Dorchester

City Life

Gravel Truck Crashes Through Guardrail, Lands in Dorchester Bay

A hazmat team was called to the side of the highway Monday after a gravel truck careened off of Interstate 93, crashed through the guardrail, […]

City Life

The French Minister Went to Dorchester

There’s something so stereotypically French about the conversation between Dorchester and Boston’s French consul general over a French foreign ministry website warning to tourists to avoid walking […]

City Life

Joyce Linehan: The Decider

Joyce Linehan convinced Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate and helped Marty Walsh become mayor. But will the former punk-rock promoter ever take center stage?

City Life

Dog Helps Save Owner After They Were Struck By a Car In Dorchester

They say dogs are a man’s best friend, and that seems to be the case with John Miles and his faithful beagle mix, Lucy. On […]

City Life

Dorchester Students Invited Themselves to the French Consulate for a Protest

French language students at Dorchester’s Codman Academy took a field trip to the French consulate to do what any real student of French culture ought […]

Wellness

All Prosthetics Are Local

Of the 16 victims who lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombings, half have been fit for artificial limbs by family-owned United Prosthetics, an enterprise […]

City Life

What the French Government Tells Its Citizens Who Visit Boston

Like the U.S. State Department, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers its citizens guidelines when they visit various cities and countries. Universal Hub’s Adam Gaffin happened upon […]

City Life

With New Stations, Hubway Is Expanding into the Neighborhoods

Hubway, Boston’s bikeshare network, has been opening new stations this week, primarily in neighborhoods where access to the big green bikes has been more limited. […]

City Life

Fundraiser Started For Dorchester Man Injured in Arborway Crash

For the last 20 days, Dorchester resident Kevin Cellucci has been in a coma. The finish carpenter was on the way to a job site […]

City Life

No, Dorchester Is Not the New Brooklyn

“Dorchester is the new Brooklyn,” proclaimed the Lower Dot blog this Friday in a post arguing that Dorchester shares the New York City borough’s hot music […]

Arts & Entertainment

Marty Walsh Did a Little Irish Jig With The Dropkick Murphys in Dorchester

Mayoral candidate and City Councilor John Connolly may have the Bad Rabbits on his side, but he never got to dance with them on stage. On […]

City Life

City Council Candidate Chat: Frank Baker

David S. Bernstein: Why are you running for a second term as District 3 City Councilor? Frank Baker: To give my neighborhood a voice. I’m […]

City Life

Martin Richard’s Family Returns to Dorchester

A few weeks ago, the family of Martin Richard, the eight-year-old boy who died in the attack on the Boston Marathon finish line, spent their […]

City Life

City Council Candidate Chat: Catherine O’Neill

David S. Bernstein: I know you have considered running for office before. Why are you running now, for an at-large seat on the City Council? […]

Wellness

Boston Sports Clubs Looking To Open in Dorchester

Is a Boston Sports Club finally coming to Dorchester? The gyms are everywhere in Boston, but mainly in the city proper and points heading west, […]