The 16th annual Taste of Dorchester event organized by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) rolled out the red carpet last Thursday night (April 25) at the IBEW Union Hall on Freeport Street for a capacity crowd to enjoy a feast featuring some of Dorchester’s best restaurants. Symone Crawford, MAHA’s executive director, greeted friends and colleagues throughout
Six community members and organizations were honored at the annual Codman Square and Four Corners ‘Hidden Heroes and Sheroes’ gala on Nov. 17 in the Great Hall, with five teens from the neighborhood receiving $2,000 scholarships as well. The annual gala has been ongoing for more than 25 years and is meant to honor those in the two communities that are doing incredible work
Eric Lindsey and the team from Lindsey & Associates Realty hosted a First Time Homebuyers event at Venezia Restaurant Function Hall in Dorchester last Saturday (March 11) that featured a brunch, local real estate service vendors, a DJ, and a lineup of speakers to walk participants through every stage of the current homebuying process. “I really wanted to bring people together
Under the leadership of Interim Principal Matthew Ginsburg and Lisa Hess, a science instructional coach, the Oliver Wendell Holmes K-6 Innovation School in Dorchester held its first science fair on March 2, in the school gym. While grades K-4 had presentations that they showed to visitors, students in grades 5 and 6 presented their work from science projects. Some examples:
A social media post for an illicit street soiree or a flier for a backyard party, complete with cover charges and security, can often be the difference between a nice weekend and a nightmare for residents of Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods, residents and elected officials say. The loud parties and pop-up street bashes, which had their birth during the pandemic, have