Instead of highlighting the plights of 10 doomed historic buildings this year, the Dorchester Historical Society is taking a new tack, naming 10 endangered districts in the neighborhood instead. The move is a practical one, said Rosanne Foley.

“We’re trying to figure out why this hasn’t been a call to action like it’s supposed to be,” she said.

In many ways, she said it was a way to diffuse the adversarial relationship the list has created between the society and area real estate agents.  Read more