The Open Streets Dorchester festival took over Dorchester Avenue last Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – blocking off traffic and allowing for a safe walking and biking environment to a thoroughfare usually dominated by...
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A small fire on Tuesday has sparked the temporary closing of Dependable Cleaners and Laundromat at 1141 Dorchester Ave. in Savin Hill.
The fire, which took place above the laundromat but away from the dry-cleaning ... Read more.
Haitian Americans will gather in the shadows of the Zakim Bridge next to TD Garden next Monday (May 20) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a kickoff ceremony for the new cultural center named for Haiti’s revolutionary hero, ... Read more.
Mayor Wu’s Coffee Hour series returned to Walker Playground on Wed., May 1. Though a bit raw weatherwise, neighbors came out to get their potted plants and chat with the mayor and other city officials.
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The Mildred Avenue Seniors went all out for mothers on Thurs., May 9, ahead of Mother’s Day with a celebration of the many mothers at the center and their talents. More than 100 showed up for the special day and the ... Read more.
For those of us with ties to Haiti, the month of May is a time of celebration and solemn reflection. Here in Dorchester and Mattapan, that includes a parade on Blue Hill Avenue and the after-parties and barbeques that ... Read more.
The UP Academy network of Dorchester schools held its first-ever fundraising gala, Shine Dorchester, on Thurs., May 2, at the Southline Boston building on Morrissey Boulevard.
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As retail drug store chains in and around Dorchester close, Uphams Corner Health Center has become the latest community health center to step up and bridge the growing gap of prescriptions services. Last Tuesday (May 7 , ... Read more.
There’s a lot to like in the Healey/Driscoll administration’s Mass Leads Act, but I write today to draw attention to one piece in particular – the providing of $150 million for the Massachusetts Public Library ... Read more.
Massachusetts is ranked tenth in the nation for total installed solar capacity, boasting enough solar to power more than 900,000 homes. Yet, beneath this statistic lies a disconcerting truth: Solar energy may be ... Read more.
The Fairmount Line traverses neighborhoods where over 60 percent of Black Bostonians reside. Despite this, the line has suffered from chronic underinvestment, leaving communities along its route in dire need of faster, ... Read more.
Marian Manor, the nursing and rehabilitation facility in South Boston run by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm for the last 70 years, will close this summer. The group notified the state’s Department of Public ... Read more.
The 44th annual Ashmont Hill Yard Sale takes place on Sat., May 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shoppers will find everything from furniture to potted plants, toys to household items, books to collectables, and ... Read more.
Dorchester’s porch fest-style celebration, Dorchfest, returns for a third year on Sat., June 1, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ashmont-Adams section of the neighborhood. Over 30 bands will perform at 20 locations— mainly ... Read more.
From kielbasa to polka to centuries-old traditional dance, the Boston Polish Festival is preparing to feature the best of the Polish culture in Dorchester’s Polish Triangle next Sunday (May 19).
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On March 26, 2022, Peter Monsini, 51, was operating a piece of heavy machinery for JDC Demolition Company, Inc. at the Government Center parking garage in Boston, when the floor underneath his machine buckled and he fell ... Read more.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosted its 43rd Memorial event in Emmitsburg, Maryland, last weekend. This year’s tribute honored 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023, and 137 firefighters who ... Read more.
In Adams Village, residents can enjoy Italian pasta and deli sandwiches, Irish baked goods and sausage rolls, Chinese dinner plates and classic American bar food.
Now, thanks to the opening of Chubbs Taco & ... Read more.
If there’s one thing that has defined Emmerson “Emme” Finnigan’s softball career at Fontbonne Academy or one of her many neighborhood teams, it’s a consistently dirty, grass-stained uniform, a testament to her gritty ... Read more.
Last Saturday morning at a function hall on Blue Hill Avenue, Shiaka McIntosh dove into a pile of blue balloons that stretched from the floor to the ceiling and retrieved a cluster to be placed around the hall.
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Anthony walks into my 8th grade ELA class each day like he owns the place, as if he is the mayor of the class. When he enters the room, everyone lights up in laughter. In contrast, Liam comes in more like a storm. ... Read more.
Students, families, and neighborhood notables gathered at Neighborhood House Charter School’s (NHCS) lower school on Sat., April 27, for their annual Fancy Hat Brunch – and to honor long-time executive director Kate Scott ... Read more.
City officials and architects involved in the planned renovation of White Stadium last week proposed several significant changes that incorporate suggestions from the public as they work to gather more support for the ... Read more.
A poll commissioned by the Boston Public Institute (BPI) shows that most Bostonians are generally satisfied and optimistic about the city’s future but are most worried about public education and the high costs of living ... Read more.
The late Joseph M. Tierney, who served as Boston City Council president in the 1980s, grew up in the sprawling Old Colony public housing development in South Boston. He died in 2009, but his legacy lives on at the ... Read more.
A stalled re-development project along Dorchester’s Port Norfolk peninsula that would bring new housing and a modern marina to the neighborhood took a new turn this week when one of the development partners filed for ... Read more.
