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City Life

Charlie Baker Says Bob Kraft’s Dorchester Revs Stadium Could Be ‘Terrific’

You don’t often see Gov. Charlie Baker lend his stamp of approval without months of careful consideration, calculation, or your garden variety waiting-for-someone-else-to-step-in-it. (Remember, Baker […]

Arts & Entertainment

Hamilton Stars Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom, Jr. to Perform at EMK Institute

Two stars from the Broadway juggernaut Hamilton will reunite in Dorchester this fall. Daveed Diggs, who portrayed Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette in […]

Restaurants

Instacart Rolls Into Dorchester, Mattapan and More Neighborhoods

Attention, residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, and other neighborhoods often overlooked by delivery services: Instacart has heard you. The company announced this week it has expanded […]

City Life

Curley Center Director on Leave After Boy Is Found Dead

The director of a city drop-in center has been placed on paid leave after the death of a child in its care. The boy, 7-year-old […]

City Life

Boy Missing from City-Run Summer Camp Found Dead on Carson Beach

The search for a seven-year-old boy who wandered off from a city-run summer ended when police found him dead on Carson Beach Tuesday evening. The […]

City Life

Report: Globe Sells Dorchester Headquarters to New York Developer

The Boston Globe has found a buyer for its headquarters on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester. Less than a week after Boston Globe Media Partners chief executive Mike […]

City Life

New England Revolution Eyeing Move to Dorchester’s Bayside Expo Center

UMass officials are reportedly in preliminary talks with the Kraft family regarding the possibility of moving the New England Revolution to the former site of […]

City Life

Southie Brothers Jailed for Trump-Inspired Hate Crime in Dorchester

Scott and Steve Leader—the South Boston brothers accused of bludgeoning a homeless Mexican man with a metal pole, urinating on him, and telling police, “Donald […]

City Life

Roger Goodell Banned From Lambert’s in Dorchester

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be wise to stay out of New England. After all, when you lead a witch hunt against the region’s most beloved sports hero, […]

City Life

GentriWatch: Scenes from a Gentrifying Dorchester

Welcome to GentriWatch, where we look for signs of gentrification happening around the city. Too often, the debate over Boston’s housing crisis has a dehumanizing […]

City Life

The 100 Funniest, Weirdest, Most Curious Boston Street Names

At our request, Mayor Marty Walsh’s office provided us with a copy of Boston’s Streets, a 202-page list of every street, road, avenue, boulevard and footpath […]

City Life

Using a Delivery App in Dorchester or Mattapan? Good Luck

A recent review conducted by the Dorchester Reporter has found that many popular on-demand delivery apps like Caviar and Postmates claim to deliver in Boston, but don’t service […]

Home & Property

On the Market: One of Dorchester’s Oldest Homes

444 Gallivan Blvd. Price: $489,000 Size: 2,480 square feet Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 1 Everything that makes up a historic New England home is part of this house in […]

City Life

Controversial JFK Library Foundation CEO Departs for Harvard

JFK Library Foundation chief executive officer Heather Campion has resigned, departing for a consulting gig at Harvard University. Campion’s nearly two years as CEO of the nonprofit that […]

Wellness

Dorchester UFC Fighter Wants to Empower Local Youth Through Mixed Martial Arts

UFC star John Howard hopes to empower local youth through mixed martial arts when he stops by the YMCA of Boston on Thursday night. The […]