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Bill Forry, Editor On Tuesday, a multi-year campaign to get parts of Fields Corner designated as an official cultural district dubbed “Little Saigon” won final approval from the state-funded Mass Cultural Council. The vote by the council’s governing body was unanimous and followed words of support from the Boston City Council, former Mayor Walsh and current Mayor Kim Janey, along with many supporters from the Vietnamese community here in Dorchester and beyond. The proposal got additional...

Boston Little Saigon wins cultural district designation By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent,Updated May 18, 2021, 6:11 p.m. Email to a Friend A section of Fields Corner in Dorchester will now be known as Boston Little Saigon following a unanimous for the area known for its vibrant Vietnamese community. The vote marks the final step in officially designating the area as a cultural district, a goal since March 2014, when the idea was first brought up by community members. “We are excited abou...

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff May 13, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff We’re ready for our customers, says Vu Huynh from the middle of his new dining area. Daniel Sheehan photo The opening of a new Vietnamese restaurant in Fields Corner by the end of the month will be the culmination of years of hard work by owner Vu Huynh, who says his eatery will be a place “for the community.” Huong Que, which Huynh said translates roughly to “countryside recipes,” has taken over a space at ...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Updated Presented by Google GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Were halfway through the week. CASE DISMISSED — A superior court judge has ...

A developer filed plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency on Monday to replace a small commercial building and a parking lot at 1320 Dorchester Ave., at Ellsworth Street, with a six-story building containing 80 studio apartments. The units would be built under a city "compact living" pilot, which allows for units smaller than normally required. In this case, all

By WBUR Reporters WBUR Reporters A small crowd of demonstrators gathered in Fields Corner on Saturday to reiterate calls for justice for survivors and families of police violence, just days after a jury’s conviction of a former officer in one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent memory. The April 24 event hosted by a local activist group, Mass Action Against Police Brutality, drew a few dozen protesters to Doherty Playground in Fields Corner. It began at around 1 p.m. The demons...

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff April 28, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff Terrence Clarke, who passed away last week at the age of 19, left his mark on the community after honing his basketball skills at the Davis Leadership Academy, in the DotHouse gym, and on courts across Boston. This week the Greater Boston basketball community continued to mourn the loss of Terrence Clarke, a bright prospect from Dorchester who passed away in Los Angeles last Thursday at the age of 19 following a car...

Known for its diversity, Fields Corner now must make room for development By Tim Logan and Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated April 28, 2021, 10:51 a.m. Email to a Friend The SUPPORTED BY For years, residents have come to know Dorchester’s Fields Corner as a place where newcomers can find a home. From Vietnamese to Haitian Creole to Spanish to Portuguese, signs in the store windows and chatter on the street reflect a kaleidoscopic neighborhood like few others in Boston. Yet a few years ag...

By Isaque Rezende, Special to the Reporter April 22, 2021 Hannah Glidden Myrick Hannah Glidden Myrick was among the small number of women who graduated from medical school by the turn of the 20th century. Her path to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was not an easy one, starting with her early education at Boston’s Boys Latin School after being granted a rare exception as a female student. She went on to graduate from Smith College in 1896 and four years later became one of...

By Reporter Staff Reporter Staff Families and caregivers looking for a fun April vacation children’s activity are invited to head outside for our second StoryWalk series in City of Boston parks, which began Tuesday (April 20) and extends through Mon., May 10. StoryWalks can be found in Dorchester, Mattapan, Allston, Chinatown, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Hyde Park, Roslindale, and Roxbury. Each bilingual installation will feature English alongside one of eight additional languages: Spanish,...