Franklin Park

Neighborhood advocates and one mayoral challenger ventured into a frigid Franklin Park Wednesday to call for a pause to demolition work at Boston’s White Stadium.

The race to rebuild White Stadium in time for Boston’s new professional women’s soccer team to start its inaugural season in March 2026 began this week,

Cost overruns and a persistent local opposition led to allusions to the ill-fated Boston 2024 Olympics plan Wednesday when Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took questions about the city’s plan to renovate White Stadium in Franklin Park and make it the home for a National Women’s Soccer League team. The city and Boston Unity Soccer Partners LLC, a for-profit company,...

New renderings show updated design plans for White Stadium, the proposed new home of Boston’s professional women’s soccer team. White Stadium was built in the 1940s but has been in a state of disrepair in recent years. Illustrations and video animations of a renovated and accessible White Stadium were presented by Boston Unity Soccer Partners at a design workshop...

Like last year, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, her staff and local volunteers are once again cleaning up Franklin Park here in Dorchester.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and some Boston residents are suing the city over the proposed privatization of the White Stadium in Franklin Park — which could become the home for a new professional women’s soccer team. In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, the conservancy and 15 residents expressed concerns about the project, including the “unconstitutional privatization of public land,” “absence of…