Sat, October 13
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
City Natives
30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan
Bring plants to swap and containers to carry them home. You're invited
to exchange, donate or simply take home plants. Shop for hard-to-find
native plants, fall gardening supplies, Pumpkin Compost and City
Natives honey. Build skills in workshops on Tree Care, Seasonal Cooking
and Urban Beekeeping.
For more information or to register for a program (unless otherwise
noted) contact BNAN at info@bostonnatural.org or phone 617-542-7696.
Annual Meeting and Dinner 2012
October 18, 2012 6PM
Devine Golf House
Franklin Park
1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester
Dorchester Bay will be hosting its 2012 Annual Meeting and Dinner
on
October 18, 2012, 6:00 pm at the Devine Golf House at Franklin
Park, 1
Circuit Drive, Dorchester. The theme for this meeting is "Community
Engagement".
Please RSVP by October 10th
by calling 617-825-4200 or email Cookie at Ksheers@dbedc.org.
Explore
the historic waterfront warehouses that are home to painters,
sculptors, ceramicists, jewelers, performance artists, fashion
designers, printmakers, book artists, photographers, and more. Meet
local artists and craftspeople, and get a behind the scenes look at
where Boston artists create their work.Find established artists, and
discover new emerging talents. Stroll, ponder, and browse. Buy original
art from the people who make it.
Visitors to Open Studios can explore 10 buildings in the Fort Point
neighborhood, plus galleries and creative design shops. All buildings
are in easy walking distance of each other.
Open Studios Events are free to the public, with FREE PARKING in
the Central Parking Lot on Binford Street off of A Street
Uphams
Corner Main Street Annual Meeting 2012
October 23, 2012
The
UCMS Annual Meeting in 2012 will be a Breakfast Meeting - 8am - 9:30am,
Tuesday, October 23rd at Paraiso Restaurant -750 Dudley Street.
EVERYONE is
invited.
Learn about:the Uphams Corner Dining Guide, pop-up galleries
and arts-based events, the new information kiosk, partnership with the
Boston Foundation and lots more.
National
Hispanic Heritage Month is the period from September 15 to October 15
in the United States, when people recognize the contributions of
Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate the
group's heritage and culture.
Dance teachers from MetaMovements will demonstrate and lead
participants in four different Latin-style dances, starting with
Salsa. MetaMovements is a dancing company in the Boston area led
by Anara Piers Frank.
The Sep/Oct 2012 issue of "Currents," by the Boston Water & Sewer
Commission's bimonthly news publication, is entitled "Help Reduce
Environmental Pollution." Their emphasis is the proper disposal
of
household hazardous waste. Included is a schedule of hazardous
waste
disposal dates in the City of Boston and information about disposing of
yard waste.
Uphams
Corner Main Street has begun planning
for November / December holiday events - decorating in the community,
the tree lighting on November 24th and a Holiday Party on December 8 at
the Strand Theatre.
Last year (2011), the Uphams Corner Improvement Association sponsored a
Holiday Celebration at the Strand as part of the tree
lighting. The holiday party, drawing community to engage in the
tree lighting event, marked a long drought of lack luster tree lighting
events in Uphams Corner.
Meanwhile, Uphams Corner Main Street had sponsored Small
Business Saturday, so the day was filled with activity from early
morning through dusk. This year, the goals are not only
to have fun but to increase the participation of businesses, youth and
residents in holiday activities and to improve the overall 'holiday' feel in
Uphams Corner.
The
September 2012 of the Uphams Corner Improvement Association was held at
6:30pm on September 27 at the Dorchester Bay building, 594Columbia Rd.
They
began by reviewing their first year -
actions
taken, accomplishment and progress made towards effecting
change in the community. Issuing Beautification awards is one of the
best activities initiated because of its positive effect on the
recipients.
They also discussed the balance between positive reinforcement to
promote positive change vs how to treat those elements of the community who need "to
go to jail," - in particular, the attitudes of some
business owners who do nothing to help maintain the exterior of their property.
The Fairmount
Initiative was discussed in detail. UCIA decided they will be writing a letter to the BRA to express
their opinions and concerns about a variety of Fairmount related topics.
Nurturing
his horticultural work of love since 1999, Ed DeBortoli lives in Uphams
Corner but has a community garden plot located in the Victory Gardens
in the
Fenway. Not only has he received Mayor Menino's Best Community Garden
award several times including 2012 but he has received awards from the
Victory Gardens Board.
Boston's Victory Gardens is the oldest one in the country (established
1943)
and only one of two remaining Victory Gardens in the United States.
Mayor Menino hosts a citywide garden contest in multiple categories
such as small yard gardens, large yard gardens, window
boxes, tree pits, porch gardens and more. Ed has also won twice for
his small yard garden.
'Fabulous,
phenomenal, rivaling downtown musicals, more drama in Act I
than I would expect in three musicals, better than at the Colonial
Theater, not a dry eye in the crowd.'
Ragtime, the
Musical delivers a score that is direct, piercing in its clarity and
ultimately hopeful.
It is based on the historically accurate struggles of
diverse groups comprising America at the turn of the twentieth century
– the Negroes, the privileged whites and the immigrants, all in
mortal
conflict.
Excellent music, performances, choreography and staging. The
Fiddlehead Theatre is on top of its musical game. Execllent
photos and comments from "the audience."
Oct 4 Artist Discussion
Oct 5 Opening Reception
Oct 6-7 Artists on Display
This annual event is an opportunity for Roxbury's visual artists to
welcome the public to view and purchase paintings, drawings,
sculptures, textiles, jewelry and other studio crafts.
