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A new six-story building is expected to house 70 studio units and nearly 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space at 1320 Dorchester Avenue, under a Fields Corner proposal approved last Thursday (Feb. 16) by the board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency. The size of the units will range from 377 to 450 square feet. Eleven units will be set aside for

The Boston Globe’s editorial board calls on the city to take on citywide zoning reform to boost housing construction and revitalize areas that have faced historical underinvestment.

No matter how you say it, language is the key to keeping traditions and culture alive and vibrant in immigrant communities. That is particularly true for the three dominant immigrant groups in Dorchester and Mattapan who are working to keep their native languages alive among first-generation Americans.

Lasell University sprinter Ariel Foster had a busy time of last week: She received her third Rookie of the Week recognition from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC); she put time in at her two jobs; and she bought herself a Tesla with plans on how she’ll spec it out: “Right now, it’s red, but I’m going to wrap it pink—like a soft pink, nothing too bright—and the

When I close my eyes, I still smell chocolate! That was an essential aspect of life growing up in Dorchester Lower Mills in the years after World War II. Until the Walter Baker Chocolate Company was subsumed into a major national firm, the chocolate factory operated in the 1950s not very differently than it had for many decades prior.  Hardworking men and a few women from

A homeowner on Park Street and his development team came back to the Fields Corner Civic Association (FCCA) last Tuesday (Feb. 7) with a revamped project on Park Street that is larger and has more units. Bucking the usual trend of neighbors nixing revisions asking for something larger, this request came from the neighborhood. Representing the two-family property’s owner, Vu

No matter how you say it, language is the key to keeping traditions and culture alive and vibrant in immigrant communities. That is particularly true for the three dominant immigrant groups in Dorchester and Mattapan who are working to keep their native languages alive among first-generation Americans.

Metro Housing Boston provided more than $162 million through its Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program in 2022, with almost half of funds going to rental arrears assistance and over a third of total Boston-targeted grants going to Dorchester households, according to a report released by the agency last week. The surge in demand for rental assistance—

A guide on how to file federal and state tax returns for free in 2023 for anyone with an adjusted gross income of $73,000 or less.

The Boston Public Library is proud to contribute to the celebration of Black History Month with its annual “Black Is" booklist. The booklist…