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To the Editor: I’m writing in support of the Trinity Financial development proposed for 150 Centre St. I live .2 miles from the site. I’m writing this letter from the comfort of my home, same as I’m sure practically all if not every of my neighbors who oppose this project write from theirs. I’d prefer to see as many future neighbors as possible at 150 Centre St. get the
To the Editor: As is often the case, hindsight is better than foresight. I wish the neighbors proximal to Shawmut Station could have met to develop a shared vision of development. I would predict we would agree on the values of increasing affordable housing and reducing global warming - summarized succinctly by my neighbor as “people, good; cars, bad.” Myself, I would have
Roughly 6,503 miles separates the northern stretch of Dorchester Avenue from Doha, the capital city in the tiny Persian Gulf nation state of Qatar. There’s an eight-hour time difference, to boot. But over the last week-and-a-half, those barriers have been bridged inside the Banshee, the iconic Dot Ave barroom that has its roots in Ireland but is also Boston’s premier spot to
“I want to say something beautiful about Dorchester with your portraits.” That’s the simple, but lovely sentiment behind Mike Ritter’s ‘Beautiful Dot’ photo project, which he staged at six Boston Public Library branches in the neighborhood throughout the fall. Ritter, 42, lives in the St. Mark’s Area of Dorchester with his wife and children and has been a freelance
A key Dot Ave bridge that links Dorchester and South Boston that closed last June will remain shut down through next fall as work continues to replace the aging MBTA-owned span that carries people and cars over Red Line and commuter rail tracks below it. The $34.5 million project involves a full replacement of the bridge and the Red Line tunnel roof and the rehabilitation of a