Boston’s biggest block party, the 2017 Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 on Columbus Avenue, west of Massachusetts Avenue, for six blocks to Burke Street. This free, annual, outdoor public concert delights music lovers and…
The Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association (CSHCA) looks for properties in our neighborhood that are unsafe, unattractive, under-utilized, or has problems in other ways. We ask you to help us identify such properties and, if you’re willing, help us deal…
Fair Foods: Two-Dollar-A-Bag Fair Foods operates the Two-Dollar-A-Bag program, which distributes food at more than 20 sites — churches and schools — around Boston. Residents can buy as 12-pound bag of seasonal, mixed produce, ranging from potatoes and organic bananas…
Mark you calendar! The 2017 Dorchester beach Festival will be held at Malibu Beach in Savin Hill on Saturday, August 26. The event is free. Activities for children include arts and crafts, face painting, games, and more. Children’s activities start…
The Honeycomb Cafe is open! Located on Savin Hill Avenue in the former site of the Savin Scoop ice cream store, this new restaurant offers a variety of coffees, teas, breakfast items, and sandwiches with fast, friendly service. The food…
The last neighborhood meeting about the 54 Pleasant Street development project was held on August 1st. According to the Dorchester Reporter: “The development team offered two stark choices… saying the neighbors could get on board with a well-designed set of…
Today’s post is fifth in a series about free events in Dorchester. First, Mayor Walsh’s Movie Nights will show “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” on Thursday August 17 in Savin Hill Park. To see the complete schedule of free events and activities…
Popular summertime activities include visiting and camping in national parks. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) operates the nation’s 417 sites. The sites include 129 historical parks or sites, 87 national monuments, 59 national parks, 25 battlefields or military parks,…
Today’s post is 4th in a series about free events. The Boston Neighborhood Bike Ride Series has two free events coming soon. The Neighborhood Ride Series (#IBikeBoston) welcomes riders (ages 16+, under 16 with parent present) of all abilities for…
The next neighborhood meeting about the proposed 17-unit condo development project at 54 Pleasant Street will be: Date: Tuesday, August 1 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Location: McLaughlin Center / Boys & Girls Club, 1135 Dorchester Ave A prior neighborhood…
