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The rainbow gas tank on Dorchester’s Commercial Point is getting a fresh coat of paint this fall by union workers from the John W. Egan Company, who are touching up the fading colors of the iconic design created more than 50 years ago by Corita Kent, a Catholic nun turned pop artist who died in 1986. Her whimsical rainbow swash remains the largest copy-written piece of art in

When gunshots ring out on a Boston street, the intensity of the scene, with its police lights, crime tape, and news helicopters, drives a highly emotional reaction that can take over life for those involved in the incident and those watching from a window or a front porch. It can be a lot to process in the moment, but after the police and evidence collectors disperse, the

The annual Dorchester Park Car Show took place last Sunday with dozens of classic cars on display, music from the Boston School of Musical Arts, and children’s events. The day also commemorated the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the renowned landscape architect whose firm designed Dorchester Park in 1893 as well as Boston’s Emerald Necklace and New York’s

Interim District Attorney Kevin Hayden and his opponent Ricardo Arroyo on Wednesday night faced off over allegations of misconduct at a forum hosted by the Communities of Color (COC) coalition at Mattapan’s Morningstar Baptist Church. The debate between DA candidates was the second event of three on the coalition’s docket. The moderator, Channel 4’s Jon Keller, kicked it off

The Open Streets Boston pilot program came to Blue Hill Avenue last Saturday as the city closed off 1.2 miles of the roadway from Dudley Street west to Grove Hall. The morning and early-afternoon event brought out hundreds of residents who used the occasion to casually walk or bike up and down the Avenue. A focal point for the festivities came when city officials gathered

Last Sunday (July 31), dozens gathered atop Savin Hill to hear more about the history of the park and the Neponset band of the Massachusett tribe that lived hereabouts before European settlers arrived in 1630. The event, sponsored by the Dorchester Historical Society and the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, featured remarks by Thomas Green, a Bay State native and

The temperature gauge was at nearly 100 degrees today in Dorchester and Mattapan, but the mood at three neighborhood cooling centers was cool, calm and collected. Whether it was sitting calmly and doing word searches in the air conditioning, playing Japanese drums at the Grove Hall Senior Center, engaging with other teens in a water balloon fight at the Holland Community

Candidates running for the Second Suffolk Senate seat, along with other local races on the ballot this fall, faced off inside Nubian Square’s Hibernian Hall last week, as hundreds packed the venue to get an up-close look at the contenders. The major candidates for Second Suffolk Senate are state Reps. Nika Elugardo and Liz Miranda, as well as local pastor Miniard Culpepper and

The Franklin Park Zoo and Zoo New England brought back the Boston Lights exhibit for the third straight year to the Zoo, opening this past week and staying open through October. The incredibly vibrant lighting exhibits cover the entire 72-acre property and carry the topic of space exploration, nature, and conservation. Among the many highlights include a gigantic replica of

Below left, Caribbean Integration Development Corporation (CICD) President Donald Alexis notes that a blighted property that was an embarrassment to the community has now become a community asset. Bottom left, Mayor’s Office of Housing Director Sheila Dillon congratulates the community for pushing the city to release the property for development. Bottom right, new Cote Village