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Boston Bonanza – a charity fishing tournament to benefit Elevate Youth
Calling all Fishermen! Join Boston Bonanza for a charity fishing tournament from May 24th to June 14th featuring prizes for the Best in Class Fish and [...]
Mother’s Day Roundup – Brunch, Flowers, Gifts + More – 2024
Mother’s Day is Sunday! Whether you’re buying for your mom, a mom-to-be, your sister, or a friend, here are some gift ideas from local small [...]
Baby Animals Abound at Franklin Park Zoo
From fur to feathers, Zoo celebrates the arrival of three new additions Boston, Mass.; April 26, 2024 – It’s a sure sign of spring: flowers are blooming, grass [...]
Art in Bloom Returns to the MFA this Weekend!
Spring has sprung at the Museum of Fine Arts Through Sunday, you can explore these beautiful interpretive floral arrangements of 45 artworks – including our friends [...]
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 [...]
Comedian Sue Costello with Mark Riley at Florian Hall on Saturday
Dorchester native Sue Costello (and MSJA Class of ’86 – go Mounties!) is in town to perform at Florian Hall on Saturday night at 7:30pm. [...]
5 Lessons I Learned From Working at Ashmont Grill for Almost 20 Years
Written by Tara O'Riordan Working at the Ashmont Grill* for the last 18 years has been the journey of a lifetime. I couldn't possibly put [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
