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A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Jamming out to Clinton Sparks in Dot…
Harlem Shake time…
Tips from an Irishman…
A participant’s perspective….
Apparently it’s raining men…
An amateur on the Orange Line…
A little dancing…
The...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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For me, nothing invokes a sense of pride and makes me think of our history more than the sounds of bag pipes on Saint Patty’s day. The pipes immediately make me think of all those who came before me and the struggles they endured.
Life wasn...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Well the madness is about to kick into high gear…
After you get cockeyed and go home to relax….look what you get to watch tonight.
VH1 looks like it will be ignoring the statement our Governor issued this morning….
The amateurs are...
Good and Plenty
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Stuff I Did:
Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean Center for the Arts. The newly built 1,200-square-foot space has a kitchen and gallery space and...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Just in time for St. Patty’s day….
Clinton Sparks returned home to Dot to film this piece at the Dorchester Boxing Club. With Dot Rat shirts and Shelltoes everywhere….you know this put a smile on my face. I’m psyched to see...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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It’s that time of year when you start looking to spruce up your property. Painting is usually top of the list so why not hire a Dot Rat? David Sword has been been in the business for quite some time and takes pride in what he does. A few thousand...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 03/20/2013 (All day)
Come to the Second Church in Codman Square (6 Norfolk Street in Dorchester) for a Millennium Ten Initiative Meeting. The meeting will go from 6pm to 8pm. For...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 03/23/2013 - 9:00am
The Boston Home Center's 5th Annual Homeowner and Homebuyer resource EXPO will be held on March 23. The workshop goes from 9am to 2pm and will take place at...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 5:00pm
Boston Public School students will debate the current Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority policy. Don't miss this great opportunity to visit Boston...
Good and Plenty
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Stumble down the stairs. Open the blinds or keep them closed. Turn off the front and back porch lights.
Set timer. 10 minutes or 15 – up from the 5 you started at. Rush to the living room couch, grab the blanket you pull over your head...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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30 beers…check.
18 pounds of corned beef….check.
Potatoes, Carrots, Cabbage….check
Brand new scally cap from Ireland…check
New Pope …..check
Sign Wes Welker……..what do you mean he’s Satan Manning’s...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 03/28/2013 - 7:30pm
Five runners will represent the Dorchester Family School Initiative in the Boston Marathon on April 15th. There will be a fundraiser on March 28th at the...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 03/18/2013 (All day)
The Dorchester Community Food Coop is holding a general meeting on March 18 from 7pm to 9pm at 10 Parish Street in Dorchester. For newcomers, 7 to 7:30pm will...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 03/16/2013 (All day)
Greater Boston House Concerts is proud to present Peter Blanchette, for a concert in honor of J.S. Bach's birthday and St. Patrick's Day. The...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 05/17/2013 (All day)
The Dorchester Arts Collaborative is proud to announce its sponsorship of the first ever Dorchester Fringe Festival. This year's festival will take place on...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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The Dorchester Reporter reports Steven Godfrey of Roslindale has taken steps to run against the city's longest serving city councilor - who has yet to announce whether he'll run again or maybe run for something else.
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 03/26/2013 (All day)
HBGC's New Leaders Institute (NLI) is a leadership development program for LGBTQ...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 9:00am
This Saturday Give Kids a Smile at the Codman Square Health Center. Free Educational, Preventative, and restorative dental service for Children up to18 years old...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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On any given night past 2AM, you can stroll through the streets of Boston and hear the obnoxious ramblings of a people who dropped enough tips to elude those who are TIPS certified in order to get tipsy. We are drinkinest city in America after all. Yeah...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston Police report three people became hospital patients early this morning when they darted out from behind a van right into the path of a car traveling down Dot. Ave.
Police say the three stepped into the road near Edison Green around 12:34 a.m.:
The...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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3/9/13 - 1:15 am
WBZ reports on the attack early Saturday on a Route 16 bus at Columbia Road and Geneva Avenue. Transit Police report:
The bus operator informed officers after he came to a stop to drop off and pick up a passenger he was...
Good and Plenty
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Cuss words are best when they are used rarely. When they are sprinkled repeatedly throughout a conversation, when they are used as a ornament of style or cool like smoking a cigarette used to indicate a certain cache, they become banal and...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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3/9/13 - 6:34 pm
Boston Police report officers found two men shot in a gray Toyota Corolla at Columbia Road and Hancock Street around 6:30 p.m., Saturday.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene, the other was taken to Boston Medical...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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UPDATE, 6 p.m. Boston Police tweet the street is open again.
Police have blocked off Washington Street between Talbot Avenue and Aspinwall Road due to a sinkhole that erupted this morning and which now consists of a cavern roughly half the width of the...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Check out the lengths people go through to get a cat out of a tree. If I was to put a pricetag on gear alone we are talking about 700 bucks. What if a branch snapped?
