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Boston’s campaign of planning-led rezoning is proceeding with a recent vote by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to petition the Zoning Commission for approval of new...

As a Black woman from Fields Corner, Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick may not be the typical champion of the Republican Party, but if her instincts are correct, the new state committeewoman will soon draw more and more of her neighbors to the GOP. She threw her hat into the political ring for the first time on Super Tuesday and came out the winner of the Republican State Committee seat

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

A team of second-generation Vietnamese Americans are putting their own stamp on the evolution of Vietnamese food in Boston

Leaders from 16 non-profit organizations that will split more than $352,000 in funds contributed by the owners of the Dot Block development gathered last week to highlight the grants, which were awarded through a process administered by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). The meeting at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s Paul R. McLaughlin Center included

Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and Bing Broderick envision a place for the people of Dorchester, Boston’s largest neighborhood, to gather and be inspired.

Police were investigating a reported stabbing at a McDonald's in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.

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

A prosecutor attached to the Dorchester Court briefed the Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC) last week about diversion programs aimed at steering kids and teens away from the criminal justice system. Jose Sanabria, an assistant district attorney (ADA) at the court’s Juvenile session, said the programs target kids 12-17 and only apply to certain non-violent crimes. “Our

MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said he welcomes discussions about re-casting the Red Line tunnel cap as an extension of the existing tunnel cap pathway from Melville Avenue to Shawmut Station and down to Centre Street. “The MBTA welcomes ideas that explore the use of the T’s existing transit assets to improve the quality of life in the communities served by the MBTA,” Eng