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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