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: 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…

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CID Guide to Election Day

November 4, 2019 By Anna White

On Tuesday, November 5th, the City of Boston will hold an election. In addition to our district councilor, we will be voting for the At-Large City Council seat. There are 8…

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History Lesson: The Giant Pear

October 29, 2019 By Anna White

As we’ve learned in previous History Lessons, Dorchester was its own town until 1870 when it fully became part of the City of Boston. For most of its history, Dorchester…

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History Lesson: Andrew Square

October 8, 2019 By Anna White

Andrew Square – we’ve all driven, biked or walked through it, maybe you even live there, but why is it called Andrew Square? Is this Andrew a person, a place,…