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BPD brass discuss crimefighting with residents of C-11

November 10, 2025

Campbell, Healey plan pressers amidst SNAP turmoil

November 9, 2025

DotLife podcast dives deep into Boston’s Election results

November 9, 2025

CVS to close Uphams Corner store next month

November 6, 2025

The CVS on Dudley Street in Uphams Corner will close on Dec. 18, company officials confirmed today after an inquiry from The Reporter.

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State and city officials urge forward motion with Morrissey panel’s final report in hand

November 6, 2025

State legislators and city officials are determined to move forward on the re-design of Morrissey Boulevard following the release of a final report by a state-appointed board last month.

Civic parley examines mounting mental health challenges

November 5, 2025

Peabody Sq. firehouse would expand onto now-vacant lot under city plan

November 5, 2025

State and city officials urge forward motion with Morrissey panel’s final report in hand

November 6, 2025

State legislators and city officials are determined to move forward on the re-design of Morrissey Boulevard following the release of a final report by a

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Civic parley examines mounting mental health challenges

November 5, 2025

Members in a day-long summit at Northeastern University (NU) on Oct. 21 took a deep dive into the challenges facing Bostonians confronting mental health issues

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Peabody Sq. firehouse would expand onto now-vacant lot under city plan

November 5, 2025

A privately owned vacant lot behind the Engine 18 firehouse in Peabody Square would be acquired by the city of Boston for $1.3 million to

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Acropolis Market in Uphams Corner faces fight from foes of bid for package store okay

November 4, 2025

The operator of a convenience store at 533 Columbia Rd. in the heart of Uphams Corner rebutted stiff resistance from abutters last Wednesday night over

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Mobster portraits removed from Savin Hill eatery

November 4, 2025

A huge mug shot of Whitey Bulger is no longer the first thing customers see when they walk through the front door of Savin Bar

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Santana beats out Baker for final at-large seat; Culpepper wins District 7 seat; Louijeune tops citywide field

November 4, 2025

“City Councillor Henry Santana was overwhelmingly re-elected in a landslide,” Mayor Wu told a crowd gathered at the Seaport’s Grace by Nia, where Councillor Ruthzee

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Traffic presents obstacle for condo plan at Granite and Hill Top

November 3, 2025

A developer who wants to build a 24-unit condominium building on a Granite Avenue site adjacent to Cedar Grove Cemetery offered updates on his plans

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DotLife podcast: Celebrating Boston’s ‘Legacy’ businesses

October 30, 2025

This week’s DotLife podcast episode features Aliesha Porcena, director of small business for the City of Boston, and Linda Dorcena Forry, co-publisher of The Reporter,

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Murl’s Kitchen eyes expansion into bigger Four Corners Plaza space

October 29, 2025

A popular Jamaican restaurant in Dorchester’s Four Corners section has told abutters about its proposal to expand into a newly built space on Bowdoin Street

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Developer buys 10-acre State Hospital parcel; 287 units planned over 3 phases

October 27, 2025

A state agency has sold a 10-acre parcel of land on the former Mattapan State Hospital property to a development team that plans to build

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About those photos and the décor at Savin Bar + Kitchen Restaurant

October 15, 2025

The mobster theme at the newly rebranded Savin Bar + Kitchen Restaurant in Savin Hill has certainly struck a nerve. The use of photos of

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Editorial: Time to speak up on the next phase for Carney site

October 15, 2025

Neighbors, now is your chance to weigh-in about the future re-use of Carney Hospital. Tom O’Brien and other members of his HYM-led team will no

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Young (right) told the Reporter that Dreams has become a place where many young adults in the community go to get their first job. Courtesy photos

Kids’ Spa owner gets assist from Chase Bank mentors

October 8, 2025

While on a family vacation some five years ago, Alafia Young, then a mechanical engineer and event planner, took her two young daughters to a

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A moving truck was seen outside the main entrance of Carney Hospital last September, days after the hospital closed permanently. Seth Daniel photo

Former BRA director’s firm is tasked with producing a plan for Carney site

October 6, 2025

A company led by a former director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority has signed a contract with the current owners of the defunct Carney Hospital

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Boston advocates watching statewide ‘YIMBY’ push on housing matters

October 1, 2025

The “Yes in My Backyard” (YIMBY) movement is backing a legislative proposal that would amend local zoning laws statewide – except for Boston – and

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VietAID proposes 33 affordable apartments on Bowdoin Street

Civic group backs Landmark bid for a 2 a.m. liquor license

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Civic group backs Landmark bid for a 2 a.m. liquor license

September 18, 2025
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Mosaic sends message: ‘Many Hands, One Ashmont’

September 10, 2025
Dot Tire Studios Block Party

Block party set for Sunday on former Dot Tire site

August 20, 2025
CACAB President Shirley Shillingford with the 2025 Carnival Grand Master, Rev. Wayne Daley, of Mattapan.

Boston Carnival gears up for 52nd annual procession; J’Ouvert parade is set for route along Circuit Drive

August 20, 2025
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These entrepreneurs are making moves to bring Blue Hill Ave. block ‘back to life’

July 23, 2025
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Uphams Corner newbie: A pop-up café in florist venue

July 16, 2025
Melissa Mazzeo, of the Merry Go Rounds curated children's consignment shop, just expanded her family's existing business in Easton to 1737 Dorchester Ave.

Introducing kids-themed Merry Go Rounds: Where parents can shop while easing clutter

June 25, 2025
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City seeks to connect local vendors to contracts at new White Stadium

June 18, 2025
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City Hall’s latest attraction: Scobie’s Café

June 11, 2025
About 100 residents and community leaders joined city Planning Department staff to begin a community-led planning initiative for Codman Square and Four Corners in the Great Hall on June 4. Seth Daniel photos

Codman Square ‘conversation’ focuses on anti-displacement goals

June 11, 2025
Tom and Angela Menino

Seaport convention center will soon carry Menino name

June 11, 2025
A panel with, from left, Café Juice Up owner Denise O’Mard, Fatima Ali-Salaam, chair of Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC), and state Rep. Russell Holmes debated the negatives and positives of the project. O’Mard said that as a business owner on Blue Hill Avenue, she hasn’t gotten much engagement from planners to date. Seth Daniel photo

Community remains at odds with Wu team on a center bus lane for Blue Hill Avenue

June 11, 2025

Report: Enduring Boston office woes will force tough choices

June 6, 2025
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Two Mattapan businesses savor their Legacy Awards

June 4, 2025
Ba Le owner Jennifer Nguyen has owned the Dorchester Avenue location since 1996. She arrived in Boston penniless and traumatized as one of the Vietnamese refugee “boat people” in the 1980s. Photo courtesy Nguyen family

She’s the Queen of Banh Mi on Dorchester Ave: Jennifer Nguyen’s Ba Le is hailed as ‘Legacy’ business

June 4, 2025
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