Line will require an even longer wait. MBTA officials announced Monday that the all-new full fleets set to replace decades-old trains on both ... Read more.

Incumbency is powerful. Once established, political incumbents are almost impossible to unseat. Over the past ten congressional elections, incumbents have won 94 percent of the time.

With incumbency comes an ... Read more.

With the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), swine flu (H1N1) and sudden, acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), protect yourself by wearing the Biospheric Utility Body Buffer Living Envelope (BUBBLE). It protects ... Read more.

The question of whether or not cannabis products should be banned from the legal marketplace in Massachusetts was decided in 2016 when we— the voters— approved Question 4 by a clear margin, 53-46 percent. In Boston, the ... Read more.

Dorchester’s Dianne Lescinskas has been awarded 2020 Carmella Gregorie Disability Advocate of the Year by Triangle Inc., which empowers people with disabilities and their families.

Dianne’s daughter, Alexa, has ... Read more.

Three Dorchester artists are leaving their mark on city infrastructure in downtown Boston as part of “Tasteful Boston,” a new outdoor public art installation sponsored by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District ... Read more.

Developers Patrick Mahoney, Michael Moore, Seamus Moore, and Patrick Costello last week proposed a four-story apartment building with 25 units and a separate four-story building with 11 condos on Dorchester Avenue on both ... Read more.

The Martin Richard Foundation’s third annual MR8K will take place virtually on Sat., Nov. 14 in partnership with the Boston Bruins Foundation, New Balance, and DMSE Sports. The virtual version will include a live race ... Read more.

Currently there are marches taking place highlighting Breonna Taylor‘s murder in Louisville, Kentucky. No police officer has been arrested for the reckless shooting on that fateful night. My heart goes out to the Taylor ... Read more.

At a press conference this morning, Mayor Martin Walsh announced that Boston Public Schools will be pausing the school reopening plan in response to recent upticks in COVID positive rates across the city, pushing back the ... Read more.

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate will reopen to the public in limited fashion on Wednesday of this week after being closed since mid-March due to the pandemic.

Caroline Angel Burke, the Institute ... Read more.

151 Spencer St. rendering

The Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp. last week filed plans for new apartments in buildings on Spencer Street and New England Avenue.

At 151 Spencer St., at Talbot Avenue, the non-profit would replace a ... Read more.

St. Matthew Church has closed its doors, apparently forever, as a worship space for Catholics.

The church on Stanton Street in Dorchester, which opened in 1923, held its final Mass last Sunday, according to the ... Read more.

A proposal to site a 3,000 square foot retail cannabis store in a key commercial building in Adams Corner was the topic of contention during an in-person meeting of the Ashmont-Adams Neighborhood Association on Thursday ... Read more.

A man was arrested early this morning on Adams Street after a traffic stop turned up two illegally-owned guns and over 500 rounds of ammunition.

According to a police report, State Trooper Rudy Tryon was on patrol ... Read more.

On a day in which the nation absorbed news that President Donald Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for Covid-19, Mayor Walsh warned that Bostonians continue to be at increasing risk for contracting the disease ... Read more.

Stanley Street fire

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 34 Stanley St. in Dorchester for what turned into a three-alarm ... Read more.

The number of active cases of the highly-contagious coronavirus in Massachusetts rose by more than 16 percent over the last week, public health officials said Wednesday evening. At 6,744 active cases of COVID-19 confirmed ... Read more.

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