Events Upcoming
Upham's Corner Fairmount WAG Meeting 2/27/13
Just a friendly reminder!! The next Fairmount Uphams Corner Working
Advisory Group (WAG) meeting will be:
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Salvation Army Kroc Community Center
650 Dudley Street, Dorchester
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, please visit our website www.fairmountindigoplanning.org or contact the co-directors:
Ines Palmarin
617.918.4434
Ines.Palmarin.BRA@cityofboston.gov
Jeremy Rosenberger
617.918.4431
Jeremy.Rosenberger.BRA@cityofboston.gov
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.
The Hayden Building - Dedication Ceremonies
Thu Feb 28, 2013
 Along
with special guest, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Historic Boston Inc.
cordially invites you to celebrate the completion of the new residences
at the historic Hayden Building.
Thu, Feb 28, 2013
Open House 10:30am - 12:30pm
Dedication Ceremonies 11:00am
Posted: February 23, 2013
Harriet Tubman: I Can't Die But Once
In celebration of Black History Month
Grove Hall Branch Library:
Thursday 2/28, 6:00 pm
 Harriet
Tubman followed General Butler's army through Maryland, her home
country. She operated as a scout and spy of the Union Army and helped
slaves to escape to the Union Army.
Gwendolyn Quezaire Presutti will present the life and times of Harriet
Tubman told in the oral tradition, in a 45 minute presentation.
For adults and families ages 11+. Sponsored by the City-Wide
Friends of the Boston Public Library.
Posted: Feb 25, 2013
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at The City School
Fri, Mar 1, 2013
 March 1 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness.
Join The City School in Uphams Corner for an evening of free food,
amazing education and more along with free HIV rapid testing (max
20 minutes).
The City School / Uphams Corner
March 1, 2013 / 5PM to 8PM
Black-empowered: your body, your temple.
Posted: February 22, 2013
Boston Youth Fund - Hopeline 2013 Registration
Feb 1 - Mar 3, 2013
 Apply to the BYF HOPELINE to be considered for employment with the Boston Youth Fund for the summer of 2013!
Positive job experiences for youth are essential for teens, not just a
paycheck. A quality work experience allows the youth of
Boston an opportunity to discover and explore their talents while
contributing to the well being of their community.
Boston Youth Fund Goals
- Discover and develop new skills
- Gain an understanding of the workforce
- Acquire a sense of responsibility and teamwork
- Broaden the sense of community
- Form lasting relationships
Posted: Jan 11, 2013
Grove Hall Reading Series
Sat, Mar 30, 2:00 pm
Hosted by Dorchester poet Arthur Collins. Featuring local writers
Veronique Epiter and Kurt Klopmier.
Open mic. Writers encouraged to read their work aloud. Writing
exercise with Boston Public Library Writer in Residence Hollis
Shore. Writers of all experience levels are welcome.
Sponsored by Write on the DOT and the Grove Hall Branch Library.
Posted Feb 25, 2013
Dorchester Bay - Fundraiser Celebrating 34 Years
April 25, 2013
At their 34th Anniversary fundraiser, Dorchester Bay will be honoring
former Governor of Wisconsin, Jim Doyle. Governor Deval Patrick has
beeninvited as keynote speaker.
Their goal is to raise $100,000 to support work in :
- economic development,
- community organizing,
- home ownership and
- rental housing.
Dorchester
Bay EDC is a non-profit community development corporation helping to
build a strong, diverse, and thriving community in the neighborhoods of
Dorchester and Roxbury.
Posted: February 26, 2013
Boston Shines 2013, 11th Annual Citywide Neighborhood Clean-up.
April 26, April 27
 Please join Mayor Thomas M. Menino for Boston Shines 2013 the eleventh annual citywide neighborhood clean up
Friday, April 26th
Saturday April 27th
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Contact the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services at 617.635.3485 to
volunteer or for more information.
This event is part of the Mayor's year-round clean up and community
service program, Boston Shines 365.
Posted: February 19, 2013
North Shore Transportation Forum Feb 25, 2013
Mon, Feb 25, 2013
 A
forum about the future of transportation in Massachusetts. Salem
Old Town Hall, Mon Feb 25, 2013. Explore how investment in
transportation is vital to economic development and quality of life in
the Commonwealth.
Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey will present "The Way
Forward: A 21st Century Transportation Plan," followed by a discussion
with State Sen. Thomas McGee (D-Lynn) and area mayors and business
leaders.
Posted: February 13, 2013
Boston Conservatory Faculty Recital
'Bach to the 21st Century'
Guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan
Solos and chamber music
Fri, Feb 22, 2013 8:00pm
Seully Hall, The Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway, Boston
Open to the public and FREE admission
Posted: February 15, 2013
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More Current News
Boston Gets Jumpstart to Affordable Housing Construction
 Commonwealth of MA resources of $8.4 million will help jumpstart the construction of afforable housing in the City of Boston.
