Dorchester blog posts
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A DotRat's Guide to the World
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On a cold day back in January at Dunks on Morrissey Boulevard I had the opportunity to sit and have a coffee with one of Boston’s hottest Hip Hop artists, Gio Dee. The questions start at his early years to get a sense of how he tapped his artistic side...
Good and Plenty
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The email jumped out at me. I knew the writer. She'd purchased my booklet, Pushing through Shyness and had written me about it. I gulped - many people purchase, not many people give any feedback at all (including my siblings but that's...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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And you thought I was gonna drop a hairy drink recipe on you. No, but maybe later. I want to hear from our readers. What do you feel is the one thing our Boston Bruins must establish in order to win the cup?
Bruins
What is the key to the Bruins winning...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 6:30pm
On Monday June 17th The Boston Black Theater Collective of the William Monroe Trotter Institute is presenting a reading of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 06/19/2013 (All day)
This community meeting is for the purpose of discussing how the City of Boston is preparing a new citywide Open Space Plan for the years 2015 to 2021. As part...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 06/19/2013 (All day)
Join the Boston Juneteenth Committee and the National Center of Afro-American Artists for the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Emancipation Celebration. Emancipation...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 06/17/2013 (All day)
Join us at the Lower Mills Branch for Stories in Art, a bookmaking workshop from the Museum of Fine Arts. Participants will explore the interesting stories...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 06/14/2013 (All day)
Enjoy a theatrical afternoon tea, and dine on a selection of finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, a variety of infused iced-teas and lemonade...
State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
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Since first elected as State Representative in 2005, Senator-elect Linda Dorcena Forry has worked hard with her community partners to try and attain funding for the completion of the Neponset River Trail. She is pleased that this goal is finally within...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 06/13/2013 (All day)
You are Invited to Attend...
UCMS Fundraiser | Thursday, June 13th 6:30 - 8:30pm | Strand...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 06/18/2013 (All day)
Fields Corner Main Street 2013 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 6-8 p.m., Saigon Seafood Restaurant,...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Maybe it was your zest for life or perhaps it was your amazing family. It seems that regardless of the many heavy hearts caused by your absence, you cant help but feel the mark you left in this world.
The neighborhood seems more united than I can ever...
Good and Plenty
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Why am I here?
(Well I know that Mommy and Daddy had some fun but other than that…)
What am I here for? What is my purpose?
(Am I just another human in the universe? Am I supposed to be more?)
Why me?
Not that I mind being here...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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So I’m talking with my brother a couple of weeks back and he starts going on and on about this ice cream shop over in Quincy. Both my brothers and I always shared the same 2 vices, chocolate chip cookies and a mocha frappes. Turns out this new...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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He showed grit, he may have saved us a goal, he didn’t leave his teammates and as it turns out his leg was broken in the process. Greg Campbell’s display of courage last night exemplifies what it means to be a hockey player, a Bruin, a...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 8:00pm
Thinktank is a newer and more engaging form of pub quiz/bar trivia featuring a variety of questions accompanied by a visual component for the patrons to follow...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 06/06/2013 (All day)
School will soon be out for summer, and Strategies for Youth wants to celebrate! So join in for a fundraising soirée on June 6, 2013 at Florian Hall in...
Dotmass
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Some really fun activities going on in Dorchester this weekend! Common Boston, a volunteer program of the Boston Society of Architects, is the city's only free festival of architecture, design and neighborhoods. Designers and the public can interact,...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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I told you…Dot Day totally makes you want to dance. Well, Dot Day combined with a 30 pack. It’s really a special day..and this guy totally knows what I’m talking about.
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 4:45pm
Students from the Epiphany School will perform the annual Tunnel Cap Concert on June 5h at 4:45pm (weather permitting). The concert takes place right outside the...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 06/13/2013 (All day)
The Fairmount/Indigo Transit Coalition, including many community groups in Hyde Park, Dorchester and Mattapan, will ask Mayoral candidates and other elected...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Nearly 400 years ago a bunch of Pilgrims needed a packie and some food. They decided to hit what is now Dot Ave. They loved it so much they built a few triple deckers and never left. Well…not exactly…but thank god for those original Dot Rats...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 06/11/2013 (All day)
Circle of Care & Support
2nd Tuesday of every month
June 11
6-8pm
The Community Circle...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 06/25/2013 (All day)
June 25- August 13, 2013
Every Tuesdays 6-8pm
Healed People, Heal People
An 8-week summer writing journey for family and friend survivors of homicide victims...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 06/05/2013 (All day)
Post-Walk Gathering: An Opportunity to Reflect and Process
Participating in the Mother's Day Walk is a powerful experience and some first time...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 06/15/2013 (All day)
Saturdays, June 1, June 8, and June 15
9:45am- 10:45am
Free Community Gentle Yoga Classes
Offered by The Justice Resource Institute
Where: The...
