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Uphams Corner News Index
Featured News
Praise for the Framingham Bunker
Snow Removal Strike Force Plan
Nemo Photos : Kids & Nature
Nemo Photos: UC Business District
Public Works: UC Design Mtg 2/12/13
The Sinking of the Dorchester - 70 years
Counting Down to Earth Day
Looking back on 43 Earth Days
Capuano - Restricting Access to DMF
Marijuana Law Listening Sessions
Boston/Cambridge Joint Hearing
Officlals call for EAC Vote Delay
BRA - Excellent Set of Ground Rules
BU Metro College Info Session
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Black History Month Poetry
Touched by the Heart of Truth
The Sounds of Blackness
I Need to Know
Remember
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Latest Events
Fairmount Corridor-Wide Meeting 2/11
Urban Edge Open House 2/14
Art Morpheus & DAC: New Arts APP 2/14
DinnerFest Party & Auction 2/24
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From the Past
Uphams Corner Visioning Forum
Your Favorite Fedora at the Strand
NAACP: "Slavery by Another Name"
Da Vinci Commission Staged Play
Henriquez on Liquor License Cap
Mayor Hosts MA Gun Coalition
Three-point Approach to Gun Control
"Fix Gun Checks" Legislation
BRA Report: Boston in Recovery
Raisin in Sun: Racism / Gentrification
Remember - Poem for Black History
EITC Campaign Announced
EAC School Choice Options Mtgs
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Black History Month Poetry
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Touched by the Heart of Truth
by Carolle Nau
One never really knows the true
pain which strikes another.
But if your heart still beats you’ll
feel it when you read someone
else’s story.
I felt my heart being touched when
a well of water cupped an eye as
I read them.
Amazing people like Desmond Tutu,
Booker T Washington, Ella Fitzgerald
and Nelson Mandela, and many, many
more changed the world just by
being alive.
Posted: February 12, 2013
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The Sounds of Blackness
from "28 Days of Poetry
Celebrating Black History"
by Latorial Faison (2006)
In my heart there lies no defeat
But in my bosom a triumphant and rhythmic beat
And while my spirit dances with gladness
I am quick to recall the sounds of blackness.
I hear the moaning and the wailing
Of native Africans held captive on ships sailing
As though it were my youth of yesterday
Whispering truths to ears in dark dismay.
The long, persistent motherland call
Of anxious hope and justice for all
As though it beckoned from higher heights
I hear the songs of steal away nights.
Posted: February 12, 2013
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I Need to Know
from "28 Days of Poetry
Celebrating Black History 2"
by Latorial Faison (2008)
I need to know
My original name
I need to know
Without any shame
I need to know
About African slave castles
I need to know
About White slave masters
I need to know
About the slave trade
I need to know
How America was made
Posted: Feb 12, 2013
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Remember' - Dedicated to the makers of Black History
by Robby Thomas
Remember when justice was partial to Langston's hue, and the world made Billie Holiday blue,
. . .
when Malcolm went to Mecca - changed his mind, Cassius became Ali - Liston passed his prime,
. . .
And, it was to help a son who with Dreams from his father,
Dared to become the most powerful vision of hope in America, if not the world
remember?
Posted: Jan 26, 2013
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Upham's Corner InSight into the
News
Following the Seige by Nemo, Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino Deserve Praise
Feb 10, 2013
 Boston
Business Journal took Gov Patrick to task for 'protecting us from
ourselves' with the driving ban, suggesting with light but earnest
sarcasm: "Thanks but no thanks. Our freedoms, not big
government, come first."
Citing conditions in another Suffolk County (NY) that led to hundreds
of abandoned cars because there was no driving ban, UC News
praises both Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino for handling Nemo challenges
admirably.
Snow Removal Strike Force Plan Announced
Mon, Feb 11, 2013
The Office of the Mayor has announced a "Snow Removal Strike Force Plan."
As clean-up continues in the City of Boston, Snow Removal Strike Force
teams are being deployed across the City in a coordinated effort to
remove
piles of snow from roadways and intersections. Work will continue
throughout the day and night.
