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Happy Trails To You – Take a trip on the Ice Cream Trail in Massachusetts
Listen up, ice cream lovers—and honestly, who doesn’t love ice cream? The state of Massachusetts just launched its new ice cream trail, featuring over 100 [...]
Get to Know the Slushy Lady!
It was just another late night at the office for Myesha Slaughter. Only she wasn’t at the office. She was on top of the WHOOP [...]
Best of the Best List 2024 – Dorchester Winners
The Boston Globe just announced its Best of the Best List! Here are the winners from Dorchester! Congratulations! Best Breweries Dorchester Brewery An indoor-outdoor greenhouse/roof deck [...]
Free arts & crafts workshops begin July 9 in Boston Parks
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program is pleased to announce the return of free Arts & Crafts Workshops for children. From West [...]
Pride Events Around the Neighborhood – Let’s Celebrate
The first day of June signals the start of Pride Month. All month long, there are opportunities around the city (and beyond) to show off [...]
View Boston is Scheduled to Open June 15th
View from the Top View Boston is set to officially open on June 15th as a three-story observatory, restaurant, cocktail bar, and virtual tour guide. It’s [...]
On This Day In 1964 in Dorchester: Bellflower Street Conflagration
On Monday, we saw this post on Twitter via Boston City Archives: Over 30 homes were damaged or destroyed by the fire, primarily on Bellflower [...]
Learn the History of Enoch Train – A Dot Resident Who Ran The Most Successful Line of Sailing Ships between Boston and Liverpool
The Dorchester Historical Society will host a special event on Sunday to discuss the book, "Transatlantic Train: The Untold Story of the Boston Merchant Who [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Opening of Outdoor Performance Venue and Beer Garden On Boston Common on May 4th
Transformed community space on the country’s first public park designed to reimagine open space activation and downtown revitalization BOSTON – Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – [...]
Playoff Hub – Now Open For Playoff Season!
Playoff Fever! The Celtics are up 3-1 against the Atlantic Hawks in the first round of playoffs. Game five takes place on Tuesday at the TD [...]
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 [...]
Easter in the Neighborhood: A Roundup
From Easter candy to brunch, Mass + more, here’s our Easter roundup for you! Check back as this list will be updated as info. becomes [...]
Dorchester: Let’s Keep it Clean
Dorchester PSA It’s become very clear that Dot is dirty! The month of March is by far the dirtiest of all of the months in [...]