Civics
Decades of advocacy, land-takings, policy-making and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have created the 8.2-mile Neponset Greenway as we know it today. Here’s a brief look back at key milestones.
1991
The Neponset River Greenway Council is formed by... Read more
Summertime in the city means that farm stands and farmers markets are sprouting across the city’s neighborhoods.
In Mattapan, the Urban Farming Institute (UFI) has launched its Farm Stand Fridays, which will run from noon to 5 p.m. through Nov. 21.... Read more
The 4th annual Night Market/Cho Dem will take place this Saturday (July 12) from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Fields Corner as food treats, music, and socializing in traditional Vietnamese-style street market close down Dorchester Avenue between Adams and... Read more
Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support Black Americans facing headwinds from new federal challenges.
"We have come a long way, and it's our turn at this point to have the... Read more
Note: The city of Boston has postponed the June 24 fair referenced below "due to the citywide heat emergency."
While the construction work is now well underway to renovate White Stadium for use by Boston public school students and a women’s professional... Read more
The Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) will build a new facility on the site of its long-time headquarters at 61 Columbia Rd. near Blue Hill Ave. The group explained its plans to abutters during a city-facilitated... Read more
Five years ago, Vivian and Elisa Girard found themselves frustrated with the housing industry’s inability to produce homes for working people in Dorchester, but instead of complaining, they set out to see if they could do better.
Today, they are welcoming... Read more
The Friends of Ronan Park will host their annual Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a week from Saturday, June 21, to kick off the start of summer.
“It’s the biggest event that we put on in the park through this neighborhood group,” said Alessandra... Read more
With the official “pause” button hit for a year on the Squares + Streets zoning reform process in Codman Square and Four Corners, more than 100 residents, community leaders, and city planners gathered in the Great Hall on June 4 for their own community-... Read more
Differences aired at Tuesday hearing in Mattapan Square
City officials and their key supporters reiterated their support this week for the advance of plans for a controversial center bus lane on Blue Hill Avenue, while a considerable number of the... Read more
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