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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 [...]
History Lessons: A year in review
If you’re a history nerd like us, then you’ll love Anna Whites local history lessons! Here’s a little “year in review” of 2019’s most popular [...]
Some thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! The start of a new year is magical – a new page on which we can write whatever we want. And this [...]
Caught in Dot Photo of the Week
Dorchester Sunrise This peaceful morning scene was captured by Rosemary Powers at Savin Hill Beach this week. How lucky are we to live where we [...]
Introducing Colette: Pairing Women with CBD Products
You’ve probably heard about the cannabis shops that have been popping up around the state since 2018. But Bostonian Marie Evans wants to introduce local women to all the [...]
Boston Harbor Now: 50 Years of Transformation
Boston Harbor Now has created a new video of the transformation that has taken place over the last 50 years. The footage was taken by [...]
Tune in: The Great Christmas Light Fight with Dot’s own Taniya Nayak
Lower Mills resident and interior designer Taniya Nayak will be back for a another season of the The Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC on [...]
10th Annual Murphy Boy’s Toy Drive for ABCD
'Tis the season for giving back! For the past ten years, the Murphy brothers from Dorchester have organized an annual toy drive for ABCD (Action [...]
Back in the good old days: Fields Corner MBTA station
If you ride the MBTA, you realized what a challenge it is - crowded trains, unreliable service, and faulty equipment. Here’s a reminder of what [...]
CID Holiday Spending Guide
The holidays are quickly approaching but before you go into panic mode, our friends at City of Boston Credit Union offer some helpful advice so you don’t [...]
Barbara Colby Playground is now open
Take a little time this week to check out the new Barbara Colby Playground at Tenean Beach. The $350,000 renovation by the Department of Conservation [...]
History Lesson: The Giant Pear
As we've learned in previous History Lessons, Dorchester was its own town until 1870 when it fully became part of the City of Boston. For [...]
“Santa! I know him!” Costume Winners from Dorchester
Congrats to Dorchester’s own Tia Feuerstein and Casey Manning, along with Marcello the Yorkie and MacGyver the Maltipoo on winning the "Most Creative" category at [...]
