Rendering by RODE Architects.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans by the Martin Richard Foundation and the Dorchester Boys & Girls Club for a three-story field house on Mt. Vernon Street in Dorchester that will include everything from basketball courts and running tracks to an auditorium and cafeteria. Read more.
The Dorchester Reporter reports the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester and the Martin Richard Foundation are planning a $30-million facility on what is now a field next to the McCormack School on Mt. Vernon Street.
Robert Huke spotted this reminder of Martin Richard's peace poster on a traffic-light pole at Dartmouth Street and Warren Avenue in the South End today.
Jean Nagy captured the Richard family with Tatyana McFadden, the winner of the Marathon women's wheelchair race.
City and state officials joined with the Richard family to announce a parcel now owned by the MBTA next to the museum will be turned into a park honoring the memory of the Dorchester boy who only wanted peace.
Bill and Denise Richard explain why they want federal prosecutors to offer the convicted murderer life without parole instead of seeking his execution:
MadTy watched a 5k in honor of Martin Richard along Gallivan Boulevard today.
The Globe's David Abel interviews the Richard family on their day before 2:50 p.m. last April 15 - and their lives since:
Abel says:
The hardest story I've ever written, especially as a new dad and someone on the finish line that day.
The Richard family of Dorchester has posted an update, including word on Jane:
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