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 Heights is in South Boston – a History Lesson

December 23, 2020 By Anna White

Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, a photo of a man snowboarding at Dorchester Heights was circulating on social media. And a surprising number of people responded on twitter with “there is…

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Dorchester History Lesson: Abandoned Bear Cages of Franklin Park

October 26, 2020 By Anna White

It’s spooky season y’all! Regardless of the pandemic, from carved pumpkins, to cute kids in costumes, to the scary The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix, Halloween is coming! One…

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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’…