A controversial Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) effort to reimagine zoning and planning in select business districts is on hold, for the moment, in Codman Square as officials seek to expand the pilot project’s boundaries to include more of the Washington Street corridor up to Four Corners. The “Squares + Streets” process for Codman Square was set to launch this
By populating his menu with fewer fried food options and more salads and Mediterranean fare, a Codman Square restaurateur has successfully worked with neighbors to refine his concept and present a new plan for the space at 560 Washington St. that was formerly occupied by Oriental House Chinese Restaurant. Boston Fried Chicken owner Aftab Ali presented his original a plan for
A new café venture will debut at the Codman Square Winter Farmer’s Market this month, and then pivot to opening a kiosk stand next to Shawmut Station in February. The announcement came during the Codman Square Neighborhood Council meeting on Jan. 3, an in-person and online hybrid meeting that kicked off 2024 for the group. Chair Cynthia Loesch-Johnson announced that the House
Six community members and organizations were honored at the annual Codman Square and Four Corners ‘Hidden Heroes and Sheroes’ gala on Nov. 17 in the Great Hall, with five teens from the neighborhood receiving $2,000 scholarships as well. The annual gala has been ongoing for more than 25 years and is meant to honor those in the two communities that are doing incredible work
The energy to improve long-neglected Codman Square Park in the heart of Dorchester Center was so great that the community sparked the Parks Department to take action and join in the momentum. That grassroots effort, though, was undertaken in 2016. Although there had been numerous meetings and many hours of discussions about the two phases of the project, one on city land