Dot Crossing News Today

Members of the Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) were told last week by the owners of the bookstore Just Bookish that they plan to open in June on the ground floor of the new Dot Crossing building at 1463 Dorchester Ave. The long-anticipated storefront will also function as a performance and community space in the evening and night hours. Boston’s poet laureate, Porsha

Whether it was pandemic-related supply chain issues, or even the war in Ukraine, any number of setbacks seemed likely to thwart the construction of Dot Crossing, the five-story apartment building and bookstore at 1463-1469 Dorchester Ave. in the middle of the Fields Corner business district. But none did, and last Thursday TLee Development and its many partners celebrated

Fields Corner residents, asked to decide between two finalists for the better use of a ground-level retail space in the new Dot Crossing apartment building now under construction next to the MBTA station, voted to support a literary space that leans heavily on programming, clubs, and other special events – primarily after 6 p.m. and on the weekends. The 1,300-square-foot space