Dorchester

Wellness

Brigham and Women’s Opens New Health Center in Dorchester

For residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury, life is about to get a bit healthier. After years of work, the Brigham and Women’s Center for […]

Restaurants

Raising Boston’s Spirits

A new Dorchester distillery takes inspiration from the ghosts of Boston’s past to craft beverages for the modern age.

City Life

Reports: Mayor Walsh’s Cousin Curses at Woman During Boston 2024 Meeting

Mayor Marty Walsh’s cousin, Martin F. Walsh, has been identified as the man who witnesses say verbally berated a woman expressing opposition to the Boston […]

Arts & Entertainment

Dorchester Teacher Appears on Ellen

It truly pays to be kind, especially in the world of Ellen DeGeneres. On Monday’s episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, one of Ellen’s guests will be […]

City Life

Who Will Forgive The Daily Beast for Calling Dorchester ‘Southie’?

Will we pardon online publication The Daily Beast for the offense they’ve just handed out to Dorchester? In an article about Mark Wahlberg’s history of racially motivated thuggery, The Daily Beast wrote the […]

Restaurants

A Chef’s Guide to Eating Well in Dorchester

With its booming Vietnamese population and storefronts offering everything from Cape Verdean roti to Indian chicken tandoori to Jamaican shrimp patties, Dorchester has become a […]

Wellness

Free Healthy Cooking Classes For Kids

Children ages 8 through 12 who are members of the Blue Hill Boys & Girls Club will get the opportunity to learn to cook with […]

City Life

Help DotBike Raise Money for a ‘Fixit’ Bike Station

Some determined Dorchester cyclists are working on ways to bring bike infrastructure needs to the neighborhood, and they’re starting by raising money for a station to […]

City Life

ACLU Files Lawsuit After Feds Eye Photographer’s ‘Suspicious’ Behavior

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging federal officials in court after an 86-year-old professional photographer landed in a terrorism investigation database for trying to snap photos […]

City Life

Behind the Supreme Court’s Cell Phone Ruling Is the Pursuit of a Dorchester Man

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant to search the contents of a suspect’s cell phone, a decision cheered […]

City Life

Don’t F*ck with Linda

Linda Dorcena Forry earned the inside track by following a familiar playbook: the one written by the city’s Irish bosses of yore. Already, she’s proving that she’s better at Old Boston politics than many Old Bostonians. And some of them have already learned a hard lesson the old-fashioned way.

City Life

Police Clear Out Foreclosed Home Occupied By Protesters

Boston Police swiftly cleared out furniture and other living amenities from a foreclosed Dorchester home this week, owned by Fannie Mae, after two people occupied it […]

Home & Property

Dudley Neighbors Incorporated Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

With all the improvements happening over in Dudley Square these days, it’s hard to believe that true change in the neighborhood started decades back. Thirty years ago, […]

Restaurants

The Kitchen Spy: Inside Chris Coombs’s Dorchester Pad

In The Kitchen Spy, we visit local chefs’ home kitchens, and force them to open up their fridge, drawers, and cabinets. When chef Chris Coombs […]

Home & Property

Curb Appeal: A Sprawling, Cheery Exterior in Dorchester

A sunny tone-on-tone palette—complete with a vibrant pop of color—transform a typical, sprawling exterior into an enticingly street-friendly Dorchester home, located in the historic Ashmont […]