John and Anne Lydon intend to bring a touch of Ireland’s West Coast to Dorchester’s most identifiably Irish business district by early next year. The couple, who own and manage the gateway commercial building at 512 Gallivan Blvd., are busy supervising the construction of a restaurant and pub inside a first-floor space.
Entering and leaving our capital city can be impressive, with our burgeoning skyline of high rises, views of the river and harbor, and nice neighborhoods. But over the past few years, our views coming into and leaving Boston have been marred by rusted bridges, trash in the high weeds along the shoulders, and ubiquitous graffiti. It is so bad that parts of our major
Lou Daly, an old friend and sign painter from Fields Corner, once told me that he had no interest in war memorials or days commemorating military victories. Anybody who has been in war only wants to forget it, if they can, said this onetime US Army sergeant who, a long time ago, pushed up the boot of Italy during the Second World War. Lou’s somber reflection, which families
A small sliver of Boston’s electorate made it to the polls on Tuesday to pick a new crop of city councillors in an election that may signal a marked shift in the personnel and dynamics of the 13-member body. The new faces will include John FitzGerald, who posted a decisive victory over Joel Richards in the race to succeed Frank Baker as the District 3 councillor. It is still
John FitzGerald won a decisive, 17-point victory over Joel Richards in the race to succeed Frank Baker as the District 3 councillor on Tuesday. A longtime city planner who currently works at the BPDA, FitzGerald, 41, benefited from close ties to organized labor, developers and other donors to amass the largest election war-chest in the council field. He was buoyed by