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About Tom Mulvoy, a newspaperman
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (682+ words) Even before he read the story, Tom Mulvoy got the news. After a drive with his mother to a bakery in Quincy, the 15-year-old son heard over the counter that the business might be losing customers because of the new…...
Dot Day Parade starts on Sunday at 1pm in Lower Mills
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (405+ words) By Gage Vieno, Special to the Reporter Final preparations are underway for the annual Dorchester Day Parade this Sunday, June 7. Marchers step off from the corner of Richmond Street and Dorchester Avenue at 1 p. m. and follow a 3. 2- mile route up Dot…...
Elisa Speranza to discuss new novel at Adams Street library on June 10
2+ day, 49+ min ago (210+ words) Dorchester Reporter Elisa Speranza to discuss new novel at Adams Street library on June 10 Elisa M. Speranza will appear at the Adams Street Branch Library in Dorchester on Wed. , June 10 at 6 p. m. as part of a book tour for her new novel,…...
No Open Streets event on Dot Ave. this year
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (255+ words) A popular city-funded street festival program will go forward this season, but without an event on Dorchester Avenue, which has hosted an "Open Streets" since 2022. The program has been scaled back from five to four events due to a $150, 000 budget…...
Dorchfest lineup promises diverse mix for June 6 party
3+ week, 3+ day ago (362+ words) More than 50 acts ranging from brass bands and hip-hop performers to folk singers and indie rock groups will turn the Ashmont-Adams neighborhood into a giant outdoor stage when Dorchfest returns on Sat. , June 6. The fifth annual music festival, organized by…...
Dot Life podcast" Mother's Day edition; fun developments along Dorchester Avenue; and a concert by Boston City Singers
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (14+ words) Boston City Singers perform in a Tiny Dot performance. Plus: headlines from the Dorchester Reporter....
It's time to clean up the blight of billboards
4+ week, 1+ day ago (493+ words) I'm a grandfather." I know I'm time limited. But such is not the case for billboards." When the Outdoor Advertising Board (OAB) created billboard regulations, it allowed those erected before Aug. 25, 1920, to be "grandfathered," meaning they could stay where they…...
Kyre Ambrose danced before he could walk; his legacy will endure through a scholarship
4+ week, 1+ day ago (880+ words) By Sana Muneer, Special to the Reporter Kyre Ambrose's love of dance began before he was born. "I used to joke all the time when he was in my stomach, if we were out somewhere and there was music playing,…...
dbar owner calls new mural "a love letter" to Dorchester
4+ week, 2+ day ago (284+ words) Dorchester's dbar offers a new look that takes its energy from inside the building out onto the avenue....
From Landmaking to Placemaking: How Maps Tell a Story of Boston
4+ week, 2+ day ago (702+ words) If Boston is a "city of neighborhoods," their boundaries are neither fixed nor uncontested, let alone waterproof. Or so it appears in Andy Woodruff's book, "Boston in 50 Maps." His configurations and some of their predecessors make for the newest addition…...