Cats are not even that useful, all they do is get caught in trees, eat and ruin...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Just wanted to give a quick shout out to the teams playing in the Dorchester Dodge Ball tourney today! Nothing like nailing someone with a ringer to start off my favorite month!
Photo by John O’Toole
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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3/7/13 - 11:39 pm
Boston Police report finding a man with a gunshot wound at 564 Adams St. at 11:39 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston Police report somebody hot-wired five golf carts at the Franklin Park golf course late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Police recovered four of them near the twelfth hole, but say the fifth remains missing.
The officer observed that the control panel...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 03/14/2013 - 12:00pm
Fields Corner Children thrive/Dorchester Cluster invites parents, caregivers, community member and service providers to join the next Fields Corner...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 03/15/2013 - 7:00pm
The Morehouse College Glee Club will lift their voices in harmony for a benefit concert in Boston’s Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, on March 15 at...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Today, State Representative Linda Dorcena Forry was pleased to host an informal luncheon with Morton Street Business owners. “This meeting is part of my ongoing efforts to increase communication and collaboration throughout our district, and,...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 2:00am
Join the inspiring coauthors of the book Not Meant To Live Like This, renowned Professor William Julius Wilson, and Katrina survivors as they speak...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Wicked bad traffic into Boston, wicked high tide at Neponset River Bridge. Photo by Boston Harbor Beacon.
State Police, of course, closed Morrissey Boulevard early this morning, which is what you can expect from a road built roughly two inches above sea...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 03/07/2013 - 7:00am
Thursday, March 7, 7-8:30pm
Reception featuring artists Shay Culligan, Wing Ngan and Frank Susi...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 03/25/2013 - 6:30am
Dorchester native Dr. Tom Melvin will read from and discuss his novel, Danny’s Tavern: a...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Rep. Forry and Senate Co-Chairs Review Successes of ‘11-’12 Session Former co-Chair Senator DiDomenico, and Co-Chairs Senator Donoghue and Representative Forry hosted the first briefing of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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MuckRock has put together an interesting chart and map based on data about tickets issued by city inspectors for failing to shovel sidewalks after the February blizzard.
Via Matt Carroll.
read more
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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2/28/13 - 6:00 pm
An Abington man was ordered to attend Narcotics Anonymous or AA meetings twice a week after prosecutors said he was drunk when he hit a toddler and a child in a stroller at Talbot and Dorchester avenues around 6 p.m....
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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According to Universal Hub….a Dot Rat will be taking charge of the EPA.
The Dorchester Reporter also put out an in depth article on the incoming chief.
Gina McCarthy will be taking the helm for President Obama. So, if you have any common sense and...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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A man convicted of breaking into an ATM at a Meetinghouse Hill Bank branch in Dorchester in 2010 tried to have his sentence overturned because prosecutors failed to prove the ATM was a "depository" for which one could be charged with breaking into.
Nice...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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President Obama will nominate Gina McCarthy as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy, OFD, has a BA from UMass Boston. Maybe John King can interview her.
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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This is some of Jenna’s finest work….the piano is priceless.
My dog doesn’t agree….
Good and Plenty
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Stuff I Did
Saw the play, Stones in His Pockets (running ‘til March 16) at the Lyric Theatre with a new friend. The basic plot is what happens when an Irish village is unsettled by the arrival of an American film crew and the hopes, dreams,...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Mayo Mumbles….Mayo Mumbles…thank woo so much for ya time….
Ok…just wishful thinking I guess. The kids down the Murphy are just too well behaved. If he had only visited when I roamed those hallways.
And you thought Rick Ross was up...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Boston Police have posted photos of the person they say went up to a parked Mercedes on Stoughton Street on the morning of Feb. 15 and shot the car's occupant four times before pedaling away on his Huffy bike.
If you know him, contact detectives at 617-...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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This is the time of year I start craving baseball. You know all those huge fields all over Dorchester? At one time, they were used for baseball instead of soccer. The Boston Park League was so popular at one time, 5000 people would show up for games at...
Universal Hub on Dorchester
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Police are now investigating what happened on Beauford Lane around 7:45 p.m. The officer, apparently not hurt, fired his gun at the dog, killing it.
2/28/13 - 7:45 pm
Son of Codman Square
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We've all heard stories of high school and college athletes having their schoolwork and exams taken for them by other students. Cheating in and out of the classroom in order to obtain decent grades has been going on as long as,well,...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 03/06/2013 (All day)
The JFK forums are free and open to the public. Reservations for forums are strongly recommended. They guarantee a seat in the building but not the main hall....
