Tag: Dorchester
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‘Places of Resilience’— Five Dot park projects given Lee Fund grants
Five beloved green spaces in Dorchester will get a fresh burst of life after receiving five of a ten-grant allotment from the Henry Lee Fund for Boston Parks, which supports community-driven projects that improve parks and gardens across Boston, according…
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Annual JP Open Streets
Local businesses, organizations, food vendors and musicians assembled on Jamaica Plain’s Centre Street last week in celebration of Boston’s last Open Street festival of the season. The city closed Centre Street from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Jackson Square and Soldier’s…
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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…
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State and city officials urge forward motion with Morrissey panel’s final report in hand
State legislators and city officials are determined to move forward on the re-design of Morrissey Boulevard following the release of a final report by a state-appointed board last month. The Morrissey Boulevard Commission approved a draft of their findings last June with…
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House History project earns DHS a preservation citation
By Madyline Swearing Lisa Murphy’s house on Moultrie Street sits on land once cultivated by descendants of Dorchester’s first English settlers. Though she has lived there since 1998, Murphy didn’t learn this until 2023, when she asked the Dorchester Historical…
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Early voters make their choices ahead of next Tuesday’s city election
By Nathan Metcalf A slow but steady trickle of 2,230 voters cast early ballots at one of the ten locations that were opened over the weekend for voting ahead of Boston’s Nov. 4 municipal election. At Dorchester’s Richard J. Murphy…