Snow Removal Strike Force Teams
- Boston Public Works Department (Joanne Massaro, Commissioner)
- Boston Transportation Department (Thomas Tinlin, Commissioner)
- Boston Police Department (Edward Davis, Commissioner)
- The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (Jay Walsh, Commissioner)
Deployments are happening across the City and work is to continue through the night.
Nemo - Blizzard of 2013 - Photos of Kids & Nature
Feb 9, 2013
Walking around, as difficult as it was, led to kids playing everywhere,
- throwing snowballs and huge clumps of snow at each other and just
having a lot of fun.
For the adults, taking a walk before the snow evaporated, got trampled and covered with soot - that was like going on vacation.
What was there to find? All the different ways the buildings and
trees and signs and fences had been painted in lacy white.
Nemo - Blizzard of 2013 - Photos of Uphams Corner Business District
Feb 9, 2013
 The
main streets, Dudley, Columbia Rd and Stoughton, remained devoid of
cars for hours after the storm dissipated but pedestrians and
bicyclists were heading over to the few businesses open early: CVS,
Brothers Market and the liquor store.
Everywhere the snow had artistically decorated the buildings in layers
of white, each painting unique and each adding ephemeral beauty to the
business district.
Public Works Meeting: Uphams Corner Roadway and Urban Design Improvements
Feb 12, 2013 6:00 PM
 At a community meeting in Uphams Corner on Feb 12, the Public Works Department will be presenting a set of recommended
designs for the improvement of the "corridor" between the Strand
Theatre and the City Parking Lot behind the businesses (CVS) on Dudley
Street in Uphams Corner.
This is an important meeting because
it gives residents and all stakeholders an opportunity to express their
opinions on what is right for Uphams Corner.
Posted: Feb 4, 2013
The Sinking of The Dorchester - 70th Anniversary - Honoring Those who Died
Posted: Feb 9, 2013
 On
February 3, 1943, a German U-Boat captain gave the command to attack
The Dorchester. Within 27 minutes, the transport ship with 902
people on board sank, taking the lives of 700 officers, servicemen and
civilian workers.
In that final half hour, the selfless efforts of four clergy on board
helped save many lives. 2013 marked the 70th anniversary of this
tragic event.
Count Down to Earth Day 2013
April 22, 2013
According to Earth Day Network, more than one billion people from
around the world will be taking part in the 43rd Anniversary of Earth
Day, April 22, 2013.
"Climate
Change" has been selected as this year's focus - with unprecedented
occurrences of extreme weather, loss of species, and
pollution.
Organizing
groups will be reaching out to their peers to help them understand how
to be part of the solution.
Uphams Corner News is starting early, marking the countdown to
Earth Day with articles focused on our stewardship responsibility - taking care of Planet Earth.
We begin our understanding of Earth Day by looking at how "International" the event has beome.
Earth Day - since its founding in 1970 - 43 years of Environmental Progress.
(see article following)
 Earth Day International - April 22 - Largest Civic Event in the World
Posted: Feb 7, 2013
Gaylord Nelson, environmental activist and US senator from Wisconsin,
is credited as having created the first Earth Day in 1970.
Today, it is is the largest civic event in the world, uniting more than
1 billion people under the Flag of Planetary Stewardship.
Earth Day helps remind us that we live in a world that requires
personal commitments from everyone. "Every day is Earth
Day."
Earth
Day helps to rekindle public commitment, build community activism and
broaden the base of support for environmental programs.
73 Days Until Earth Day
Elected Officials: More Time Needed to Review BPS School Choice Plans
 Feb 4, 2013
Twelve Boston area elected officials have signed a letter stating their
constituents, stakeholders and families are requesting more time to
review and understand the most recent school choice plans.
The EAC is moving too quickly - planning a final vote within two weeks
of its unveiling to the public. The letter co-signers are asking
the EAC to delay the scheduled February 9th vote to allow the public
more time.
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Starting with New Events Added
Art Morpheus & DAC Collaborating on: New Art Love App
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
 Unveiling of the New Art Love
app which provides artists' communities with access to Open Studios
info and a website anyone can use to discover local artists 365 days/year.
