We're spoiled in Boston because we still have our own regional candy factory. Every knows that Necco stands for New England Confectionary Company. You can go to any convenience store and pick up a roll of Necco Wafers, well aware that they were made a few...

Positive media should never be hard to find!I don't think any Dorchesterite would disagree with that statment. No offense to the Dorchester Reporter, which presents the most well-balanced and fair description of Dorchester affairs as they unfold, but oth...

A stroll through any part of Dorchester, Mass. except Harbor Point, will show that the basics of the neighborhood were build a century or so ago. There is little new afoot. Most developments revolve around perfecting what is already in place. That's a hig...

Breaker! Breaker! The second highest grossing movie in 1977 is playing at the Brattle on December 9th. Not Star Wars; that was the number one. If any film respectably fills the number 2 slot, it's Smooooookey and the Bandit!I'm not a snob when it comes to...

While I was ordering a small soft drink at the Burger King at the corner of Washington Street and Columbia Road, I asked the cashier if many people purchased the "Angry Whopper." She looked at me bemused. "You know we're in Dorchester, sir," she said, "Th...

There is a sale going on in Dorchester, Mass. It's a real estate bonanza. It's not a fire sale and it's not a going out of business sale. It's not a holiday sale except in the sense that every day is Dorchester Day in Dorchester! It's good value honestly ...

There is a sale going on in Dorchester, Mass. It's a real estate bonanza. It's not a fire sale and it' not a going out of business sale. It's not a holiday sale except in the sense that every day is Dorchester Day in Dorchester! It's good value honestly n...

Cue the twangy guitars. Though it was nothing like tropical weather today (low to mid 50s), proof is offered once again that if Boston were made up of fifty states, Dorchester would be Hawaii.I was returning a book to the Field's Corner library branch. I ...

If it's Tuesday, it must be time for more poetry of questionable merit. Another gem from over the transom. Keep those cards and letter coming!...

Ever wonder what your neighbors are up to when you aren't looking? Here's some statistics detailing what Dorechesterites did today:91.8% of the working age population actively in the job market did exactly what they wanted: they went to work.8,376 medica...

While we don't know who exactly the Dot Rat Rockstars are, we did receive an invitation to join them tomorrow (10/27) at Tavolo (1918 Dot Ave).When you think of a rock star, you think of someone self-involved, trashing motel rooms, and pretty much divorce...

You know you're in Dorchester when you spell Creole with a K: Kreyol.Did you know the word for razor in Haitian Creole (Kreyol) is jilet? How's that for a Boston connection? In Mattapan and Codman Square, Haitian Bostonians are buying razors with an Engli...

Boston's stars revolve around Dorchester. Boston's center of gravity resides, imperturbably, in Dorchester. Both light and opinions bend according to Dorchester's pull.Dorchester contains more Bostonians than any other of the city's neighborhoods. It i...

Tiffany Peabody reports falling on hard times. "Mr. King," she writes, "Like many people who have suffered during what's being dubbed as The Great Recession, I find myself with credit overextended and the wolf at my door. Though my 401(k) is of little u...

Tiffany Peabody reports falling on hard times. "Mr. King," she writes, "Like many people who have suffered during what's being dubbed as The Great Recession, I find myself with credit overextended and the wolf at my door. Though my 401(k) is of little u...

This came in over the transom the other day. While not a limerick, you can't argue that it's sentiments are insincere....

I'm no fan of coffee chains. I prefer the Sugar Bowl on Dot Ave, however the Dunkin' Donuts at the apex of the Polish Triangle offers one thing the Sugar Bowl doesn't. The Dunkin' Donuts next to Andrew Station is open round the clock every day of the we...

A pre-2010, unofficial census report contains some interesting statistics.Dorchester's total population on August 12, 2009: 113,311.Ethnicity:African American or Black: 34%African American: 20%Haitian: 5%Dominican: 3%Other Carribean descent: 4%African des...

You walk beneath the flowering trees,There's a lilting music to the Bay's easy breezeYou feel kind of smart and your heart goes pit-a-pat!The trees and the breeze, they're part of a tender trap.Some starry night, Dorchester will make you tingle.Then you'l...

My near neighbor hasn't turned on his heat yet. I turned it on a few days ago and set the thermostat to a luxurious 62 degrees. I didn't do it for myself. I''m happy to wear woolen undergarments and an overcoat and stomp my feet and watch my breath merge ...