What started as a way to help kids connect to their culture during recess has become baton twirling and dancing journey for Estrella Tropicales dance team, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year while also...
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When President Biden named Jim Brett last year to the Presidential Committee for People with Disabilities, the appointment continued a commitment that Brett has been living with for most of his life. This spring, Biden ... Read more.
In 1923, Hyman Levenbaum opened for business in Fields Corner with a stated goal of servicing all comers – individuals, families, and businesses – with their insurance needs.
In 2023, Hyman’s grandson, Alan ... Read more.
If anyone needs a soft spot to sit on during the Dorchester Day Parade, or for any of the other upcoming community events, look no farther than the sidewalks. There’s no shortage of mattresses littering the main ... Read more.
Last month, Ellen Gilmore sent a message to our newsroom: “My mother, Elaine Gilmore, who will be celebrating a big birthday, decided that she wanted to give her grandchildren a tour of important places in Dorchester ... Read more.
The 1970s prepared me for the issues we face in the current era. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that office landlords across the country are filing abatements, seeking relief from their property tax assessments ... Read more.
Fiona Weir, a nurse at Boston Medical Center and a resident of Dorchester was presented as the 2023 Rose of Tralee for Boston and New England at the Irish Cultural Centre of Boston on May 13. She was selected for the ... Read more.
As I reflect on my grandfather living to 100, thoughts flood my mind with the recipe for living a long and healthy life. He lived in Boston for more than 50 years after moving to the US from the Cape Verde Islands for ... Read more.
Dorchester’s Epiphany School celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala event that was held on May 12 at the Boston Public Library. Over 250 people attended the event.
Launched in 1998, Epiphany has always ... Read more.
Boston EMS held its annual awards banquet in-person for the first time since 2019 at the Venezia Restaurant in Dorchester on May 24. More than 100 Boston EMS personnel were honored for their bravery, dedication, and ... Read more.
The Boston School Committee voted last Wednesday (May 24) to approve the merger of Dorchester’s Pauline A. Shaw Elementary School with the Charles H. Taylor Elementary School in Mattapan. The schools are located off ... Read more.
Scurrying bargain hunters and eager front-yard shopkeepers couldn’t be held at bay by oncoming rain a week ago Saturday (May 20) for the Ashmont Hill Yard Sale, a neighborhood tradition in its 43rd year.
Items and ... Read more.
Editor's Note: The Neponset Day event set for June 3, 2023 has been postponed. Organizers said: "Our apologies, but the weather forecast for this Sat., June 3 isn’t looking good and we made the tough call to postpone the ... Read more.
The Caribbean Jerk Festival will return to the grounds of Second Church in Codman Square this Saturday (June 3) for the fifth installment of the popular eating extravaganza.
Codman Square Neighborhood Development ... Read more.
This beginner’s guide to the Dot Day Parade was originally published in June 2015.
Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, reverberating up and down Dot Ave?
The parade ... Read more.
Big Sister Boston will be participating in Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade. The girl-serving organization will feature a trolley “float” filled with Big and Little Sisters and staff and a table with activities along the ... Read more.
Dorchester Brewing Company on Mass Ave. has a tradition of rolling out new merchandise each June to celebrate its Dorchester roots and Pride, Boston’s annual celebration of our LGBTQ+ community. This year’s Pride festival ... Read more.
The mayor of Dorchester’s seat is a honorary position that is awarded each year by the Dorchester Day Parade Committee to help raise funds and awareness for Sunday’s parade.
As he prepared to end his tenure in the ... Read more.
A new Little Miss Dorchester and two Young Miss Dorchester co-winners were crowned at the annual Little Miss/Young Miss Dorchester contests on May 13 in First Parish Church on Meetinghouse Hill.
Contestants had to ... Read more.
Over 3000 people piled in and around the porches and patios of the tight-knit Ashmont Adams neighborhood on a hot Saturday afternoon last June to sing along and dance to diverse musical acts in the inaugural ... Read more.
Construction work at the intersection of Morrissey Boulevard and Freeport Street will lead to alternating lane closures between Tuesday, May 30 and Friday, July 14.
The work will last between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., and ... Read more.
More than 100 people gathered at Dorchester’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Monday morning to recite the names of 80 service members from Dorchester who lost their lives in service to their country during the war in ... Read more.
Siobhan and Mairead Manning of Dorchester have landed roles in the Boston Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty” production, which opened on May 25 and runs through June 4 at the Citizens Bank Opera House downtown.
One of the ... Read more.
NBC10 Boston News Anchor Glenn Jones to speak during 24th annual event
Whittier Street Health Center, a community health ... Read more.
The old bricks, thriving weeds, and peeling paint on the side of an auto body shop near the former home of the ‘Bubble’ community center in Grove Hall for a long time conveyed an unfortunate message about that stretch of ... Read more.
Each spring, supporters gather at the State House for the annual METCO advocacy day. As fine an example of local activism as that is, this year’s should be the last such event. The Metropolitan Council for Economic ... Read more.
