Boston Police officials and organizers of this Sunday’s Dominican Festival in Franklin Park briefed the media on Thursday about precautions they are taking before the large-scale event.
Bethel Tabernacle Pentecostal Church celebrated the completion of a 20-year mission to convert the former St. Leo’s campus into its own expansive service center and worship space.
Mayor Michelle Wu visited the Meeting House Hill fire station last week with BFD Commissioner Rodney Marshall to promote the a new reading program for kids.
A developer’s plan to demolish a single-family home at 59 Gibson Street and replace it with a 4-story, multi-unit building took an unexpected turn Monday evening.
Membership and activities at many veterans’ posts around the city have gradually faded over recent years, but new leadership of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Ramsay/Toy VFW Post #8772 on Woodrow Avenue is looking at reviving their organization, which has its roots as the first all-Black veterans post in the United States created after the First World War.
The Crew Love basketball tournament returns to the courts of Harambee Park in Dorchester this weekend featuring top-notch talent from Boston’s neighborhoods and rounds of rivalry games.
Transportation advocates and City Councillor John FitzGerald responded positively to the new policies outlined in a wide-ranging letter from Mayor Michelle Wu on Friday in response to the tragic death of city Transportation Planner Louisa Gag on July 9.
Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Schools Supt. Mary Skipper visited Bowdoin Street last Wednesday to highlight a summer program at the Cape Verdean Association of Boston (CVAB) that is part of the city’s 5th Quarter of Learning effort.
A $3.45 million renovation project focused on the upper area of Ronan Park commenced on July 22 with what will be a transformation of the playground, basketball courts, and gathering areas with one of the best views in Boston.
“Residents deserve clarity about our vision for streets that are safe, beautiful, and family-friendly,” the mayor wrote.
Dorchester’s Jocelyn Foulke is getting a charge out of life with her eight-month-old start-up company, LiPhera, as she and her colleagues work at transforming the landscape of lithium battery technology.
On July 1, the UP Academy Holland reverted in name and function to the John P. Holland Elementary School, officially exiting state receivership status after 12 years under the management of the non-profit UP Education Network.
The event was held in the Second Church in Dorchester in early June and featured DJ Jose Andrade, vendors, food and socializing to celebrate the showcasing of the Cape Verdean culture via soccer.
The Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (GFCAC) opened its annual Four Corners weekend last Friday (July 10) with a theme of “New Beginnings.”
Our Journeys: A Traveling Exhibition” is being hosted in a side gallery at the new Modern Party Art store (which opened on July 15) at 1524 Dorchester Ave near Park Street.
