Author: Madyline Swearing
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Dr. Kim Parker’s workshops empower young readers at Just-bookish
Dorchester’s only bookstore, justBook-ish, celebrated its first anniversary on Sat., Nov. 22, after 12 months of offering educational programming, author talks, and other events for the community. Minutes from the Fields Corner MBTA station, the bookstore cafe was created to…
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New arrival at South Bay Center: A modern take on a gaming arcade
Dozens of families and young adults have crowded South Bay Center in recent weeks to take part in a new active gaming experience. Activate Games, a Canadian company, marked the grand opening of its first New England location – it…
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Punjabi dance competition draws 1,300 to the Strand
Madyline Swearing As the lights began to dim, a symphony of drums intensified, competing with the cheering voices of more than 1,300 spectators in a sold-out Strand Theatre as stragglers, carrying cups of chai and mango lassi, followed ushers to…
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Punjabi dance competition draws 1,300 to the Strand
As the lights began to dim, a symphony of drums intensified, competing with the cheering voices of more than 1,300 spectators in a sold-out Strand Theatre as stragglers, carrying cups of chai and mango lassi, followed ushers to their seats.…
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Dot’s Akiba Abaka takes helm at Afro-American Artists Center
By Madyline Swearing Akiba Abaka can’t remember her life without art. Like many children, the Jamaican native dreamed of being a Hollywood star. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Abaka would respond with “directing” or…
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Mejia says second-place finish is proof of ‘grassroots’ prowess
By Madyline Swearing Despite a lack of endorsements in a City Council campaign that she says some considered “adversarial,” Julia Mejia amassed nearly 17 percent of all votes in an eight-way race last week, securing a fourth term as an…