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The All Dorchester Women’s Professional Network will host a free salary negotiation workshop on Oct. 18, part of a broader push from the city to close the gender pay gap by empowering women to negotiate for a fair wage. ... Read more.

In the two years since the Long Island Bridge was closed, cutting off access to the homeless shelter on the island, Boston officials say they have ramped up efforts to combat chronic homelessness, citing increases in ... Read more.

The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston will host its annual fall dinner and awards gala on Thurs., Oct. 27 at Florian Hall in Dorchester. The theme of the evening will be “Diverse Leaders Committed to Our ... Read more.

People like to read for a wide range of reasons and any one of them should be a sufficient excuse to spend this coming Saturday at the 8th annual Boston Book Festival (BBF) in Copley Square.

No matter which format ... Read more.

A goose

Boston city councilors say they are tired of watching local parks and walkways covered in geese feces and want to figure out what to do.

At a hearing on Tuesday, councilors heard suggestions that included fining ... Read more.

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday ordered the suspensions for Pho So 1, 223 Adams St., for staying open way past its 10 p.m. closing time on two days in August and September.

The restaurant faces another ... Read more.

The Boston Licensing Board on Thursday approved liquor licenses for three restaurants in Dorchester, but denied requests for licenses in the South Bay Town Center mall still under construction.

Among the winners: ... Read more.

The hefty property tax increases for many Boston homeowners reflected in tax bills for 2016 dominated conversation on the one percent Boston-specific surcharge question for community enhancement on the November ballot at ... Read more.

The dusty mauve paint chipping off the William Clapp House on Boston Street is not long for this world. Workers are scraping it from the clapboards as they prepare the historic house for a facelift of more neutral tones ... Read more.

Matt Thayer and Andy Fadous, the owners of the South Boston-based gourmet grocer American Provisions, the anchor commercial tenant in Trinity Financial’s new Treadmark building, introduced their concept of “creating ... Read more.

The sixth Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival, a Columbus Day Weekend fixture and the very model of a neighborhood event, will take place on Sun., Oct. 9, at the crossroads of Florian Hall (55 Hallet St.) and the John ... Read more.

Boston Police believe they have a suspect in one-man purse-snatching spree in which four women were targeted in and around Savin Hill over 12 hours on Sept. 27-28. The suspect in all four street robberies was described as ... Read more.

Worrell Street on Pope’s Hill was blocked off to traffic last Friday afternoon for the third annual First Responders Appreciation Day, organized by the Richard J. Murphy School. This year’s guests featured two special ... Read more.

Offering apologies for an impassioned and protracted neighborhood dispute over liquor licensing, the owners of the Kriola restaurant in Uphams Corner secured the support of elected officials Tuesday night and pledged ... Read more.

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp (NDC) celebrated its 35th anniversary last week with a gala awards dinner that reviewed the organization’s track record of successful work in and around Dorchester, while ... Read more.

Sometimes you have to be in the right mood for poetry. But in some parts of Dorchester, you also have be under the right meteorological conditions.

If you’re in Fields Corner, Uphams Corner, or Mattapan, it’s got ... Read more.

Four Dorchester residents were honored for their public service at the 31st Annual Henry L. Shattuck Awards on Tues., Sept. 27. The awards are administered by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, are given out annually ... Read more.

The Irish Pastoral Centre will honor Mary Walsh at its annual fundraising banquet on Sat., Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Florian Hall in Dorchester. The event will include live music and dancing with a performance by the group ... Read more.

Cataloguing land documents has taken precedent in time and manpower during the city’s urban renewal extension reassessment, Boston Planning and Development Agency officials told the city council at the first of its ... Read more.

Anh Nguyen, the new director of the Bowdoin-Geneva Main Street organization, is accustomed to working in communities where poverty and disinvestment have become systemic problems. Prior to taking the Dorchester posting in ... Read more.

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