Anna White

Today we are going to learn about our newest Federal Holiday: Juneteenth! If you are asking yourself, “But isn’t Juneteenth already a holiday in Massachusetts?” you are correct! It is [...]

The Dorchester Day Parade is on June 7th!   So, what exactly is the parade celebrating? What exactly is Dorchester Day (aka Dot Day)? Let’s find out together in this Caught [...]

It's that time of year! It's getting dark out earlier, leaves are falling, and scary movies are popping up on Netflix... Halloween is here! One of the eeriest places in [...]

The third Monday in April is a special day in Massachusetts. It's Marathon Monday and it's Patriots’ Day. What exactly is Patriots’ Day? Well, I’m glad you asked because that is [...]

Here at Caught In Dot, we discovered that the popular Dorchester tavern Lucy’s American Tavern was named in honor of famed suffragette Lucy Stone. Who was Lucy Stone, and what [...]

If you’ve spent any time on the MBTA’s Red Line (Savin Hill Station was first opened in 1845 as a commuter rail station!) or if you live in Boston, you’ve [...]

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 [...]

Happy June, Southie! I hope you are taking advantage of this beautiful spring and all that our neighborhood has to offer: Beaches! Restaurants! Parks! Museums! We are so lucky to [...]

If you love chocolate you might be interested to know there was a time it would have been produced right here in the Lower Mills neighborhood of Dorchester! And that [...]

We made it! The Boston Preliminary* Election is over! We now know who the candidates will be on November 2nd’s ballot! Our top two vote getters for mayor are City [...]