“Three years ago the empty parking lot at the corner opposite the Grove Hall Library beckoned for color. In the spirit of graffiti, Sobek invited his friends to paint …”
Dig This: Back Against the Wall Initiative’s Community Graffiti Gathering
Dorchester
Video: Zyp Run Co-Founders Talk Opening, Dorchester & Popularity Of Social Equity Brands
“Opportunities like this don’t present themselves too often in Boston.”
Inbox: “Unprecedented Investment” In Dot’s Humphreys Street Studios By City
“The preservation of this artist community was a direct result of the artists’ organization and advocacy for affordable artist workspace.”
Upcoming: “Month of free art, music, and food events in Dorchester”
“A celebration of thy neighbor and our ability to come together to celebrate our ethnic and cultural diversities.”
Dig This: Dorchester Brewing Turns Six
"We'll have a variety of local Dorchester vendors to help us celebrate the day"
Inbox: Dorchfest Is Now A Thing and It Is Happening On June 4
“Porchfest-style event features more than 40 acts, with an emphasis on local performers and promoting diverse musical genres”
Dorchester Dispensary Announces Mural Contest For Local Artists
“The first of many projects to level up the local community”
DELI-STYLE WEED AT NEW DOT DISPENSARY
“You can buy different amounts, and it allows the consumer to have more choice and to try different strains.”
DIG THIS: DORCHESTER BREWING’S MASS AVE MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE PARTY
"Grab your beads and masquerade masks and Celebrate Mardi Gras on Sat, Feb 26 with classic food, plenty of fresh craft beer, cider and wine, music, costumes and more."
SELF CARE AND THE “WILD WOMAN ARCHETYPE”
Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda’s intimate pandemic works come to Dot
IN GOOD SPIRITS: BOSTON HARBOR DISTILLERY
"What’s beautiful about this is that once you put it in the bottle, it stays that way, the way that we intended it to.”
BOSTON-BASED COMIXSCAPE ARTIST FAST-APPROACHING KICKSTARTER GOAL
Originally planned for before the pandemic, LJ-Baptiste returns with plans for collection
THE LATEST ON DORCHESTER’S HUMPHREYS STREET STUDIOS
“Artists attempt preservation of long-time workspaces, seek community, neighborhood, and city support”
COMMUNITY MEETING TO ADDRESS FUTURE OF DORCHESTER ARTIST STUDIOS
“Learn about the plan to become an artist-run nonprofit and create affordable housing.”
THE IMPORTANT ART STOLEN FROM BOSTON THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT
Investigators may never locate the Gardner paintings, but Governor Baker might be able to retrieve this missing sculpture for Mass with a phone call
GOLDEN STATE WARRIOR
Legendary Boston hip-hop heavyweight Dre Robinson has some unfinished business.
INBOX: JOHN BARROS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF BOSTON
Barros is the fifth mayoral candidate to enter the race.
VIDEO: MEET DOT-BASED ARTIST LUDGY JEAN-BAPTISTE OF COMIXSCAPE
Ludgy is still busy illustrating his COMIXSCAPE project though, and so we finally dug up the video for the many comic fans in our readership …
GREAT HIKES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM DORCHESTER TO MEDFORD
Amazing socially distanced walks in the woods near Boston.
MEET THE NEW SPOTS… SAME AS THE OLD SPOTS
Longtime institutions are closing, but could a new batch be primed to replace them?
FICTION EXCERPT: THE ART OF DYING
“You guys saw the lab results. They say I took a bunch of sleeping pills. Now, why would I do that? I was so wasted my buddy Ryan practically had to carry me upstairs. You don’t need sleeping pills when you’re half in the bag.”
MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40
Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.
SPECIAL FEATURE: RETHINKING REENTRY
In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: DORCHESTER BREWING CO.
It’s not just Dorchester’s own branded magic that the brewery and tap room are increasingly known for, but rather for those selections as well as a stellar roster of brews they pour from (and in some cases brew for) other companies on Mass Ave.
A TOTAL MOCKERY: PAT FALCO RETURNS WITH A MESSAGE AND A THREE-DECKER
"I think that aesthetic nostalgia can draw people in and then the content can force them to engage in a different way, ideally with more than the project—and start to think critically of what is actually going on around us."
FROM SAVIN HILL TO SOMERVILLE: 10 MORE WELCOME-BACK WALKS OFF OF THE EATEN PATH
This time there are options for food and drink along the way—plus we included other communities in the region as well.
HAVE MERCI: IT’S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN TO AND APPRECIATE A DORCHESTER ORIGINAL
"I don’t think folks expect to get out of me what comes out of me, which is that unapologetic, raunchy, fuck-you-pay-me attitude.”
SOUL OF THE CITY
BAMS Fest returns for a second year with new twists and attractions
BAMS IS BACK: ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE BOSTON ART & MUSIC SOUL FEST
Having proved her haters wrong last year, for 2019 Morris set out to clear new walls, and to scratch another entry off her bucket list—namely, by landing two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Eric Roberson as a headliner.
AROUND MY WAY: JEFE REPLAY
Orchard Park taught him how to master his Proper Finessments. Now it’s time for heads in Boston and beyond to make way for a Rox star
