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Catching the state’s next basketball stars at Moakley Park
A few days ago, I saw an Instagram post about the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League (BNBL) and its full week of evening playoff hoops at Moakley [...]
15 years later, a look back at the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon at Carson Beach/Day Blvd
Since 2009, athletes from all over the world have come to South Boston to compete in the Boston Triathlon. The swim course starts and finishes [...]
5 Reasons You Should Be Living at Dot Block
Picture yourself here! Dorchester offers a living experience like no other. It’s a chance encounter on an evening stroll with an artist on a stoop. [...]
Take A Hike – 27 Miles through Boston
Connecting 17 Boston neighborhoods from the Neponset River Reservation to Bunker Hill Monument, the Walking City Trail is a 27-mile hiking path through some of [...]
Fed Girl Summer – Heather shares some thoughts
A couple weeks ago (it could be months; time has lost all its meaning) I shared a post on Instagram stories and got more responses and reactions [...]
Election Roundup: And then there were five
And just like that “The Big Six” is down to five! State Representative Jon Santiago has dropped out of the Boston Mayoral Race with less [...]
Election Roundup: District City Council Races in Dorchester
Hello Dorchester! We are less than three months away from September’s Preliminary Election. As you know, Boston will have a Preliminary Election on September 14th [...]
Take A Bike Riding Adventure with Blue Bikes
Get Going! Blue Bikes is now offering free rides on Saturdays in July! On Summer Saturdays plan to take in new sights, get from fresh [...]
Election Roundup: City Council-at-Large Candidates
It’s officially summer! We made it! It’s also less than 100 days until September’s Preliminary Election; we are right in the heart of what is [...]
Two Jakes – a special poem on this Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there including my husband Peter and his father Peter – just a couple Boston jakes! Enjoy this very special poem [...]
Last Minute Father’s Day Shopping in the Neighborhood
Father's Day is Sunday! Here’s a roundup of gift ideas for dear old dad – and you won’t even have to leave the neighborhood to [...]
Zoo New England celebrates a trio of tiny faces with spring births
Boston and Stoneham Mass.; June 10, 2021 - Fluffy, spiked, and ready to delight: three new faces at Zoo New England are small in stature but big in [...]
Take a Vaxed + Relaxed Cruise
Massachusetts is one of the most vaccinated states in America (yay for science, tough break for Jenny McCarthy), and it just so happens to sync [...]
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 [...]
It’s National Wine Day!
Happy National Drink Wine Day! It seems like every day it’s a different National Whatever Day, National Salad Day, National Wave To Your Letter Carrier [...]
Trip Down Memory Lane: Nutty Buddy
Dorchester Connection While scrolling through social media over the weekend, we were reminded of a delicious ice cream treat from our childhood and its roots [...]