Join ARTMORPHEUS Director, Liora Beer, and Dorchester Arts
Collaborative's Andrea Kunst on Thu Feb 14, 2013 for more information
about the app and a Dorchester Arts Collaborative update.
Please RSVP by 2/11 akunst@comcast.net
Victory Programs Dinnerfest Party + Auction
Sun, Feb 24, 2013
Over 100 packages from some of Boston’s most exciting and acclaimed
restaurants will be up for auction plus raffling off 2 round-trip
tickets courtesy of JetBlue and live auctioning of a few incredible
vacation packages!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
3:00-6:00pm
The Brahmin Restaurant
Back Bay, Boston
** Concert cancelled due to Storm ***
Guitar & String Ensemble Playing Bach (Free
Concert)
Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 7:30pm
St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church, Quincy
Special guests: Nicole Parks and Farley Kelly-Masterton, violins,
Faith Jones, viola, Nora Karakousoglou, cello.
Program includes Bach, Tarrega, Siegfried and more.
Posted: Jan 21, 2013
Tweet: All @BPLBoston libraries will be closed Friday 2/8, Saturday 2/9 & Sunday 2/10. #bosnow
Friends of
the Uphams Corner Library
Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:30AM
THE FRIENDS OF THE UPHAMS CORNER LIBRARY meeting originally scheduled for 02/09/2013 is cancelled due to the inclement weather.
We have re-scheduled our meeting for Saturday (09/16/2013) at 9:30 a.m. Take care and be safe!
Thank you. Josette Teneus saveuclibrary@gmail.com
*** Rescheduled for Mar 9 - Read Letter Here ***
"Cultivating Lands, Nourishing Communities,
Building Businesses"
Feb 9, 2013
 Urban Farming Conference (UFC) being held
Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at Roxbury Community College in Boston - a
forum to share information regarding what is currently
happening with urban agriculture and to map out a vision for
its future in Massachusetts.
The conference is being presented by City Growers and the Urban
Farming Institute (UFI) in partnership with the Massachusetts
Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR).
Posted: Jan 21, 2013
Postponed - new date to be announced
Fairmount Corridor-wide Advisory Group Meeting
Mon, Feb 11, 2013
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Due to this weekend’s storm and
difficult travel today, we will be POSTPONING
tonight’s Fairmount CAG meeting to a later date.
Thanks! Jeremy Rosenberger
Just a friendly reminder!! The Fairmount Corridor-wide Advisory Group meeting will be:
Monday, February 11, 2013
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Hyde Park Municipal Building, Basement
1179 River Street, Hyde Park
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, please visit our website http://www.fairmountindigoplanning.org or contact:
Ines Palmarin, Co-Director
617.918.4434 Ines.Palmarin.BRA@cityofboston.gov
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Jeremy Rosenberger, Co-Director
617.918.4431 Jeremy.Rosenberger.BRA@cityofboston.gov |
Boston Redevelopment
Authority
One City Hall Square | Boston, MA 02201-1007
Digital Content Curation
(click here) About Town in Greater Uphams Corner
- Hyde Jackson Sq Main St for Feb 12
- Sarah Takagi - piano 2/17/13 GBHC
- Dorchester Arts Collaborative Events Listing for 2/10/13
- Historic Boston Newsletter Jan 2013
- SCI Social Capitalist Fundraiser #4/3/13
- Planning 101 at MAPC
- BNAN - Embrace the Winter
- Discover Roxbury Expanding
- Savin Hill Mural - Life of Christ
- Hyde Sq Main Street E-blast
- First Parish about to install Steeple
- Much more
(click here) Sustainable Planet
- T-shirts drink water - tons of it
- Working Woodlands
- Year ahead in Food Policy
- The "ELF" mini mobile
- Bathroom reinvented
- 70 Acre lab for sustainable living
- Lots More
What is "Digital Content Curation"?
So much excellent content is available on the web. Why not
share it? Scoop.IT is a content curation mechanism that
allows easy access to other content, "scooped up" and
included in a Scoop.It "blog."
