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“I don’t think the question necessarily is, ‘Should we do this?’ The question is, 'How do we do it in a way that’s not just throwing money at the problem?'”

An architect representing the owners of the storied property at 10 Melville Ave. earlier this summer detailed extensive plans for renovations on the inside and outside of the property to create a two-family home. On July 26, the renovations were detailed during a Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) meeting. The plans with suggested changes were approved by an 8-0 vote of the BLC

Acknowledging the development boom and traffic woes enveloping Dorchester’s coast, Gov. Baker has signed into law the creation of a special commission to study the regional corridor formed by Morrissey Boulevard. The panel is set to study what’s necessary for the region to meet its needs on transportation, climate resiliency and infrastructure. It has a deadline to file a

Twenty-five grassroots organizations across Boston, including nine in Dorchester, have received a total of $100,000 in grants from the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Advancement (BMA), which was launched by Mayor Michelle Wu earlier this year with the aim of improving outcomes and diminishing systemic barriers for Black men in the city of Boston. “Our office is just stepping

Gov. Baker last week signed a $5.2 billion bill focused on repairs to state buildings that included $1 million for the Dorchester Fieldhouse project, a collaboration of two local nonprofits centered on a 75,000-square-foot youth facility on Columbia Point. The nonprofits, the Martin Richard Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, received approval from the

After a string of early-morning after-hours parties last spring at Sam’s Spot caterers on Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner – with at least one party that may or may not have included a shooting incident – the city’s Licensing Board on July 28 suspended the business’s common victualler license as a means of sending a strong message of concern. Member Kathleen Joyce said the

Boston is a city with no shortage of historically and culturally significant sites, but perspectives on which places have earned those designations rarely bubble up from the community at large, especially the young. Matthew Dickey, the director of communications and operations for the nonprofit Boston Preservation Alliance, is a Dorchester resident who has spent hours painting

The Wu administration’s attempt to try out car-free Saturdays in the neighborhoods comes to a 1.2 mile stretch of Blue Hill Avenue this weekend. The part of the avenue that runs from Grove Hall down to Dudley Street will be shut off to vehicular traffic on Saturday from 9 a.m.- to 3 p.m. The idea behind the “Open Streets” initiative isn’t just to clear a path for pedestrians,

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The farmers market summer season has returned in Dorchester and Mattapan. Michael J. Zayas, the program coordinator for Greater Ashmont Main Street, said that the markets give communities “a great opportunity to speak directly with people that are growing your food.” He added that the Ashmont Farmers Market, which takes place on Saturdays, has become “a hub for the community