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Developers set sights on August
The Indigo Block, a linchpin re-development project along the Fairmount Line in Uphams Corner, will be completed this summer, according to the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, which has been leading the effort to revitalize the site for much of the last decade.
Construction on the estimated $50 million project along East Cottage Street began in earnest in December 2019, but was interrupted by the Covid-19 construction moratorium. Work resumed last May and it’s estimated it will be completed this August.
The project includes a mix of 80 residential units – 44 of them designated affordable – along with roughly 20,000 square feet of industrial commercial space. The main building features a connection to the Uphams Corner MBTA train platform to promote the use of public transportation and an accessible playground for wider community use. The Block plans to limit the environmental impact of traffic at its commercial area by cater
BOSTON - Instead of a compass, intrepid explorer Rachel Mead uses an ingenious digital tool named Atlascope to wander through long-vanished streets and neighborhoods of Boston, Cambridge and adjacent suburbs.
Designed by the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center in the Boston Public Library and free to the public, Atlascope has digitalized 101 cumbersome street atlases of Boston and neighboring cities from 1873 to 1938 so they can be accessed on computers and cell phones to guide viewers through the past.
Like the surveyor who discovered the ruins of Pompeii 16 centuries after it was buried in volcanic ash, Mead, the center s public engagement and interpretation coordinator, has also discovered forgotten lives.
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A major water main break in South Boston caused a mess Wednesday night when a large volume of water tore up the pavement, flowing into the area where Dorchester Street intersects with E. and W. Eighth streets.
A photo sent to NBC10 Boston by a resident shows brown water filling up a bathtub after the water main burst around 6:30 p.m. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The Boston Fire Department responded to investigate and secure affected buildings. At least one basement has 10-12 inches of water inside, according to firefighters.
Boston Water and Sewer Commission chief engineer John P. Sullivan justified the BWSCâs plans to proceed with the controversial Harvard-funded North Allston Drainpipe Expansion Project in a virtual meeting with local politicians, Allston residents, and University representatives Monday.
Harvard has pledged to foot the estimated $50 million bill for the drainpipe expansion, which the BWSC said will enlarge the width of some existing pipes, add two water filtration machines, and direct stormwater through a new outfall into the Charles River.
This meeting comes after Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen A. Theoharides certified the BWSCâs environmental notification form in March, which drew scrutiny from local residents and environmentalists concerned about construction and water quality impacts.