Uphams Corner News has two such blogs (shown above). We
like sharing the best with the best.
Urban Edge Open House
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Urban Edge: 'We love our neighborhoods!'
Open house thu feb 14, 2013. Information on programs and
services, latest updates on renovation projects, new building projects,
tasty refreshments.
The Da Vinci Commission, a Staged Reading
Fri, Feb 15, 2013/
Can't Wait Productions Presents
"The Da Vinci Commission," a new play by MJ Halberstadt. Can't
Wait Productions, directed by Josh Burlingham, presents a staged
reading of this new play.
The performance is taking place on Friday
evening, February 15, 2013 at the home of the Dorchester Arts
Collaborative, 157 Washington Street in Dorchester.
Posted: Jan 27, 2013
Boston Ballet - Dance at the Strand
Theatre
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Boston Ballet at the Strand Theater is a FREE presentation
featuring Boston Ballet's signature range of repertoire
including classical and contemporary works.
Boston Ballet will present two performances, one for the schools
and one for the general audience in the evening.
Brought to you by Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, in
partnership with the Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism &
Special Events, and Boston Public Schools at The Strand Theatre
on February 15, 2013.
Posted: Jan 20, 2013
Open Mic Poetry Night at the Uphams Corner
Library
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 4PM.
 Poetry in all languages including English,
Spanish, Cape Verdean, and Vietnamese. All styles of poetry,
all ages welcome - clean language only.
Each poet gets 3 minutes maximum, up to 25 performers.
Pre-registration encouraged.
Posted: Jan 22, 2013
The Marijuana Policy Project is a nonprofit founded in 1995 to reform
US marijuana laws provides a history of reforming marijuana laws in
Massachusetts.
Boston and Cambridge Joint Hearing to Focus on Metropolitan Area Talent Retention
Feb 4, 2013
 Boston
and Cambridge are both centers for technology and innovation but many
challenges lie ahead including how to retain the talent needed to
maintain and grow each city’s economic vibrancy.
According to an upcoming 'Talent Magnets' report by the World Class
Cities Partnership (WCCP), approximately 53% of 2005 college graduates
left Boston for another city.
At the WCCP-sponsored Chatham Forum on January 25, 2013, Boston City
Councillor Tito Jackson and Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung
announced a partnership to generate further technological advancement
and next-generation employment opportunities for the metropolitan area.
Information Session for Boston University Metropolitan College!
Wed, Feb 27, 2013 City Hall
Offered to City of Boston employees by the Metropolitan College at
Boston University - a limited number of scholarships for master’s
level degree and graduate certificate rograms - part-time and in
the evening programs.
Areas the City considers for these scholarship awards: City Planning,
Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Project Management and
Urban Affairs.
Important Mtg: Uphams Corner Visioning
Forum, Sat Feb 2, 2013/
Feb 2, 2013
 For all people who live, work, play, visit
or care about the Uphams Corner neighborhood, please attend
the Uphams Corner Visioning Forum.
The goal is to involve as many people as possible directly into
the short and long term planning for the Uphams Corner area
including economic development, jobs, transit, housing and
quality of life.
Everyone's voice is needed to help develop a comprehensive
vision for the future, one that starts with the people and
reflects their priorities and needs.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
9:30 am -1:00 pm
The Kroc Center
650 Dudley Street
Posted: Jan 11, 2013
Don your Favorite Fedora in Style and Come Visit the Strand
Jan 26, 2013
 Billed
as a palace on opening day in 1918, the Strand helped usher in the
Roaring '20's and has welcomed countless celebrities and visitors
into its grandeur.
Imagine in the Strand's earliest days, the gentlement arriving and
wearing their felt fedora hats - a symbol of character since the
'20's.
The fedora reminds us of gangsters and Prohibition and
even today, is classified as a "gangster hat," worn by all.
We dare you! Don your own version of the fedora "gangster" hat
and, gaily dressed to the hilt, walk through the doors of the Strand
Theatre for yet another amazing performance.
Transport yourself to a world where you are the star!
