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St. Patrick’s Celebrations in the Neighborhood
When Irish Eyes are Smiling Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! So put on your green and head out to these Dorchester businesses! Check [...]
History Lesson: Lucy Stone
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 [...]
History Lesson: Crispus Attucks + the Boston Massacre
Recently, the City of Boston announced that March 5 would commemorate the life of the first hero of the American Revolution - Crispus Attucks. So [...]
History Lesson: Why is Savin Hill called Savin Hill?
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 [...]
City Bird Watching Guide
Nothing thrills me more than hearing a cardinal out my window. Its cheerful singing draws me to the window to look around and spot the red bird [...]
National Acts of Kindness Day
As my nana used to say, it’s nice to be nice! Today is National Acts of Kindness Day so why not do a good deed by [...]
Old School Dorchester: Blizzard ’78
45 years ago on February 6th, the Blizzard of 1978 dropped 27.1 inches of snow on Boston. In addition to the snow, there was a [...]
New Dorchester Brewing Collaboration with Boston Pride
There’s a new beer collab on tap at the Warrior Ice Arena! In the spirit of local collaboration and supporting women’s professional sports, Dorchester Brewing [...]
Have you seen them? Feral Cat Box
If you've been walking in Savin Hill Park recently you may have come across one of these. So what exactly is it? It's a feral [...]
Dorchester’s Renovation Husbands help decorate the White House
Do you follow the Renovation Husbands on Instagram? Well, you should! With over 140K followers, the dynamic duo is made up of Stephen and David [...]
Why I Hate Elf on the Shelf
I hate the Elf on the Shelf. One year, I spent almost two hours in a cold shed on December 1st looking for the box [...]
History Lesson: That time when Christmas was banned
The Christmas season — what could be more quintessentially New England? Sleds, caroling, hot cocoa, snow, snuggling in front of warm fires, right? But in [...]
Festive Home on Wellesley Park captured by Streetscape Curator, Matthew Dickey
Have you ever stopped and looked at the houses in your neighborhood…we mean, really looked? Well, local artist and streetscape curator Matthew Dickey is constantly [...]
‘Tis the season for giving back!
Giving Tuesday Here are some Dorchester organizations, groups and charities to consider making a donation to this holiday season! Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester [...]
Let’s Go Skating: Devine Rink
Lace 'em up! Looking for a fun way to keep the kids entertained? Lace up the skates and hit the ice. The Devine Rink is now [...]
History Lesson – Cocoanut Grove Fire
80 years ago, the deadliest nightclub fire in US history took place in Boston. 492 people were killed in 15 minutes by a raging inferno. [...]