Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” Volume 36 Issue 6 Thursday, February 7, 2019 50¢ Dot Block developers file new plans By Jennifer Smith Wintergold LLC, envision a the site to better integrate newS eDitor four-building complex with a into the surrounding neigh- The development team for combination of neighborhood borhood,” said Abe Menzin, Dot Block, a large mixed-use retail and restaurant space Executive Vice President at project heading for Glover’s and about 488 residential Samuels, in a statement. Corner, filed a notice of project units. An underground garage “Moving the parking garage change this week. The revised would contain about 345 park- underground allows us to project expands the amount ing spaces, and 14 parking create a vibrant mixed-use of green space in return for spaces are expected to sit on development with lively an underground parking the ground floor. ground-level streetscapes and structure and a reduction in “One of our key goals in green spaces while promoting overall retail space. modifying the project design greater connectivity within the A rendering supplied by the development team behind Dot Samuels & Associates, col- was to create more open space neighborhood.” and pedestrian paths through Block shows the latest iteration of the 488-unit mixed-use de- laborating with Gerald Chan’s (Continued on page 15) velopment from above. Image courtesy Samuels & Associates A Viet district in Fields Corner? The mayor calls for a ‘task force’ By Jennifer Smith in South Boston, Walsh reporter Staff said he and state officials Mayor Martin Walsh is would be creating a task making a push to move force to take up the mat- the needle on designat- ter and try to figure out a ing a cultural district rec- way to make it happen. ognizing the Vietnamese Ordinarily, the Massa- community in Fields chusetts Cultural Council Corner. The proposed reviews applications and name, “Little Saigon,” designates districts that has been the subject of have specific cultural some controversy in the significance. Its stated village. mission is to help with During an appear- signage and program- ance on Saturday at ming to support local arts, humanities, and Clara Hempenstall, Halle Holt, Cole Kazmouski and Collin Yandle— all third graders at St. Brendan the Boston Vietnamese School on Gallivan Boulevard— celebrated the New England Patriots’ epic Super Bowl victory at the community’s annual science organizations, school on Monday. Associate editor Tom Mulvoy reflects on the hometown NLF franchise’s sixth cham- “Tet in Boston” festival aiming to attract artists, pionship victory on page 6. Photo courtesy St. Brendan School at the Flynn Cruise Port (Continued on page 4) Data detail Boston Collegiate juniors how city is get taste of workforce life on the move By Daniel Sheehan ton to work at corpora- experience have a com- By Jennifer Smith reporter Staff tions, small businesses, petitive advantage when newS eDitor Last month, members hospitals, government applying for college-level While Boston’s population contin- of the junior class at Bos- offices, and nonprofits. internships and full-time ued to grow and become more diverse ton Collegiate Charter As an institution cen- jobs.” in the first seven years of the 2010s School completed a two- tered around college In an interview with decade, the city grew more expensive week long internship in preparation, BCCS the Reporter last week, to live in, according to Boston a professional setting as considers its internship a handful of BCCS stu- Planning and Development Agency part of the school’s Col- program, started over a dents discussed their (BPDA) demographic trend reports. legiate Skills Program. decade ago, an integral experiences with their One overview January report, Through the pro- part of the curriculum. respective internships. pulled together by the department’s gram, students choose “ T h i s i n t e r n s h i p (Continued on page 5) research division from American an internship at a site program is a capstone Community Survey data, reviews relevant to their career to the BCCS student demographics from 2010 to 2017 interests and complete experience and is a vital in Boston proper. A more in-depth 55 hours of on-site, component of our school’s report, Boston in Context, breaks the hands-on work, gaining mission to prepare each 2017 snapshot down by city neighbor- important experience student for success in hood boundaries. in a professional envi- college and beyond,” During that time, Boston’s popula- ronment and a better said Shannah Varón, tion boomed. From some 622,000 understanding of their executive director of BCCS. “Studies have people in 2010, the city grew by “Death of King Philip,” William L. Shep- career and college major All contents shown that the vast 10 percent to 683,000 residents in pard(1883) NY Public Library options. copyright © 2019 The Mayhew Street- majority of companies 2017. Dorchester remains the largest Last in a series from “When Last The Boston Neighborhood neighborhood by a wide margin at Glorious Light: Lay of the Massachuset. based school sends its believe that high school News, Inc. 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Kennedy Institute for the United a Goodale Road party States Senate hosts a screening of “The Peacemaker” Sunday morning by and subsequent discussion of the award-winning pulling a knife on his op- film which chronicles the work of Padraig O’Malley, ponent, but after people University of Massachusetts Boston John Joseph wrested the weapon Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Volunteers joined a city of Boston--led effort to count homeless citizens and away, he went outside, Reconciliation at 6 p.m. seek to bring them to safe shelter last Wed., Jan. 30. Jesse Costa/WBUR photo got a gun, shot Jeudy • The public is invited to join the staff of the Romero to death, then Neponset River Watershed Association on Thurs., Homeless census taken on grabbed the victim’s Feb. 7 at the Canton Public Library from 6:45 to keys and drove away in 8 p.m. for an annual presentation of local water his car, a Suffolk County quality results. For more information about the a dangerously cold night prosecutor charged Water Sampling Program, contact Andres Ripley at By Simón rioS city’s census of homeless the area. That was six or Monday. [email protected] or 781-575-0354 x 306. More wBUr reporter people, which has taken seven people emerging, Patterson, 29, of Pea- about the Citizen Water Monitoring Network at It’s 11 p.m. in Downtown place annually for the and the priority was, let’s body, was ordered held neponset.org/cwmn Crossing last Wednesday last 39 years. get people into shelter,” without bail at his ar- night— a night so cold Jim Greene, the he says. “So far, five out raignment in Dorches- Saturday (9th) – Lunar New Year celebration it punishes every bit of city’s point person on of the seven took a ride ter District Court on a at MFA— Admission will be free as the Museum exposed skin. Boston homelessness, has been to shelter. Somebody’s charge of murder for the of Fine Arts Boston will celebrate Chinese, Korean Mayor Marty Walsh doing the census for going to an ATM machine death of Romero, also and Vietnamese traditions on Sat., Feb. 9 from 10 leans down to speak to more than three decades. around the corner, and 29, an Army veteran a.m.- 5 p.m. See mfa.org/lunar for more info. a woman huddled in a The night’s count, he the other gentleman who leaves behind four • VietAID hosts its annual Tet celebration from corner outside a store. says, was far and away went to an ATM machine young children. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 42 Charles St., Dorchester. “Why don’t you come the highest count he’s up the way. At least those As Romero’s and Pat- in? It’s too cold tonight.” A experienced. are heated locations, terson’s families lis- Thursday (14th) – Valentine’s Day event at Lower few blocks away, she can That night, as he ap- but we’ll have vans out tened on opposite sides Mills Library, 27 Richmond St., Dorchester at 5:30 find shelter at the New proaches people, Greene throughout the night of the courtroom, Assis- p.m. Sing love songs from movies with ukuleles & England Center and tells those who are reluc- checking on people.” tant Suffolk County DA light refreshments. More info: anneku.com/ukelele Home for Veterans. tant that six people died Last year, the city Jennifer Hickman gave The woman looks at the night before on the reported 163 people were the following account: Wednesday (20th) – Mayor Martin J.