Mayor Menino and DND Director Sheila Dillon made the announement on Feb
19. Creating affordable rental housing is key, they say, to
Boston's economic recovery.
Additional DND funding is tied to the projects obtaining LEED Silver status.
Posted: February 21, 2013
Mayor Menino Announces Filing of Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance
Feb 22, 2013
 The
Building Energy Reporting and Disclosue Ordinance, which would require
all large and medium sized-buildings to report their annual energy and
water use to the City of Boston, was filed with City Hall on Feb
22.
The ordiinance is a component of the City's climate action plan to meet
the Mayor's greenhouse gas reduction goals.
The City's strategy uses a "back-door" approach. Rather than
requiring building owners to set efficiency goals, the City is
requiring them to collect data and turn it in to the City for posting
on the Internet. Once this data is available, all parties
involved (City, residents/businesses and owners) can have meaningful
conversations around Boston's goal of reducing greenhouse
gases.
Posted: February 23, 2013
Should We Celebrate Black History Month?
- by Carolle Nau
Yes, we should celebrate Black History Month. Barely 100 years
into 350 years of enslaved Black People, and with Black America
characterized by gaps and huge chasms, we must stay the course of
seeking to balance America's scales of justice.
We all bore the labor pains of freedom, independence and inalienable
rights that sparked the American revolution. Let us set a milestone of
350 yrs of celebrating Black History.
Part of the Community Voices Initiative Series
Posted: February 14, 2013
 Planning the Uphams Corner Street Fair 2013
It's February and planning has already begun for this summer's Uphams
Corner Street Fair. How would you like to participate?
- Performing
- Selling
- Helping out
- Making food
- Youth participation
- Other Ideas?
The street fair's program is defined by the community and your voice is needed NOW. The planners WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Posted: February 14, 2013
The Boston Ballet and ArtPlace Open House at the Strand Theatre
Feb 15, 2013 5:30pm
 The ArtPlace OpenHouse is the start of a FREE evening of Boston Ballet on Feb 15, 2013 starting 5:30pm.
- Enjoy the local food from restaurants like Restaurant Laura.
- Learn about local fashion businesses like Only One Design.
- Contribute to the ArtPlace forum for the community to provide a vision of arts + culture in the neighborhood!
- Get in line for a last-minute (FREE) ticket if you still don't have one.
Posted: February 14, 2013
Black History Month Index 2013
Honoring Black History Month throughout February and every day of
2013. Recognizing prior achievements and contributions of Black
people and recognizing that what happens today is creating tomorrow's
Black History.
- New articles and other expressions related to Black History.
- Index of UC News articles on today's Black History in Greater Uphams Corner
The
origin of Black History, NAACP Boston activities, epitaphs for the
murdered and how their families are coping, Black Writers of Black
Poetry.
Posted: February 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor
Subject: "Nemo" Driving Ban
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:51 PM
We in the United States have many reasons for giving up our personal
liberties. Now we may add snow removal to that list. The authorities
acted as though citizens were in the way of public services rather than
having public services serve the citizens. It was all overdone,
including economic impacts.
Apparently all it takes for one's judgment to supersede all others is
being elected to executive office. The positives do not outweigh those
considerations.
Marie Isenburg
Black History Month - Beginning 1926 in the United States
Black History Month was established more than 350 years after the first
African slaves arrived in the US in Virginia in 1619. Historian Carter
G. Woodson's ground-breaking announcement of 'Negro History Week' in
1926 marked the first public focus on Black History in the US.
Pres. Gerald Ford made the month-long designation official during the
Bi-Centennial celebrations in 1976. Black History Month is also
celebrated in Canada (February) and in the United Kingdom (October).
Posted: February 13, 2013
Hancock Street Civic Association
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meet at the PILGRIM CHURCH
540 COLUMBIA ROAD
- Police Reports
- Invited Speakers: Mai Phung, Architect for proposed Restaurant at 535 Columbia Road
- UPDATE: Civic Association letter for Boston Ink Body Art
Re: new business at 427 Bowdoin Street
- Upham's Corner Reconstruction Project Concept Proposals (public meeting held on 2/12/13)
Contact Info:
HANCOCK STREET CIVIC ASSOCIATION
c/o: Robert Mickiewicz, President
7 Whittemore Terrace
Dorchester, Ma. 02125
Fax:(617) 436-6438
Posted: February 18, 2013
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Wishing you the best in finding the right person for the Cultural Events and Communications Manager (CECM) position.
More
than 15 poets, very young to mature read their poetry during Open Mic
Night on February 19, 2013 at the Uphams Corner Library. 
The Uphams Corner Main Street Board Meeting (2/19/13) covered several topics of interest to the general community:
