Dudley Square

You'll know immediately what square the new Ferdinand building is in

adamg — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:45 +0000

The Bay State Banner reports on the latest plans for the Ferdinand building in Dudley Square, which will feature a brick and glass extension with "DUDLEY" in giant letters on top.

The long shuttered building will become the new home of the Boston School Department on its upper floors, with stores and community space on the first two floor.

Did BPD crackdown in Dudley Square snare innocent liquor-store worker?

adamg — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:33:53 +0000

Jeff Daniels acknowledges he walked out of his father's liquor store in Dudley Square holding an open bottle of beer on Aug. 12. But, he said, he was only going outside to dispose of the bottle - opened inside the store, he says, by a customer from whom he immediately grabbed the bottle and ordered out of the store.

Unfortunately for Daniels, two police officers on bikes happened to be riding by at that moment and they stopped to arrest him on a charge of drinking in public - and issue a citation to Daniels's father, Richard, longtime owner of Giant Liquors at 2371 Washington St.

Not everyone's welcome in Dudley Square

JohnAKeith — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:33:58 +0000

APB put out for tagger in Dudley Square.

Seen running from the scene with a can of spray paint was a stout 60-something Caucasian male wearing glasses, appeared to be running toward Hyde Park.

More Dudley Square photos: http://s369.photobucket.com/albums/oo139/JohnAKeith/Goin%20down%20Dudley/

Fighting over a Wal-Mart and the meaning of Roxbury

adamg — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:06:06 +0000

Wal-Mart hasn't even said yet it's moving to Dudley Square, but the fight has already started, Chris Faraone reports:

On one side of the battle are residents who are anxious for both work and bargains. In the opposition, there's Mayor Tom Menino, along with a number of lawmakers and a small army of activists. They claim that Dudley is already en route to recovery, and that the area's fragile economic ecosystem would crumble in the shadow of the world's biggest retailer.

And then there's the beast itself. In response to declining revenues at its suburban Supercenters, Walmart has increasingly targeted the urban poor in places like Chicago. Accustomed to getting what it wants, in this case the company hired Nicholas Mitropoulos, an old pal of the mayor, as an advisor, and donated fat sums to local nonprofits — including one headed by a politically influential member of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee.

Art, toilet to be unveiled in Dudley Square tomorrow

adamg — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:07:15 +0000

Dudley Square Main Streets reports June 25 is Art Smart, featuring art, food and entertainment between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. But also, Mayor Menino and MBTA General Manager Rich Davey will be on hand to unveil the Dudley station's newest amenity: A state-of-the-art public restroom.

Garage memories

adamg — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:01:58 +0000

On Saturday, Derequito went on a tour of the old bus garage at Barlett Yard, a shuttered MBTA facility in Dudley Square that's supposed to be converted into commercial and residential space over the next five years.

Earlier:
Inside the Roslindale substation.

Photo copyright Derequito. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Menino: Move BPS to Dudley Square

adamg — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:43:25 +0000

The Ferdinand building. Photo copyright Paul Keleher.

Mayor Tom Menino today proposed moving Boston Public Schools headquarters from Court Street downtown to the long closed Ferdinand building in Dudley Square, as part of an effort to revitalize the square and consolidate city offices (he's also proposing moving some other city agencies to Court Street and the Boston Fire Department to existing city offices at 1010 Mass. Ave.). Menino would issue bonds to pay for the estimated $115-million cost of renovating the Ferdinand building, which the city has owned for several years now.

Police: Roslindale teen charged as gun-toting drug dealer after nearly plowing into cops in his mini-van

adamg — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:14:29 +0000

12/22/10 - 12:38 am

Boston Police report arresting the teen and a guy old enough to be his father on drug charges early this morning after a traffic stop just outside Dudley Square.

Downtown Crossing not only business district with a large, vacant nothingness at its core

adamg — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:56:04 +0000

The Phoenix reports on a meeting this week about "the broken brick skeleton" in Dudley Square, otherwise known as the Ferdinand building:

Behind the original five-story structure, on a 33,000-square-foot lot between Washington and Warren streets, is a ditch to rival the universally scorned crater abutting Filene's.

"We hear a lot about the hole in downtown Boston," said City Councilor-At-Large Ayanna Pressley. "But we need to hear more about the hole in downtown Dudley."

Cool stuff happening in Dudley

adamg — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:07:39 +0000

Iseut reports on a block party in honor of the renovation of the old Eustis Street fire station by Historic Boston and the opening of a new garden store on Washington Street.

15 indicted in crackdown on 'open air drug markets' in Dudley Square

adamg — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:44:47 +0000

Federal and local officials today announced cocaine-related indictments as part of an effort to curb drug-related violence in the area surrounding the Dudley bus depot and the Orchard Gardens housing project.

Officials say drug activity over the past two years has meant "aggravated assaults, firearm arrests, robberies, and shootings," including last year's murder of Soheil Turner, 15, as he walked to school down Dudley Street.

"The violence associated with gangs, guns, and drugs has already injured and killed too many innocents," Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley said.

The indicted men range in age from 17 to 43 and face a variety of charges related to cocaine possession and distribution. Three remain at large. Details on the charges:

Boloco looking at Dudley Square

adamg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:19 +0000

Although first it would have to find a suitable location, Third Decade reports.

More than one F'ed up site in Boston

adamg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:42:03 +0000

Third Decade thinks it's good the mayor may finally do something about the mess that is the Filene's Hole downtown, but wonders when he'll do something about the derelict Ferdinand's building in Dudley Square - which the city already owns:

... C'mon, Mr. Mayor, address development in the city in a holistic manner. What's good for downtown is also good for the neighborhoods. Address our problems as aggressively as you're addressing those where the tourists and suburbanites go. We want progress, too!

Who will clean up Dudley Square?

adamg — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:51:11 +0000

Iseut says it's time for merchants to stop complaining about all the trash in the square and:

... [G]et out there with brooms and trash bags, daily! Clean it up! And if you need help, once you've demonstrated a willingness to help yourself, I am certain the good people of Roxbury, would be happy to chip in during a twice yearly Clean Dudley work day. ...

The mayor has one woman's back in Dudley Square

adamg — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:04:46 +0000

Tom Menino signs a woman's windbreaker in Dudley Square today, shortly before participating in an announcement about new bus service. Why? Because she asked him to. He asked if she'd be washing the jacket. Never, she said, adding she'd been looking forward to asking the mayor for the unique autograph.