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When the Vincent Van Gogh exhibition at the Strand Theatre opened last October, neighbors and business owners in Uphams Corner noticed something a bit new – lots of visitors. The Van Gogh display is scheduled to close this week after a five-month run, and though it’s too early to get the raw numbers on ticket sales and revenues, the eyes don’t lie. The exhibit has attracted
Jan. 27. 2022 When the city issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) last fall looking for bidders on a three-part package focused on a critical piece of the Uphams Corner puzzle – operating the Strand Theatre, building a branch library adjacent to it, and adding affordable housing to the mix above the library – the move was hailed as a milestone in a process that has been in the
Developers set sights on August The Indigo Block, a linchpin re-development project along the Fairmount Line in Uphams Corner, will be completed this summer, according to the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, which has been leading the effort to revitalize the site for much of the last decade. Construction on the estimated $50 million project along East Cottage Street began in earnest in December 2019, but was interrupted by the Covid-19 construction moratorium. Work resumed last May and it’s estimated it will be completed this August. The project includes a mix of 80 resi...