The Boston NAACP is convening a tele-town hall meeting that could be a
"game changer" in this 2012 election cycle. Over 1000 people have
already registered.
Date: Monday, October 15
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Topics: voter suppression. right to vote. affordable care act. jobs.
key election dates, among others...
Organizations recently joining in this effort.
For
over 10 years, the MBTA has been making improvements to the Fairmount
Line based on a feasibility study in 2002 which identified
essential infrastructure issues and
ridership expansion opportunities (4 new stations being built).
The BRA's Fairmount Transportation
Initiative brings transportation and
master planning together on one table, a rare opportunity for the MBTA.
With the South Station expansion
program underway, the full extent of the Fairmount project now runs
another decade into the future.
Mr. Joe Cosgrove, MBTA Development Director, spoke extensively about
the project at the Sep 12, 2012 CAG meeting (Fairmount Corridor Wide
Advisory Group).
"Congratulations," he said, "to the BRA for making an
effort to link the two types of planning that rarely get an opportunity
to be on the same table at the same time: transportation planning
(MBTA) and master planning (City of Boston)."
During his presentation, Mr. Cosgrove:
Gave a report on construction work done on the
Fairmount Line for the last ten years
Talked about ongoing work (phase II)
Provided insight into additional work needed to make
the Fairmount Line a success (South Station expansion)
Talked about his work with the Fairmount CDC
Collaborative
Answered questions raised by members of the Advisory
Group (CAG)
The
Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line is the only Commuter Rail Branch
that exclusively serves the City of Boston and MBTA’s Urban Core.
In October of 2002, a Feasibility Study identified the infrastructure
upgrades needed to maintain a
"State of Good Repair" on the Fairmount Line.
Most of the upgrades have been completed including rehabbing two
stations, reconstructing six (6) bridges, de-leading and minor repair
to
four (4) bridges. Since the bridge work began in 2005, the
Fairmount system has had limited service due to track use
restrictions. Returning the system back to full service remains a
challenge.
Redevelopment of the old Pearl Meat Packing Building will be meeting
what residents
living nearby say is their number one priority -
Bringing Jobs Back to
Uphams Corner.
Many residents worked at Pearl before the company moved to
Randolph. Redevelopment of this 35,000 SF site into the Bornstein and
Pearl Food Processing Small Business Center is a key component of the
Quincy Street Corridor redevelopment project.
The
Uphams Corner Library sponsored a well appreciated community workshop
for anyone interested in 'Growing your Own,' especially food.
Presented
by Dan Chamberlain on Thursday, September 20, 2012, the workshop was
perfect for a small but very
dedicated set of residents and librarians.
Topics included what to plant, networking, sustainability, container
gardening, gardening maintenance and closing down after the season.
Attendees had a chance to ask questions and get excellent
recommendations from a young urban,
sustainability oriented youth, who models the next generation of
concerned urban citizens.
Mass. Governor Deval Patrick and other officials visited the urban
agriculture program in Dorchester run by The Food Project, the Dudley
Street Neighborhood Initiative, and Alternatives for Community and
Environment (ACE).
I am sending a letter of hope, vision and concern to Mayor Menino about
the need for adult education opportunities in Uphams Corner, a section
of
the city that also has a low educational attainment rate.
Can you
please publish my letter and share it with the community? Thank you in
advance.
Shemiram
Fabian
Dear Mayor Menino:
Thank
you so much for all you do to improve the quality of life of the
people in the City of Boston.
These days I have been inspired, and motivated by the speeches given by
our Democratic leaders at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) who
have been laying the pivotal facts, challenges, and hopes for a better
future for this country.
We heard amongst other topics how EDUCATION
is
the most important, and vital subject that brings change, hope,
prosperity, and success.
Uphams
Corner has a high immigrant population - people who have come
here in search of a
better life. Many don't speak English and have low skills and find it
hard to obtain employment in 21st century work opportunities.
Yet even a little bit of
education or job training makes such a huge difference in stabilizing
people's lives
financially - in liberating them. So I am asking you for
help. Uphams Corner
needs an ADULT
EDUCATION
CENTER, where people can learn vocational skills or study art,
music,
business etc.... so that
people can be inspired, live creative lives and make a better Boston.
Friends of the Uphams Corner Library Meeting
Sat, October 13
Annual Meeting and Dinner 2012 
Oct
17 - 21
Explore
the historic waterfront warehouses that are home to painters,
sculptors, ceramicists, jewelers, performance artists, fashion
designers, printmakers, book artists, photographers, and more. Meet
local artists and craftspeople, and get a behind the scenes look at
where Boston artists create their work.Find established artists, and
discover new emerging talents. Stroll, ponder, and browse. Buy original
art from the people who make it.
The
September 2012 of the Uphams Corner Improvement Association was held at
6:30pm on September 27 at the Dorchester Bay building, 594Columbia Rd. 
Best Community Garden 2012 - Ed DeBortoli
'Fabulous,
phenomenal, rivaling downtown musicals, more drama in Act I
than I would expect in three musicals, better than at the Colonial
Theater, not a dry eye in the crowd.' 
For
over 10 years, the MBTA has been making improvements to the Fairmount
Line based on a feasibility study in 2002 which identified
essential infrastructure issues and
ridership expansion opportunities (4 new stations being built). 
The
Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line is the only Commuter Rail Branch
that exclusively serves the City of Boston and MBTA’s Urban Core. 
Thank
you so much for all you do to improve the quality of life of the
people in the City of Boston.