General Discussion

Discuss issues of interest and concern to the neighborhood.

National Grid (Keyspan) Alarm 9/18

Submitted by Pat Madden on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 20:12
You've probably noticed, one of the alarms at the gas tank has been sounding a lot today.  I'm working on this with National Grid.

Marketplace on Morrissey

Submitted by Pat Madden on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:50

I was curious about the Marketplace on Morrissey, whether they've signed up any tenants and such. They're apparently still negotiating some tenants, including a coffee shop and a restaurant, but there's not much in the way of specifics. 

For a Google search on the development that shows some articles, click here.

John Byrne, fixture on Dot scene, dead at 96

Submitted by Pat Madden on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 09:10
For anybody who's interested, there is an article in the Dorchester Reporter about the passing of John Byrne (as in playground). Here's the link: http://www.dotnews.com/johnbyrne.html

Out with Blockbuster, in with...?

Submitted by Pat Madden on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 23:04
Just wondering whether anyone's heard what (if anything) is moving into Blockbuster's space next to CVS?

Power Outages

Submitted by Pat Madden on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 21:14

You all may have noticed that the power has been going out for just a few seconds, one or two times each day for the past couple of days. I've placed a couple of calls to NSTAR to find out why this is, but so far I haven't gotten any really satisfying answers.

And you thought Columbia Road was bad...

Submitted by Pat Madden on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 22:57

Just to add some perspective to a situation many of us deal with, I wanted to share this photo of a traffic intersection in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Maybe things aren't so bad at at the upper end of Morrissey Boulevard...

 

 

UMass Boston Master Plan

Submitted by Mike Cote on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:42
Representatives of UMass Boston will be attending our March 10th meeting to discuss the plans for the reconstruction of the campus. As we are the closest civic group to UMass after the Columbia/Savin Hill group, it is important that we participate in the process.
Syndicate content