Affordable apts proposed for Mattapan Sq.; Theater District bar vows to end flood of underage drinkers
Affordable apartments could replace Mattapan Square repair garage
May 12
The Archdiocese of Boston's housing arm and a local developer have filed plans to replace an auto garage at 1590 Blue Hill Ave., near Babson Street in Mattapan Square, with a six-story, 105-unit apartment building, with all the units rented at what the city considers affordable.
Theater District bar that's gotten a rep as a place for kids to drink vows to change that with new owners
May 12
Two managers at the Fourth Wall, 228 Tremont St. near Stuart Street, told the Boston Licensing Board today they're trying to buy the place from an owner who already has no fans on the board and that their priority is stopping a seeming flood of under-21 drinkers who have been flocking there with fake out-of-state IDs.
Man sues state over the 34 years he spent in prison for a Dorchester murder he didn't commit
May 12
Thomas Rosa of Chelsea, who was only officially absolved in March of the 1985 murder of Gwendolyn Taylor of Dorchester yesterday sued the state for the 34 years he spent in prison for her murder.
Man shot in possible gun battle on Dacia Street in Dorchester
May 12
Staco City reports (with video and audio from the scene) that somebody was shot in the back on Dacia Street in Dorchester around 1:15 a.m.
