Home

Walsh signs on to City Council’s cannabis equity push

Mayor Martin Walsh signed a city ordinance last Tuesday that creates a Cannabis Equity Board meant to ensure that at least half of the potential licenses issued in Boston go to companies owned by people of color. The legislation was approved by the City... Read more

Report: Dorchester leads city in homeless prevention funds

Dorchester, the city’s largest neighborhood in terms of geography and population, also has more families in need of emergency housing assistance than any other community in Boston. In releasing its annual findings of housing stability on Tuesday morning,... Read more

Opinion: Decades of courageous organizing led way to the education equity law

Last week, I stood in a packed gymnasium at English High School right here in Boston and watched Governor Baker as he signed a nation-leading education funding equity bill into law. The bill corrects our Commonwealth’s 26-year-old K-12 funding formula,... Read more

A homecoming at South Bay ramen shop

Totto Ramen South Bay is the latest eatery with a local connection to open up at the shopping complex’s budding Town Center commercial district. The owner of the noodle shop — a New York-based franchise that already has locations in Allston and... Read more

Columbia/Savin Hill civic wants to to leverage development boom

A sub-committee of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association is leading a discussion about how to structure and seek out “community benefits” from the development projects that are expected to be built in the neighborhoods in the coming years. The... Read more

Council hearing will focus on ‘Little Saigon’ district proposal

A hearing sponsored by City Councillor Frank Baker and scheduled for next Thursday (Dec. 5) will take up the proposal to create a “Little Saigon” cultural district in Fields Corner. The hearing before the Committee on Arts, Culture and Special Events, is... Read more

Featured Stories

‘Dot Now’ exhibition reflects artists’ keen sense of community

A new exhibition at UMass Boston’s University Hall Gallery titled “Dot Now” features work from a diverse group of a dozen artists based in Dorchester or with significant connections to the neighborhood. “Inspired by requests from our visitors to... Read more

Imagining the new Fields Corner library is stirring emotions

‘Getting it right’ approach seems to be the consensus After a series of community meetings that informed design proposals, officials from the Boston Public Library (BPL), Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), and members of other city departments... Read more

Letter to the Editor: It’s crucial to keep up momentum on Education funding

To the Editor: Last week, the Student Opportunity Act was signed into law, securing $1.5 billion in new funding for K-12 public education in Massachusetts. This is a historic victory for the students, parents, union educators, and allies across the state... Read more

Climate Ready Dorchester to hold 2nd community meeting

A city-led planning effort to address climate change and resiliency efforts will have its second public meeting on Dec. 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at VietAid in Fields Corner. Climate Ready Dorchester’s second community meeting will focus on honing in on... Read more

Yesteryear archive: 'Boston from Mount Bowdoin'

Reprinted with permission of Dorchester Historical Society. The view is probably from the land owned by Nathaniel Phillips. The highest points of land on the hill are along Bowdoin Avenue. Boston is shown in the distance, with the Massachusetts State... Read more

DAV honors Ba Le’s Nguyen for her support of its mission

The Disabled American Veterans of Massachusetts organization has cited Jennifer Nguyen, owner of Banh Mi Ba Le on Dorchester Avenue, for her support of the DAV’s programming. Nguyen immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1982, several years after... Read more

More news

Celebrity Series to bring live music to Dorchester, Mattapan	Dot comedian Van Delft set to release debut album
Book tells the story of William Monroe Trotter and ‘The Guardian’	Board rejects Dollar Tree store proposed for Codman Square
Codman Sq. residents hear what pot shop hopefuls have in mind	‘Leap of faith’ works out for Bred proprietor
Dorchester mourns Joe Zinck, civic leader, veterans’ stalwart	Election commissioners to start recount on Dec. 5
College Bound gets $90k boost from Patriot players, the Krafts, and a pair of cleats	Neponset’s natural beauty is explored in photo exhibit
A couple of firsts for the BFD as ten are given command posts	Fields Corner mural captures diverse menu of Dot cultures

Dorchester Reporter

Menu

Home

Walsh signs on to City Council’s cannabis equity push

Report: Dorchester leads city in homeless prevention funds

Opinion: Decades of courageous organizing led way to the education equity law

A homecoming at South Bay ramen shop

Columbia/Savin Hill civic wants to to leverage development boom

Council hearing will focus on ‘Little Saigon’ district proposal

Featured Stories

‘Dot Now’ exhibition reflects artists’ keen sense of community

Imagining the new Fields Corner library is stirring emotions

Letter to the Editor: It’s crucial to keep up momentum on Education funding

Climate Ready Dorchester to hold 2nd community meeting

Yesteryear archive: 'Boston from Mount Bowdoin'

DAV honors Ba Le’s Nguyen for her support of its mission

More news

Dorchester Today

In print

Columnists

Editorials

Clark Booth on Sports

James Hobin: A Round Dot

Community Comment

Search form

Featured Stories

More news

Dorchester Today

In print

Columnists

Editorials

Clark Booth on Sports

James Hobin: A Round Dot

Community Comment