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The Art of Banksy Bringing 150+ Original Works to Boston This Month
Boston art fans will soon have the chance to get up close with some of the world's most recognizable street art. The Art of Banksy, a traveling exhibition featuring more than 150 original and authenticated works by the famously anonymous artist, opens Nov. 19 at Saunders Castle at Park Plaza in downtown Boston.
Dorchester Reporter
BPS to close Charlestown High, move BINcA to Fields Corner
Pictured: The former Grover Cleveland School building on Charles Street in Dorchester. File photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. In an ongoing effort to whittle down the city’s portfolio of school buildings to “approximately 95” by...
Dorchester Reporter
Nov. 12 meeting to take up changes at Lower Mills site
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services will host a virtual abutters meeting next Thursday (Nov. 12) at 7 p.m. to discuss proposed changes to a newly constructed building at 1153-1155 Washington St. in Lower Mills. The plan calls for completing unfinished ground-floor commercial space, including framing, electrical, HVAC, plumbing,...
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Boston city official pleads guilty to pandemic loan fraud
A former Boston city official pleaded guilty to receiving a fraudulent government loan during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reuben Taylor, 40, the former director for the Boston Municipal Protective Services, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In 2008, Taylor began working for BMPS, an unarmed security...
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New 18-Acre Historic District Could Ease Boston Office-to-Housing Conversions
A proposed 18-acre historic district in Boston’s Financial District is moving toward federal review, but its effect on office-to-housing conversions would depend on more than whether a building falls within its boundaries. The Massachusetts Historical Commission voted to advance the proposed Exchange District to the National Park Service for final review and potential listing on the National Register of Historic Places. If listed, the district could make qualifying rehabilitation projects eligible to seek state and federal historic tax credits.
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A Deep-Energy Renovation of Historic 26 Court Street in Boston
Setting goals is critical to the decision-making needed to transform a historic building into an all-electric, efficient building that maintains its design integrity. The project incorporated the space requirements of new building systems early in the project to plan for significant impacts at the basement, ceilings, and roof. Nearly half...
Dorchester Reporter
$16m teen center in Jamaica Plain will help YES reach more city kids
Wu hails ‘life skills’ the organization is making available. YES, Executive Director Bryan Van Dorpe (left) with Bill (right) and Denise Richard (center) standing inside Martin’s Room, a beautiful community space named after their son. Cassidy McNeeley photos. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content...
Dorchester Reporter
City voters delivered huge margins for Democrats in historic election wave
A group of pro-Healy sign-holders, all members of the Sheet Metal Union on Adams Street in Dorchester, gathered to rally voters to their cause on Election Day in Adams Village. Seth Daniel photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written...
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Downtown Crossing Clinic to Close Dec. 18 as Its Building Is Set for Housing Conversion
Patients of MGH Downtown Associates have until Dec. 18 to plan for the closure of the primary-care practice at 294 Washington Street. The Boston Globe reported that Mass General Brigham is ending the practice, which has served the neighborhood for more than two decades, and that developer Synergy plans to convert the building to apartments. The Globe estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 patients will be affected.
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MBTA chief to skip Boston City Council meeting on Blue Hill Ave. revamp despite summons
MBTA General manager Phil Eng will reportedly be skipping an important meeting Friday even after the Boston City Council issued him a summons over the controversial Blue Hill Ave. bus lane project. There's been a back and forth between some council members and the T's general manager, but NBC10 Boston...
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WinnCos. secures funding for 115-unit, mixed-income apt. community in Downtown Salem, MA
Salem, MA WinnCompanies has secured financing for a 115-unit, mixed-income apartment building designed to revitalize the northern gateway to downtown. The $48 million construction project will deliver a true mixed-income community offering a range of affordability and apartment sizes – 20 studios, 60 one-bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom units. Of the 115 apartments, 55 will be available to households earning up to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI); 22 will be available at incomes up to 30% AMI; 20 will serve middle-income households; and 18 will be rented at market rates.
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Somerville saw our housing shortage coming
From Joshua Michel, Ashish Shrestha and Chris Beland. Over the past 10 years, rents in Somerville have jumped by 50 percent. If you live here, you probably don’t need that statistic to tell you what’s happened: Somerville can hold a lot more people, but we haven’t built enough homes for them, and prices have risen fast.
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Developer proposes turning three attached South End buildings into housing
A proponent is proposing the redevelopment of three attached, underutilized commercial buildings on Wareham Street in the South End into a single six-story, approximately 38-unit, multi-family residential building. Stack+Co, a Boston-based integrated architectural and development firm, filed a Small Project Review Application (SPRA) with the city’s Planning Department on Oct....
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Charlestown, we need your support Help bring a new affordable neighborhood grocery store, one acre of public green space, and 132 new homes to Charlestown
A new neighborhood grocery store, a full acre of publicly accessible green space, and 132 new homes are planned for Hood Park. The project has reached an important milestone, but additional approvals are still needed to move these community improvements forward. On October 6, the Boston Civic Design Commission approved...