The rounded, iconic brick façade of the Pierce Building says “Uphams Corner” like no other structure, but the 19th Century gem also has been screaming to be restored to its glory days for decades. That restoration is now rounding the homestretch toward an October finish, and its owners couldn’t be happier. The Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has a lot of
Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction They Want To Push Us Out : Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction As New Rail Stops Drive Rent Increases
The Blue Hill Avenue MBTA stop opened in 2019, the last of four new stops created along the Fairmount Line.
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Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction
Annie Gordon lives in a two-bedroom apartment several hundred feet from the Fairmount Line commuter rail that used to pass by her Mattapan neighborhood without stopping.
The 69-year-old retiree says she was at first thrilled when the city announced plans to create a train stop nearby, streamlining the once onerous commute to downtown Boston. She had signed petitions and attended meetings to encourage the MBTA to build the stop that has now opened across the street.