Category: Dorchester Reporter
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Vendor goods at Veg Food Fest lure crowds to Lewis Center over weekend
Hundreds of people found their way to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center over the weekend for the 31st annual Boston Veg Food Fest last Saturday and Sunday, where they sampled the plant-based offerings of dozens of vendors. The…
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Rep. Worrell wants legislation to look into pharmacy deserts
Pharmacist Mike Wilson has managed to keep the lights on at Dorchester Ave’s Crawford Drug by offering services that chain stores won’t match. His store near St. Mark’s church section is an oasis in a neighborhood that has, increasingly, become…
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With Bottega Cannuccia, chef aims to bring his Italian/French upbringing to Fields Corner
Stefano Quaresima has a simple goal for his customers in the cafe that he’s opening at the heart of Fields Corner: “I want them to feel like this is a small corner of Italy and France.” Quaresima, who owns Via Cannuccia several blocks south…
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BPL welcomes ‘smart piano’ programs at Lower Mills and Grove Hall branches
Six electric “smart pianos” have been installed across four Boston Public Library (BPL) locations, including two in Grove Hall and one in Lower Mills. They are part of the Keys of Inspiration program created by the Lang Lang International Music…
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Wampanoag tribes proffer design of first Indigenous-created monument in Boston
A Native-owned company, in collaboration with Wampanoag tribes, has completed the design of what could be the first permanent Indigenous-created monument in Boston. The White Pine Gathering Circle, designed by media and museum exhibit production company SmokeSygnals, is one of…
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Performers are set for 32nd OrigiNation ‘Twist and Shout’ fundraiser spectacle
Student performers will take the stage this Saturday (Oct. 10) at the Strand Theatre for the 32nd annual “”Twist & Shout” fundraiser. Hosted by OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, a youth dance nonprofit, the event will feature performances ranging from spoken…
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‘We are a movement’: Dorchester native hosts event to raise awareness for alopecia
Dorchester native Arlene Baldwin hosted an event last Saturday (Sept. 19) at City Hall where Black women talked about their experiences with alopecia, hair loss, and wigs… Sitting at the foot of her mother’s bed, Dorchester native Arlene Baldwin would…