Anna White

Lower End homeowner since 2005. Mom of three BPS kids. Friend to all except those who don’t clean up after their dogs and/or who put their trash out in kitchen bags (seriously, people, it’s not that hard to use a barrel). Queen of the Nerds (okay that one is only in my dreams).

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Dorchester History Lesson: Dorchester Day Parade

May 30, 2020 By Anna White

This should be a very busy time in Dorchester: neighbors should be out sprucing up the place, finishing details applied to floats and to costumes, politicians should be getting out…

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Dorchester History Lesson: Neponset Drive-In

May 26, 2020 By Anna White

When you were home reading over Governor Baker’s Phase 1 reopening list you may have been surprised to see drive-in movie theaters listed. Drive-ins! Remember those? Swing sets, cartoon dancing…

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History Lesson: Patriots’ Day

April 16, 2020 By Anna White

The third Monday in April is a special day in Massachusetts. Yes, it should be Marathon Monday but due to COVID-19 that’s been pushed to September 14th. But it still is Patriots’…

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Dorchester History Lesson: John Smith

March 23, 2020 By Anna White

While everyone is (hopefully) practicing social distancing and is staying home, a lot of you are watching TV. A lot of TV! If you have kids, and Disney+, you may…

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History Lesson: That time when Christmas was banned

December 20, 2019 By Anna White

The Christmas season — what could be more quintessentially New England? Sleds, caroling, hot cocoa, snow, snuggling in front of warm fires, right? But in Massachusetts Christmas was banned for…