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
A few stray thoughts while waiting for the first frost of the season: • By most accounts, Saturday’s ‘Open Streets’ event on Dorchester Avenue was a success. The event shut down Dot Ave to vehicular traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and required even more parking restrictions for those who live along the route. But the net outcome was a positive experience, according to those who