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The city saved Fenway Park by saying no to stupid ideas like the Megaplex or building on the literal Fens and double dog daring them to go elsewhere many times in the last half century plus. At one point these stable geniuses suggested a 600 car parking structure where Fenway is now

That's fake news. The groups were formed to fight the wrecking ball at a time when Mission Hill homes were being taken by eminent domain, torn down and replaced with nothing. A good example is the back of the hill where Lahey Clinic tore down hundreds of apartment buildings and then moved to...

Okay, but the city web site says they are doing foundation work but I do want to know as much as the next guy because I am an avid supporter. My first reaction was lukewarm but the lease is there for all to see and I believe the risk is worth the reward particularly because the city has $100M in...

How long in your expert opinion(s)?

Do you know something we don't?

https://www.dotnews.com/2026/developers-plan-raze-little-house-site-for-42-suite-hotel/ I like how Frank Baker speaks about the Little House fondly but also sees what a great thing this development is

The new MBTA Community Districts Map for Milton

I also imagine that it makes it easier when applying for the grant from the state to not have to deal with the uncertainty of all of that

I would love to know how it happened and what the exact plan is. Unfortunately, I will have to wait for other reporting on the subject because I am not going to pay and still not know. What I suspect is that building it here will allow them to build completely from scratch which I imagine is...

You hear this all the time, why don't we just rip everything down and build like Paris? Well, there is no conspiracy here. If you ripped down this neighborhood (which I think would be dumb), you would be over a billion $ in the hole. How exactly could any building pencil in with such land...

I wouldn't be surprised if they built a new Madison Park here and then the John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science takes over and renovates the current site. The schools share some facilities now and they both need space. Madison Park is supposed to be the most expensive thing the city itself...

Yes, and there is thousands of small lots to build on in the neighborhoods outside downtown and developing them will not stop a single large building from being built. Also, some people prefer that type of housing and building it is still viable. We are seeing the high end go flat because it is...

Speaking of taking forever, could we get Andrea Campbell's okay for a few no-bid contracts for the Mattapan Line like the one Bob Kraft got? This is year 8 of a 10 year project and we only have a 15% design

If you live long enough you will see everything. Quincy Center was largely hollowed out by the mall nearby (and the shipyard closing). It seems that after 64 yrs of competition, Quincy Center is somehow in a better place than the SS Plaza sustainably and it will be the Plaza that has to change...

https://www.dotnews.com/2026/the-worst-or-a-teddy-bear-providing-neighborhood-glue-two-views-on-future-of-mattapan-trolley-line/ It has taken 8 years to get to 15% design and they don't have a funding source so maybe they should just keep the old trolleys

Keeping in mind that the vast majority of jobs in the area are not in the inner core, so that only pertains to that fraction of our much larger market. I think that another part of the problem is that our generation insists on bigger, fancier housing. People used to raise families in apartments...

Promoting SFHs never crossed their minds. The neighborhood is over 90% renters, the largest percentage in the city. Homeownership builds wealth. They are telling people that they can actually own some of these and that there will be new affordable apartments for rent Edit: clarity

So who actually wrote that article UHUB or Dot News? Anyway, Simco's is a walk up hot dog stand on Blue Hill Ave with the same hours, that has been there forever. They rarely have these kinds of problems so I will assume that the neighbors must have a point.

https://caughtindot.com/massdots-name-of-snowplow-winner-announced-and-flake-maye-might-be-our-favorite/ I like Clearopathra!

People are still being buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery but all the plots have been sold and they need money. They couldn't carve up the site for burials because it is too rocky. This is right next to 157 Granite Ave so it will fill in this area a little bit. It is great because it has Red Line...