Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s board of directors approved a plan to build a new $50 million fieldhouse in Dorchester’s Columbia Point neighborhood. The vote was unanimous, and for good reason: This project, once completed, will be a game-changer for the kids in our city who deserve the sort of state-of-the-art, indoor facility that will be built along
City planning officials last week hosted a virtual public meeting on the proposal to build a youth-focused facility in Dorchester’s Columbia Point neighborhood. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), which is reviewing the proposal, held the session on Thursday (Jan. 27) where proponents of the 75,000-square-foot facility, known as the Dorchester Fieldhouse, made
Marvin Le of Dorchester, a junior at BC High, was part of a team of students that won the top prize in the school’s inaugural Shields Innovation Challenge, aimed at prompting entrepreneurial thinking. Le’s winning team – “Vert” – came up with an idea for how to provide necessary nutrients to low-income communities who rely on fast food and less healthy options due to