Community civic associations in the Boston area have recently become the recipients of grants from commercial entities doing business in the neighborhoods the civic groups represent. A strategic infusion of funds to build stronger communities and neighborhood groups offers a rare opportunity and one we should welcome. The money can also serve as a springboard for bringing
A workforce training center that hopes to prepare people of color for careers in the Commonwealth’s bio-tech sector celebrated the opening of a new, 4,000-square-foot space on Thursday inside Southline Boston, the former Boston Globe building on Dorchester’s Morrissey Boulevard owned by Beacon Capital Partners. Bioversity takes direct aim at recruiting men and women of color,
As our city and our region continue to undergo an unprecedented building boom, it is a good time to consider how vital top-quality plumbing – done by licensed professionals - is to our public health and safety. Massachusetts has one of the top drinking water ratings in the nation and that is no accident. It is because of our strong plumbing codes, renowned union apprenticeship
The Boston Planning & Development Agency is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to green-light the first phase of the project, which would, in total, create a 30-acre, 3,300-unit mixed-use development.
A commission tasked with studying ways to bolster safety and climate resilience along the busy Morrissey Boulevard corridor in Dorchester is set to finally get off the ground next week.