LATEST NEWS
MBTA Cracks Down: Bus Lane/Stop Parkers to Face Automated Fines in 2026
Heads up, Dot! If you’ve been chancing it parking in bus lanes and bus stops, your days are numbered. The MBTA has just approved a [...]
Bald Eagle Sighting on Carson Beach on Thursday morning
Did you see it? A bald eagle was spotted in Southie on Thursday morning on Carson Beach. Yes, it’s a little unusual to see the [...]
MCCA Awards $115,000 in Community Partnership Grants to 23 Boston Nonprofits
Boston – The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) today announced it has distributed $115,000 in Community Partnership Grants to 23 Boston-based nonprofits during its annual awards luncheon [...]
3-Alarm Fire in Dorchester Early Sunday Morning
BFD responded to a call around 4:45am at a 6-family home located 378 Center Street in Dorchester. The fire started on the rear porch and [...]
TRENDING
EAT & DRINK
10 Places to Get Coffee in the Neighborhood
Always a good reminder to skip the chains and support our locally owned coffee shops! Here’s a roundup of our favorite spots to get some [...]
New to the Neighborhood: Sally’s Apizza is opening Tuesday, September 30th
(Dorchester, MA) September 25, 2025 Sally’s Apizza, the legendary New Haven pizza restaurant established in 1938, is set to open its newest location at the [...]
It’s National Lobster Day – Celebrate with a lobster roll
It’s National Lobster Day! We say head out and celebrate by ordering up the classic lobster roll! Sullivan's Castle Island Sully’s has a delicious lobster [...]
National Cheeseburger Day – Let’s Celebrate in the Neighborhood!
As if you really needed an excuse to eat a burger. Well, it’s National Cheeseburger Day and we can’t think of a better reason to [...]
DORCHESTER REAL ESTATE
LIVING
Want to buy a single family in Greater Boston? It’s gonna cost you a cool $1M – Wowza
Well, it finally happened—Greater Boston has officially crossed into the [...]
Dorchester Development News: New Housing Proposed for Murphy Funeral Home Parking Lot
Big changes could be coming to a well-known stretch of [...]
More Housing Coming to Bailey Street — 12 New Condos Approved Near Ashmont
Big changes are coming to Bailey Street! The Zoning Board [...]
Belichick’s Girlfriend Is Quietly Building a Real Estate Empire — Including Dorchester
Well, here’s one for the “Did You Hear?” files. Turns [...]
Big Changes Coming to Morrissey Boulevard: Developers File Plans for Two 18-Story Towers
Some changes are coming to Morrissey Boulevard! According to Universal [...]
FEATURES
Spotlight on Metropolitan Cabinets & Countertops: Now open in Dorchester!
Looking to upgrade your kitchen or bathroom? Metropolitan Cabinets & Countertops has been helping homeowners bring their dream spaces to life for over 40 years. [...]
5 Places to Go Apple Picking
Field Trip! Venture out of the neighborhood and pick yourself a bushel and peck of farm-fresh apples. Here are our picks for 5 Places To [...]
Remembering 9/11 – 24 Years Later
It’s been 24 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Here are some ways to honor and remember. Massachusetts 9/11 Fund Events The [...]
DISCover Ultimate Day in Dorchester on Saturday, September 6th
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance (BUDA) and USA Ultimate, invites middle school youth to take part [...]
LIFESTYLE
Boston Parks Free Fall Fitness in the Neighborhood
Get Moving Everyone is welcome at Boston Parks and Recreation’s free classes, regardless of your fitness level. For more information and cancellations, check Facebook and [...]
Participate in the 43rd Annual Boston Firefighters 10K Road Race
The 43rd Annual Boston Firefighters 10K Road Race returns to Dorchester and Florian Hall on October 12, 2025, at 9am! The annual event brings together [...]
5 Things to Expect at the Savin Hill Yard Sale
A sign of fall in the neighborhood! It’s the Savin Hill Yard Sale. Over 50 homes are expected to participate in this annual event on [...]
Guide to Moving Day in the Neighborhood
September 1st is right around the corner, and you know what that means – it’s Moving Day in the neighborhood! The next few weeks are [...]
SEE & DO
National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday afternoon at BFCU in Dorchester – Stop by!
Join your neighbors and BPD officers for coffee and conversation at The Credit Union for First Responders, located at 60 Hallet Street, on Wednesday afternoon [...]
Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival returns to Boston Common October 17
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the fourth annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival on the Boston Common Parade Ground at [...]
Participate in Boston Little Saigon’s Trung Thu Together on Saturday, October 4th
Boston Little Saigon Cultural District is excited to invite you to Trung Thu Together: A Community Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Town [...]
5 Things You Should Know This Week – September 29th
It’s National Coffee Day Let’s celebrate National Coffee Day in the neighborhood! Here’s a roundup of local coffee shops in Dot! Now more than ever, it’s [...]
