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After a two-year pandemic-prompted hiatus, the Dorchester Day Parade will journey up the avenue once again on Sun., June 5. The parade, which starts at 1 p.m. in Lower Mills, follows a three-mile course up Dorchester Avenue to Columbia Road. The all-volunteer committee that organizes the event hopes it will quickly regain its foothold as the year’s largest celebration of

Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world, starting with Black Is..., the very first list…

It started back in 1996 as one mother’s defiant response to the senseless gun violence that robbed her of her 15-year-old son Louis, who was killed in the crossfire of gang gunplay on Geneva Avenue in December 1993. This Sunday, more than a quarter-century after Tina Chéry and a few hundred participants stepped off for a 3.5 mile stroll through the neighborhood, the Mother’s

As the pandemic decimated the restaurant business, Home.Stead Bakery and Cafe in Fields Corner gave up its liquor license to try to save some money. With people going back out now, the 30-seat bakery, at 1448 Dorchester Ave., formally requested a new license from the Boston Licensing Board at a hearing ton Wednesday. The board will likely vote on the application Thursday,

From Bao Bao Bakery to DakZen, we compiled readers' favorite restaurants, shops, and non-profits to visit.

The first recreational cannabis dispensary to open in Dorchester, High Profile x Budega on Freeport Street, has a familiar face behind the operations, particularly for anyone who has spent any time around Fields Corner. The High Profile x Budega store opened in mid-March and has been doing good business so far, said co-owner Brian Chavez – whose family has been active in

Lily Handy entered her freshman year at Boston Arts Academy (BAA), which has been in Fields Corner on Charles Street for the last several years, with the highest of expectations three years ago. She was the most recent in a long line of family members who had attended the district’s only arts-focused school and dreamed of perfecting her dance routines amongst other budding

The world of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is a mysterious environment to many, but an increasingly certain future for all of us. City officials and a growing number of Boston residents are already living the life of noise-reduced rides and battery-charging stations. When Dorchester’s Pamela McGee began looking for a new vehicle this year, she “just figured” an EV “would be

Mayor Michelle Wu’s $3.6 billion capital budget includes 400 projects to be started or completed over the next five years, with 34 identified for Dorchester and 12 specifically for Mattapan.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s $3.6 billion capital budget includes 400 projects to be started or completed over the next five years, with 34 identified for Dorchester and 12 specifically for Mattapan. Local highlights include some $4 million recommended for the Boston Centers for Youth and Families to design a new Dorchester community center based on a recent programming study and a