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The Wu administration’s attempt to try out car-free Saturdays in the neighborhoods comes to a 1.2 mile stretch of Blue Hill Avenue this weekend. The part of the avenue that runs from Grove Hall down to Dudley Street will be shut off to vehicular traffic on Saturday from 9 a.m.- to 3 p.m. The idea behind the “Open Streets” initiative isn’t just to clear a path for pedestrians,
Parades can be a bit chaotic, especially at the start. On Dot Day, there’s always a scrum at the ribbon-cutting in front of St. Greg’s with politicians angling to get into the money shot. And there’s a swarm of cameras with pro journalists and amateurs jockeying for position to capture the scene. But this year brought extra, unnecessary stress to the situation in the form of
This article originally appeared in the Reporter in 2015. This year's parade is Sunday, June 5- starting at 1 p.m. in Lower Mills.- Editors Can you feel it? The sense of anticipation, joy, and wonder, reverberating up and down Dot Ave? It’s not Christmas, folks. It’s Dorchester Day. Never been to Dot Day? Kid, you’re in for a treat. Here’s what you need to know about the
It’s finally back: The Dot Day Parade. The forecast for Sunday calls for sunshine in the 70s, a picture-perfect day for the return of what has long been considered the unofficial start of summer in these parts. Dorchester deserves a sun-splashed parade day in ’22 after going O-for-the pandemic the last two years. Here are some Dot Day-related musings while we wait impatiently
Jha’Niyla Tinker, 2019’s Little Miss Dorchester, and Angie McGrath, that year’s Young Miss Dorchester, likely hold the distinction of having served in their roles for the longest of any Young Miss or Little Miss. As the girls entered the First Parish Church on May 21, a flood of memories from 2019 came rushing back – thoughts of a neighborhood tradition before Covid-19 that