The BPDA will host a virtual IAG meeting on Wed., Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the 135 Morrissey Blvd. project, including the construction of an additional six-story wing connected to the former Boston Globe building by an elevated pedestrian walkway, with associated below-grade parking. Go to bit.ly/135Morrissey-Boulevard for more info.BPDA Planning Team hosts a
More tree lightings are planned for next weekend as Mayor Wu’s Enchanted Trolley Tour makes stops around the city, including Mattapan Square on Sat., Dec. 2 at 1 p.m.; Codman Square on Sun., Dec. 3 at 12 p.m., followed by Adams Corner that day at 1 p.m. This event includes visits with Santa, tree lightings, and more. All Dorchester Sports and Leadership’s 40th anniversary gala
The plaza that is home to Lambert’s Rainbow Market last week sold for $10 million in a transaction guaranteeing that the family-owned business, known for its to-go meals and deli meats, among other items, will remain in operation there for at least a decade. The family behind the market sold the property, with the address of 731-777 Morrissey Boulevard, to Dorchester Realty
In 1983, Ed and Mary Forry launched a monthly newspaper from a makeshift office in their Lower Mills home. Forty years later, The Reporter is still in business and the Forry’s vision of creating a quality hometown newspaper for Boston’s largest neighborhood remains a weekly work in progress. When he left his home near Dorchester Park that Monday morning in August of 1983, Ed