

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.

Olga Kahn sorted a wide range of baby and toddler clothes for sale at the 2025 Ashmont Hill Yard Sale. Seth Daniel photo

The Wake Up The Earth Festival, organized by Jamaica Plain community arts center Spontaneous Celebrations, celebrated its 48th year Saturday, May 2, with a day of unity and local activism. Story by Madyline Swearing, BU Statehouse Program

In 2024, David and Stephen St. Russell, better known as the “Renovation Husbands,” made their TV debut on HGTV’s “Battle on the Mountain.” Come June, they will make a move toward the bookshelf with the release of their first book, “Good Character: Design with Intention to Reveal Your Home’s Personality.”

The best-selling author stopped by JustBook-ish on Dorchester Avenue this week to sign copies of his latest book , “London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for the Truth.”

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.