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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine this guy's former boss, Mitt Romney, fueling the Trump/MAGA "Boston in chaos" hysteria. Quite a shift in the electorate. Or maybe not... we'll see next year.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 10h

@311.boston.gov Just reporting this failing light post on Harborwalk behind 253 Summer Street, possibly owned by building owner (Synergy Investments). It’s been in this condition at least for a month, maybe longer. Thanks in advance!

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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 11h

Boston Family Days is expanding!

See the full calendar of free concerts, theatrical performances, ballet and more at boston.gov/family-days.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 13h

This parcel was trumpeted in the press as a 60,000 square foot "Waterfront Cultural Center" for 1.5 years of permitting, an amenity promised by the developer of 401 Congress next door, winner of Massport's RFP.

That Waterfront Cultural Center evaporated without a single word in the press. Not one.

The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 13h

Progress seems stalled or sluggish on Seaport’s latest boondoggle on Massport land, a concrete pedestrian ramp from World Trade Center Ave down to a traffic island on Congress St.

A traffic island smack in the middle of the most daunting intersections for pedestrians and 18-wheelers.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 13h

Progress seems stalled or sluggish on Seaport’s latest boondoggle on Massport land, a concrete pedestrian ramp from World Trade Center Ave down to a traffic island on Congress St.

A traffic island smack in the middle of the most daunting intersections for pedestrians and 18-wheelers.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 14h

I’ll steer clear of engaging since I don’t have all the facts, and also because I’m not a parent. I’m pro- public schools and wary of charters and privatization.

As for the Fieldhouse, I think the lead proponent was the Richard family, wasn’t it?

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 15h

And single tenants with six figure incomes. Which I also support building for, since they’d be looking elsewhere if we didn’t. We need housing of all types.

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Chris Lovett @clovettboston.bsky.social · 15h

You're right about the housing, even if it also adapts to the economy at-large. Boston has a growing share of high-earners without kids, but developers get more ROI from units to fit those households, which incentivizes (or forces) those with kids to move or stay out.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 15h

@clovettboston.bsky.social @billforry.bsky.social 👆🏼

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 15h

@leungboston.bsky.social: Boston’s biotech supremacy is at risk. Will a new city emerge as the leader of the life sciences industry? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/b...

Boston’s biotech supremacy is at risk. Will a new city emerge as the leader of the life sciences industry? - The Boston Globe

Federal funding cuts and threats to higher education are putting key ingredients of Boston’s recipe for biotech success in jeopardy.

www.bostonglobe.com

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 16h

A great read, but I'd argue (however inexpert) that housing costs are the #1 cause of the shrinking "middle," not the other way around. We've seen the demographic shift in Southie's triple deckers over the past 20 years. And we've seen resistance to new housing, a big factor in rising housing costs.

Chris Lovett @clovettboston.bsky.social · 16h

Via @dotnews.bsky.social: Boston's "middle" has been shrinking for decades, which affects housing costs, school choices, even election results. Then something changed with the pandemic and its aftermath. Numbers have consequences. dotnews.com/2025/numbers...

Numbers say it: Greater Boston is more diverse, more divided | Dorchester Reporter

New studies show a Greater Boston population becoming more racially diverse, but also more disconnected by income, and by shifting educational choices following the Covid-19 pandemic. As multiple figu...

dotnews.com

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 17h

Not optimistic given the corporate landscape.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 18h

Below, my Globe comment on "Two opinion writers on Mayor Wu running unopposed."

Vennochi and Hajjar were the two asked to weigh in, a veritable anti-Wu, pro-Kraft tag team this past year. A troubling decision AF by someone (Editor?), in my humble opinion. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/o...

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Tom Ready @tomready.bsky.social · 19h

Another protest planned today at 6pm.. Sunday’s march was documented by the @bostonglobe.com @sarahrahal.bsky.social

x.com/sarahrahal_/...

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 18h

At what point do editorial boards and columnists begin to challenge the “City in chaos” hysteria; the anti-American diatribes against peaceful protesters; and the irrational drumbeat around violence?

Were prior admins crime free? Let’s talk about past drug rings and war zones in South Boston.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 19h

One month until Election Day.

At-Large candidate Murphy continues to claim an endorsement by Boston EMS, a City dept that can't endorse candidates.

Murphy also presents logos on the site (and emails) creating a perception that BPD and EMS endorse her. erinforboston.com/endorsements

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 1d

@gintautasd.bsky.social Perhaps of interest. 👆

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 1d

Per OCPF, Josh Kraft spent a whopping $682,610 on canvassing in his September 2025 expenditure report. Individual checks paid ranged from $80 to $3,500. www.ocpf.us/reports/disp...

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Dextrosity @dextrosity.bsky.social · 1d

I preferred the days when something appearing on the opinion page didn’t mean it was devoid of facts.

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 1d

Globe opinion columnist and Editorial Board member Carine Hajjar believes this dishonest claptrap is appropriate for platforming at Harvard and in the Globe.

Hajjar's departure from the Globe to WaPo can't come soon enough IMO. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/o...

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[email protected] @fpnaboston.bsky.social · 1d

The City @parks.boston.gov and @environment.boston.gov continue to incrementally work to address sea level rise along #FortPoint Channel.. Review Thursday at the FPCLD meeting on the flood barrier planned for #MartinsPark..
www.boston.gov/public-notic...

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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 1d

K-Pop bands are making #Dorchester's Strand Theatre their preferred venue in Boston with acts playing to sell-out audiences.
www.dotnews.com/2025/k-pop-b...

A photographer caught K-Pop performer Moon Byul in this pose on the stage of Dorchester's historic Strand Theatre last November during her popular show at the venue.

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[email protected] @fpnaboston.bsky.social · 1d

Updates: Postponement of 244-284 A St at Conservation Commission 10/8 and 1 new #art opening added. Details at fortpointboston.com

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 1d

Violence during protests is unacceptable, but criticism of peaceful protesters (the vast majority in attendance) for assembling is about as anti-American as it gets.

Boston is the cradle of democracy. Protests were encouraged by the framers of the Constitution, not disgraced. 🇺🇸

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The Fort Pointer @fortpointer.bsky.social · 1d

Really love seeing both forward motion and BTD experimenting with new innovations designed to keep cyclists safe. Great work, more please. cc @jfh01.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...

Big hopes for little lumps? Meet Boston’s new bike lane protectors. - The Boston Globe

The change is the among the latest experiments in city hall’s contested campaign to expand and protect bike infrastructure across Boston.

www.bostonglobe.com

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