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The Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association on Monday voted to accept a $750,000 donation from a real estate development team that is intent on building out a campus of mixed-use buildings on Morrissey Boulevard over the ... Read more.

Just months after cutting the ribbon on the successful Morton Station Village affordable housing project on the Dorchester/Mattapan line, Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) said it hopes that this year it ... Read more.

A new café venture will debut at the Codman Square Winter Farmer’s Market this month, and then pivot to opening a kiosk stand next to Shawmut Station in February.

The announcement came during the Codman Square ... Read more.

Advocates for a workforce training center meant to prepare people of color for careers in an area where they are under-represented – the Commonwealth’s bio-tech sector – celebrated the opening last Thursday (Jan. 4) of a ... Read more.

A teenage girl has been charged with assault following a Dec. 12 incident on the campus of TechBoston Academy. The juvenile, who has not been named because of her age, is alleged to have a record for crimes committed ... Read more.

For decades, if there was a problem that seemingly couldn’t be fixed, Mattapan’s Muhammad Ali-Salaam was the person that the city sent in to take a look, and solutions usually followed in short order.

Mr. Ali- ... Read more.

Join Project STEP for their annual community concert on Sun., Jan.14, from 3-5 p.m. in the Kroc Center on Dudley Street celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music and conversation. The ... Read more.

The BPDA will host a virtual public meeting on Thurs., Jan. 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss the proposed White Stadium project featuring a presentation by Boston Unity Soccer Partners, LLC and the new Women’s Soccer ... Read more.

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) said this week that an 8-year-old boy from Dorchester had died recently as a result of contracting streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis – also known as bacterial meningitis. BPHC ... Read more.

Rendering of proposed 164 Savin Hill Ave.

The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday approved plans by Pauline and Tony King of 164 Savin Hill Ave. in Dorchester to enlarge their single-family home into a three- ... Read more.

A city initiative that would ease the path to new development in Boston’s commercial centers faced a trial run Monday night, drawing mixed reactions at a virtual meeting organized by the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood ... Read more.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu began her 2024 State of the City address Tuesday night by basking in the glow of last month’s parade for the national Pop Warner football champions, the Dorchester Elite Eagles, and the Boston ... Read more.

Rendering of new Greenhills building

The owners of the Greenhills Bakery, 780 Adams St., won approval on Tuesday to raze their current store to replace it with a larger bakery topped with three ... Read more.

A Mattapan man on parole after serving an eight-year federal sentence for sex trafficking a minor was sentenced to 33 more months behind bars last week for witness intimidation, the US Attorney's office in Boston ... Read more.

The state Attorney General's office last week sued the Boston Housing Authority over its treatment of a family with two girls with asthma and developmental issues, charging the authority ignored repeated complaints for ... Read more.

A workforce training center that hopes to prepare people of color for careers in the Commonwealth’s bio-tech sector celebrated the opening of a new, 4,000-square-foot space on Thursday inside Southline Boston, the former ... Read more.

The Boston Licensing Board today rejected a request from Cristian Market, 411 Blue Hill Ave. in Grove Hall, to add beer to its inventory, because of overwhelming ... Read more.

This story was updated on Thurs., Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

A rollover crash on Morrissey Boulevard around 3a.m. on Thursday left two teenagers dead and a third in grave condition, according to State Police, who ... Read more.

Over the past years, both during and following the pandemic, Massachusetts residents have made major changes to adapt to our new social and economic landscapes. This means more people have been changing jobs, moving, and ... Read more.

 Forty years ago, Vijay Selhi, who was born and raised in India, started working at a McDonald’s restaurant in Somerville for $3 an hour. Today, he and his sons Cherag and Anurag own and operate 18 McDonald’s locations in ... Read more.

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