FEATURES
Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours
Coffee and Conversation - Dorchester's Coffee Hour will take place on Friday, May 12 at Doherty-Gibson Playground (Town Field) 1545 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester. See press release [...]
History Lesson: Patriots’ Day
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 [...]
City of Boston Credit Union Hosting Children’s Book Drive to Honor 10th Anniversary of Marathon Bombing and One Boston Day
BOOK DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY CITY OF BOSTON CREDIT UNION BRANCH BOSTON, MA –The City of Boston Credit Union (CBCU) is hosting a children’s book [...]
Get Outside!
Dorchester is Boston’s largest neighborhood, so there are plenty of ways to get outside to enjoy this beautiful weather! We’ve rounded up our favorite places and [...]
Boston History Lesson: Vendome Fire – Greatest loss of life in the history of the BFD
50 Years Later The Hotel Vendome was built as a luxury hotel in 1871 at 160 Commonwealth Ave. In 1972, a large renovation to the [...]
Boston History Lesson: Battle of Bunker Hill
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! [...]
Memorial Day: Honor & Remember
Memorial Day is a national holiday and a day of remembrance of those who have died while serving our country in the armed forces. Originally [...]
Dorchester Shoutout: Conor Olson
Way to go! Earlier this week, Dorchester resident and Dorchester Youth Hockey player, Conor Olson received his last dose of chemo at the Dana Farber/Jimmy [...]
Wizard of Oz – Watch it on the big screen again + the Boston Connection
In honor of what would have been Judy Garland's 100th Birthday, you can see the Wizard of Oz on the big screen for two days [...]
Dorchfest – Listen to the Music
The pandemic brought a lot of isolation and time inside of our homes. Now, it’s time for us all to step outside and open our [...]
Mother’s Day Walk for Peace a big success!
Way to go! Thousands or participants gathered at Town Field Park to take part in the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace on Sunday. The annual [...]
Polish Fest Boston – Be a part of it!
Pierogis, Polka + Polish culture and history Enjoy a day of culture, fun, food, drink, music + more! On Sunday, May 15, from 12-6pm, the Polish American Citizens [...]
Thoughts on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is tomorrow and the crunch is on. I realize that this is one of those Hallmark holidays invented for the consumer to buy [...]
Casting Call: Calling All Singles Looking for Love (but with a twist)
Frustrated with dating apps and ready for love? How about your parent or adult child? A new dating show is now casting for single parents [...]
Old School Dot: JFK/UMass Station
Waayyyy old school Back in 1928, on April 10th, a photographer captured Columbia station from Columbia Road. Today the station is known as JFK/UMass station. [...]
Naked Again: The Story of John Murray and his proclivity for being naked in Dorchester
Local writer Emily Sweeney shared with us this gem of a tale from the street of Dorchester in 1905. Evidently, 34-year-old John Murray made the [...]