Dorchester’s Sarah Greenwood School, a dual language K-8 schoolhouse on Glenway Street, has become a city volleyball powerhouse with two straight middle school championships and consecutive undefeated seasons.
The Rebuilding Together Boston organization, now 35 years in service, met up with its long-time partner, Grand Circle Travel Corp., on Sat., May 2, to spend a day of hard volunteer service in Dorchester.
A development team has floated a plan to build 12 single-family homes at the former Full Life Gospel Center property at 183-185 Norfolk St. in Dorchester.
Like any great recipe that becomes better through trial and error, Sweet Teez Bakery in the Dot Block building on Dorchester Avenue has overcome many trials and challenges but is finally ready to open next month.
Vu Huynh — shown with his daughter, Emma, inside their restaurant, Huong Que, at 272 Adams St.—plans to open a companion billiards hall next door. Seth Daniel photo
The Massachusetts Affordable Homeownership Alliance (MAHA) held the 18th annual Taste of Dorchester event in the IBEW hall on Freeport Street on Thurs., April 30, with some of the best restaurants in the neighborhood represented for attendees to sample.
A rendering of what the “Funday” open market might look like when it potentially opens for business later this month. All activity would be held outside on the parking lot at the old Dorchester Tire location from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rendering courtesy Tam Le
Diana Fernandez Bibeau will become the next Parks and Recreation commissioner on June 1, and will also assume the new role of Deputy Chief of Open Space. Photo courtesy City of Boston.
In the shadow of the National Grid rainbow tank, state and city officials gathered Wednesday morning to cut a ceremonial ribbon at the most recent section of the Neponset Greenway trail to open.
Legendary Coach Paul O’Malley threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the year during opening ceremonies of Dorchester Baseball on Saturday in McConnell Park. Seth Daniel photo
Marabou Cafe co-owner Paulette Firmin: “It’s not just a place for Haitians to eat, but every ethnicity and age group. We need other communities to learn about it.”
A team of workers led by City Archaeologist Joe Bagley spent two days last week digging for traces of Native American artifacts at a River Street parcel that is slated to become an urban farm.
VietAid’s second large affordable housing project on Bowdoin Street will receive $3.3 million in city funding to move forward, Boston housing officials and Mayor Wu announced last week.
A gathering at the Mattapan Teen Center (MTC) on Fri., April 10, night that was billed as community meeting was actually a surprise party to salute the center’s director Rick Aggeler on his 20th year of work anniversary.
Features of a $1.4 million renovation of Toohig Park, including a new basketball court, new playground equipment, an improved entrance, and new softball dugouts – among other upgrades.
