Responding to a request for proposals issued by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) earlier this year, two teams vying to redevelop a city-owned block in Uphams Corner presented differing visions to the community during a virtual public meeting earlier this month. Both, however, include space for a new Uphams Corner branch library next to the existing Strand
The Uphams Corner Main Streets and a host of other partners held an artistic extravaganza in Uphams Corner last Saturday afternoon that celebrated the area’s Arts and Innovation District designation. The event included live music, ballet performances on the sidewalk, live graffiti art, tours of upcoming amenities– and a lot of hope that the area can take a big step this year
With two major Requests for Proposals (RFP) out on the street this fall for Uphams Corner, City officials told those involved in the planning for the Uphams Corner Arts & Innovation District that the effort was at an exciting and pivotal moment. For the first time since last spring, the Working Advisory Group (WAG) and the members of the community gathered online on Nov. 17
By Daniel Sheehan, Arts and Features Editor
June 2, 2021
Daniel Sheehan, Arts and Features Editor
Roslindale-based producer Femi Akindele, left, manned the console in one of TRC’s new recording studios as Benjamin Adeniyi aka “Gingaman” of Lynn recorded vocals in the booth. At right, the lobby of The Record Company. Daniel Sheehan photo
Before Covid shut down most of Boston’s music and entertainment economy, local artists already faced challenges in the form of limited accessible rehearsal, recording, and performance space in the city, despite it being home to a thriving music scene and an abundance of talent. Now, as the Boston scene prepares to reopen and regain lost ground, a Dorchester non-profit organization is looking to address those chronic shortages.
By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
May 19, 2021
The Pierce building at Dudley Street and Columbia Road.
The Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation has begun a two-phase rehabilitation of the iconic Pierce Building on Columbia Road, part of the ongoing a plan to revitalize Uphams Corner as an arts and innovation district.
The first phase, including improvements to the first-floor retail space and a small-business loan center for entrepreneurs of color, is slated to be complete before this fall.
“It has long been our goal to restore the Pierce Building so it can serve as a sound and sustainable community resource and an anchor of the Uphams Corner area,” said Perry Newman, CEO of Dorchester Bay EDC.