Good and Plenty
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Your reasons are reasonable and if I didn’t know you, I’d believe them. Because I know you and I’ve known you for a while, I’ve recognize that they are excuses.
You keep talking about what you can’t do; about how difficult things are; about...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Apple kinda bites it…so you need to use a Windows or Android device.
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 10:00am
Co-op Power will host a Neighbor to Neighbor Weatherization on June 1st as part of the Boston 500 Challenge to save energy. Attendees can sign up to get...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 06/13/2013 - 7:30am
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A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Dot Day has traditionally been a time to catch up with old friends, tie a buzz on, eat a burger or 5 and catch the parade. But then you have other Dot Days were you go overboard and maybe drink a bit too much (we have all done it). During our younger...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 11:00am
Knitting 101/ Intro to Knitting - If you have no knitting experience, or have tried a few times but quit because that scarf was just taking too darn long and...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 05/31/2013 (All day)
Dot2Dot Cafe will be celebrating its 5th year anniversary on May 31. This celebration will include an Open Mic segment with great talent. Dot2Dot is...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 05/29/2013 - 6:30pm
Don't miss the Dorchester Community Food Co-op meeting on May 29 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the First Parish Church (10 Parish Street).
...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 05/31/2013 - 7:00pm
Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy's Theatre Program presents theatrical selections from Annie! On May 31 at 7pm and June 1 at 4pm, performances...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 05/30/2013 (All day)
The Kroc Center is hosting a Parent Information Night and Open House this THURSDAY, May 30th from 6-8...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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A Tribe Called Quest….
Play any one of their songs and it can put me back to a simpler time in my life. Whether it was my first house party, or attending school at the Woodrow Wilson, even my first Dot Day (with Budweiser). Their music can usually...
Good and Plenty
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I look at job sites everyday both for myself and for a host of friends and acquaintances. We’ve actually gotten jobs and gigs from these sites. I've noticed that the relationship of qualifications to salary, tasks to hours, or salary to...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sat, 06/15/2013 (All day)
The watercolor painting workshops enable artists of all skill levels to create their own green-space...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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The Dorchester Day Parade Committee presents the 10K Cocktail$ & Ca$h Golden Gala 2013. Come out and support the Dorchester Day Parade.
Food
Entertainment
Cash Bar
$10,000 drawing
6:30pm Florian Hall
The 10k Golden Gala not only continues to...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 06/14/2013 - 12:30pm
One of Boston's most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free lunchtime concert series on Fridays in June, July and August. Starting June 7th,...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 06/04/2013 - 6:00pm
Below is a list of the June Author Talks at various BPL locations.
June 4 at 6pm
Christopher Castellani, author of All This Talk of Love and...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Thu, 05/30/2013 - 6:00pm
Fields Corner Children Thrive and Dorchester Cluster present the Family Cafe and Outreach event. This event will take place on May 30 at 6pm. It takes...
A DotRat's Guide to the World
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Over the years I have seen some pretty creative marriage proposals, and they usually go off without a hitch. But like any good Dot Rat, I believe in a back up plan. Perhaps a well planned escape route if the lady says no. This Portuguese dude took the...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Wed, 05/22/2013 (All day)
Spring into Summer with SouL Line Dance Class for Fun or Fitness, meet new people and dance to the latest slide, hustle, shuffle or line dance. All...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Fri, 05/24/2013 - 6:00pm
Friday Night Social Knitting: No instruction but tons of fun.
Every Friday Night 6:00p to 8:00p
Stitch House, 846 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester
More Info at...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 3:30pm
May is Bike Month! Do you ride a bike? Do you want to know more about bikes? Would you like to learn more about riding in the city? Ashmont Cycles is...
My Dorchester
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Date:
Sun, 06/02/2013 - 1:00pm
Join in the for the 109th annunal Dorchester Day Parade. The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. in Lower Mills at the corner of Washington Street & Dorchester Avenue...
