New apartments approved in Dorchester; one professor's Pride flag BU can't touch

New apartments approved in Dorchester; one professor's Pride flag BU can't touch
Turkey roosting outside Temple Israel on Longwood Avenue. Photo by Ari Ofsevit.

New apartment building approved across from Ashmont station

March 24

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans for a six-story, 33-unit apartment building at 555-563 Talbot Ave. in Dorchester.

33 affordable apartments approved on Bowdoin Street in Dorchester

March 24

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by a non-profit group to replace a single-family house at 190 Bowdoin St. in Dorchester with a four-story, 33-unit affordable apartment building.

The early bird gets the best seat for shabbat

March 24

Ari Ofsevit spotted this turkey outside Temple Israel on Longwood Avenue, with the apparent mistaken belief you have to start lining up several days in advance for shabbat services. 

BU administrators can't touch this professor's Pride flag

March 24

Boston University has been on a tear of late, literally, pulling down Pride flags in public places and demanding that professors remove them from their windows.

Boston to gather Theater District club managers to plan how to handle a burst of high-energy soccer fans after World Cup matches

March 24

The Boston Licensing Board is looking to organize a meeting with Theater District clubs in the next month to figure out how to safely handle closing time when, assuming Logan is still open, lots of World Cup fans flood the area at night during the weeks of World Cup matches in Foxborough....

Tables tossed, thrown as teens battle cops at South Bay Panera after school, police say

March 24

Boston Police report arresting five teens at the Panera, 8 Allstate Rd. in Dorchester after a violent fracas yesterday afternoon, in what police say is the latest in a string of teen...

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