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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco will be officially installed as the ninth permanent chancellor of UMass Boston this Friday (April 5) in a ceremony that will be held, in part, on a newly built campus Quad. Hailed as the new “centerpiece” of the Dorchester Bay campus, the walking paths and green space have replaced what was once the university’s hulking red-brick Science Center and a

A bowling ball full of discontent rolled through the William Monroe Trotter School auditorium on Monday night at a chaotic meeting that – for at least one night - deflated the optimism of those hoping to bring a women’s professional soccer team to White Stadium. Fresh off a win in Suffolk Superior Court allowing the proponents of the soccer team’s plan to move forward at White

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

The St. Brendan’s Church and School community held a well-attended $10K raffle fundraiser in Florian Hall last Friday night (March 8) – with entertainment and plenty of socializing to accompany the big raffle. Beyond just having a good time, the event was meant to draw attention to the considerable progress the St. Brendan’s Committee has made toward accomplishing the goals

Dorchester Market is expected to re-open within the next three months in a new space at the corner of East Cottage Street and Dorchester Avenue, according to the property owner, Peter Sarbaugh, who briefed members of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association (CSHCA) Planning Committee last week. The store will occupy part of the ground floor of a new five-story building that

The clock in the kitchen at DJ’s European Market and Deli at 120 Boston St. in the Polish Triangle reads nearly 2 a.m., when the kitchen is usually dark, silent, and waiting on normal morning routines. But last Thursday (Feb. 8) – known as Fat Thursday in the Polish tradition - and Tuesday of this week (Feb. 13) – known as Fat Tuesday in the American tradition – were not

The neighborhood’s Lunar (Tét) New Year celebrations kicked off last Sat., Jan. 27, at the Fields Corner branch of the Boston Public Library with a family celebration hosted by the BPL and the Boston Little Saigon district. Hundreds were in attendance for the afternoon festivities, which featured music, dance, traditional foods and deserts, and Tét-themed crafts – like

Every year, hundreds of City Year workers and volunteers use the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to complete a service project in the city rather than take the day off. On Monday, more than 200 individuals converged on the Oliver Wendell Holmes K-6 School in Dorchester to re-paint the school’s hallways and stairwells. Bethany Reynolds, of City Year, told the volunteers

Advocates for a workforce training center meant to prepare people of color for careers in an area where they are under-represented – the Commonwealth’s bio-tech sector – celebrated the opening last Thursday (Jan. 4) of a 4,000-square-foot space for that purpose inside Southline Boston, the former Boston Globe building on Morrissey Boulevard.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu began her 2024 State of the City address Tuesday night by basking in the glow of last month’s parade for the national Pop Warner football champions, the Dorchester Elite Eagles, and the Boston Lady Raiders cheerleaders—a celebration that followed 18 years of disappointments. But, when it was time for the obligatory words about why the state of the city