Photos
of the Fedora Famous including Ne-Yo, Ving Rhames, Michael Jackson,
Humphrey Bogart, Beyonce, Frank Sinatra, Diane Kruger, and Baby Zoe
Berman.
Boston NAACP Presents: "Slavery by Another Name"
Sat Feb 2, 2013 10:am
 The
Boston NAACP invites you to a viewing and discussion on the documentary
Slavery by Another Name," a narrative of the mistreatment of millions
of blacks in America, mistreatment that kept African-Americans in
shackles of the body and mind long after slavery had officially ended.
"The Boston NAACP strongly believes that every American benefits from
an honest and more balanced view of history," says Michael Curry,
President of the Boston NAACP. "It allows us to put our triumphs,
failures and struggles in the proper context, and to properly evaluate
current challenges with race."
Critically important for everyone to see ... formidably researched, powerfully written, wrenchingly detailed.
The viewing and discussion are FREE.
Mayor Menino Hosts MA Gun Control Coalition - "Mayors Against Illegal
Guns"
Jan 30, 2013
Mayor Thomas M. Menino hosted the Massachusetts delegation of the
Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) coalition on January 31, 2013, as
they continued their call on Congress to take action on gun violence.
"We have a responsibility to our residents to do all we can to make our
neighborhoods safer."
He also praised the entire Massachusetts federal delegation for signing onto HR 137, the Fix Gun Checks Act.
Three-Point Approach to Gun Control: Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Jan 31, 2013
Mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston, as
co-chairs of 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG),' submitted a letter
to the Senate's Committee on the Judiciary.
The letter strongly urged the passage of "common-sense firearms legislation" including
- requiring every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check'
- get military-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines off our streets and
- make gun trafficking a federal crime.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns Supports HR 137
Jan 31, 2013/
On January 24, 2013, the coalition, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG),
sent a letter to Congress in support of legislation to close the
loophole that allows the purchase of guns without a background check.
The Fix Gun Checks Act (HR 137) would institute reforms that are
targeting the 40 to 48 percent of guns sold by unlicensed 'private
sellers' to prohibited gun buyers who exploit the vast 'private sale
loophole.'
By seeking out private sellers who do not have to comply with the
background check at gun shows and over the Internet, gun purchases can
be made that would otherwise be prohibited.
Rep. Henriquez Supports Hearing on Call for Liquor License Cap
Jan 29, 2013
State Representative Carlos Henriquez supports City Councilor Ayanna
Pressley's call for a hearing on the cap on liquor licenses in Boston,
citing a concern of equity.
"We need to examine equity in the geographic distribution as well as
the accessibility to small local business owners due to cost.
Currently the district I represent and neighboring working class
neighborhoods lack access to family and dining establishments and
entertainment key in attracting and retaining young professionals and
families in our cities' neighborhoods."
Final School Choice Options Ready for Presentation
Mon, Feb 4 at 6pm
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
906 Albany St., Roxbury
 The External Advisory Committee on School
Choice (EAC) has completed their one-year community input
process to identify a new school choice assignment system
for Boston Public Schools.
On Feb 4, 2013 the EAC will present the 'best of the
best' models for final consideration. The plan
implemented will provide parents school choices that are fairer
and more predictable than the current system and it will help the
City to build stronger communities.
Posted: Jan 23, 2013
Boston Leads Recession-Weary Cities in Rebound
Jan 26, 2013
The BRA's 2013 Economy Report indicates that Boston has made a full recovery from the Great Recession.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino:
'Boston weathered the Great Recession better than most American cities,
but we still saw our share of hardship,'but we've come out stronger on
the other side.'
New data released show the unemployment rate has fallen steadily,
prejections for record employment, jobs lost are regained, new
construction investment.
12th Annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign Announced
Jan 26, 2013
The
City of Boston's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) campaign is
spearheaded by the Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services.
The program provides low- and moderate-income taxpayers with free
financial services, in a multi-pronged effort to reduce poverty in the
City of Boston.
During the 2012 tax season, the Boston EITC Campaign served 11,500
taxpayers, returning a total of $18 million in credits and refunds.
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