Author talk at JustBook-ish features Ibram X. Kendi on Sept. 15
September 11, 2026
A mural located in an expressway underpass near Pope John Paul II Park just got a much-needed facelift.
When three candidates running in the primary for the First Suffolk District’s state Senate seat gathered on Aug. 20 for a virtual forum organized by the Ward 13 Democratic Committee, the most contentious differences were between the incumbent, Nick Collins, and a figure not on the ballot—Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
The usual Thursday-night karaoke crowd at Ghost Pepper Taqueria on Savin Hill Avenue swelled on April 16 with the addition of two large birthday parties. And as the place let out for the night, now early on the 17th, people were in no mood to leave. But they were in a fighty mood, not a mood to burst into more song, according to a police report read into the record at a Boston Licensing Board hearing on Tuesday.
Little Ni’ora Knight, who took the world by storm with her viral picture in The Reporter last year during her first Kiddie’s Carnival, returned for a second year. Seth Daniel photo
Plans for a 30-seat eatery, with take-out— called Tori Japan— were discussed last Monday evening (Aug. 24) during a virtual meeting with abutters organized by city officials.
Boston began casting ballots last weekend in the Sept. 1 state primary, with early voting opening on Saturday at locations across the city, including sites in Dorchester and Mattapan.
A police pursuit of a suspect vehicle ended in Lower Mills with one arrest on Thursday afternoon.
With her field office a block away, state Sen. Liz Miranda convened a group of neighbors, elected officials, and city and state workers in Grove Hall last Wednesday to identify and work toward solving a range of quality of life issues, including disruptive loitering and unkempt vacant lots.
Leaders in Codman Square are gathering support this month for a Letter of Interest (LOI) that would start the process of the neighborhood becoming a state-designated cultural district.
About 25 Eversource employees traded their regular workday for weeding, harvesting, and greenhouse chores in Dorchester on Thursday morning as they joined youth interns and staff from The Food Project for a second consecutive year of volunteer work.
In the race for First Suffolk Senate, contrasting views on how to relieve the tax burden on city residents is the primary topic of debate.
An exultant Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated today’s decisive Supreme Judicial Court ruling that ends a prolonged legal battle over the reconstruction of Franklin Park’s White Stadium.
Mayor Wu’s earnest appeal for solidarity is well-rooted in a city that loves a good resistance and cares about the welfare of its people.
The flowers and plants in the Shawmut Corridor Gardens, also known as the “tunnel cap” gardens, don’t just sprout up on their own.