Tag: Madyline Swearing
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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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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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Codman Square’s Memory Café gives the forgetful the space to feel invited
By Madyline Swearing Once a month — when the weather is right — volunteers, seniors, and caregivers gather in a room at the Codman Square Library, where handmade quilts adorn the walls. The space is open to anyone, and diagnoses…
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Work starts on Grove Hall’s full-service community center
By Madyline Swearing Construction of Dorchester’s first stand-alone community center officially began last Wednesday (Oct. 15), three years after the location in Grove Hall was selected. Elected officials and community members celebrated the center’s planning, viewed building designs, and listened…
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What to know about Bluebikes’ expansion in Dot, Mattapan, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain
By Madyline Swearing Boston’s bike share system is expanding throughout Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, with 20 new Bluebikes stations to be installed in those neighborhoods. City officials hosted an open house on Oct. 1 at the Marshall Community…
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“White Raven, Black Dove,” a new opera animated by its performers, and a computer, debuts at Strand
By Madyline Swearing Inside a sprawling Brookline home, where koi swim in an in-ground living room pond and a pet pig named Mazipan can be seen through sliding glass doors, a troupe of performers flit around a makeshift stage, rehearsing…