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The outside group known as “Better Boston,” which backed Andrea Campbell in her 2021 mayoral run, says it’s sitting on the sidelines for the former city councillor’s 2022 run for attorney general. The group’s Dorchester-based leader says its scope is limited to Boston races only. Sonia Alleyne, the Dorchester resident and former bank executive who chairs the outside group,

Alex Edwards, a real estate agent and developer with an office in Codman Square, and his wife Joanna have taken a novel approach to preparing for their five-year-old son Carter’s college fund: They’ve made him a homeowner. Technically, the two-family property they bought two years ago is owned by an irrevocable trust in Carter’s name. “We see these kids and they get put in

A car smashed into the Washington Street office of the Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) last week and caused damage serious enough to prompt the neighborhood organization to switch back to remote work conditions. “We’re still open for business,” said Gail Latimore, the executive director of Codman Square NDC. “We’re physically closed at our office, but

Humans are social animals, and our social natures have been greatly harmed by the pandemic. We all know the big numbers: one million dead in the US, with more than 60 percent of adults and 75 percent of children likely to have had the virus. Worldwide, the official death count is over six million, though because of what it cites as undercounting, the World Health Organization

Humans are social animals, and our social natures have been greatly harmed by the pandemic. We all know the big numbers: one million dead in the US, with more than 60 percent of adults and 75 percent of children likely to have had the virus. Worldwide, the official death count is over six million, though because of what it cites as undercounting, the World Health Organization

The business district in Codman Square has plenty of life and foot traffic, but the space has long needed some upgrades. Now, two neighborhood natives about to open the district’s first cannabis dispensary on Washington Street opposite Kenwood Street believe their store can be the catalyst for renewed vitality. Jeff Similien and Robert Nichols, co-owners of Lowkey Dispensary,

The world of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is a mysterious environment to many, but an increasingly certain future for all of us. City officials and a growing number of Boston residents are already living the life of noise-reduced rides and battery-charging stations. When Dorchester’s Pamela McGee began looking for a new vehicle this year, she “just figured” an EV “would be

Mayor Michelle Wu’s $3.6 billion capital budget includes 400 projects to be started or completed over the next five years, with 34 identified for Dorchester and 12 specifically for Mattapan.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s $3.6 billion capital budget includes 400 projects to be started or completed over the next five years, with 34 identified for Dorchester and 12 specifically for Mattapan. Local highlights include some $4 million recommended for the Boston Centers for Youth and Families to design a new Dorchester community center based on a recent programming study and a

Anyone who lives on the west side of the neighborhood can’t help but notice that corporate chains have a different view of “upkeep” here than they do elsewhere – and sometimes that dramatic difference can be witnessed within the same zip code. Corporate responsibility is almost non-existent in the neighborhoods west of Washington, and it’s high-time for the city to stop