Related, Beal to Try and Save Floundering Columbus Center

The empty site is littered with trash, graffiti, and abandoned construction materials. That is a far cry from what was supposed to be here, an elegent mixed-use project featuring a 400+ foot tower that would deck parcels 16-19 over the Mass Pike and reconnect the South End and the Back Bay. As of now, the [...]

Details of RIPTA Service Cutbacks Announced

Like many public transportation programs throughout the country, the Rhode Island Public Transportation Agency relies on public subsidies, usually from the state. Unfortunately, also like most public transit networks, RIPTA is swimming in the red, and the outlook for the future isn’t any brighter.
For the fiscal year, RIPTA is approximately $12 million short of the [...]

With $49.5M Renovation Complete, Burke Reopens

Falling panels, lack of computer, gangs, drop-outs, underachieving, bad – these are all words that would have aptly described the Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester, a school that lost its accredition for two years in the mid 90s. Today, students and faculty can start to use different words, as the city has finally [...]