Dorchester Avenue

Price of sex in a car on Dot Ave.?

adamg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:19:54 -0400

$100.

Jumping into the back of what turned out to be an unmarked cruiser after profferring that amount?

Then she jumped into the back seat of the cruiser, which is still equipped on the inside with a panel for emergency lights and siren and with a puzzled look on her face inquired, "Hey, are you guys cops?"

Small town in the city

adamg — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:12:22 -0400

Lily Von Schtoop shoots Dot Ave. east.

She pines for the Emerald Isle

adamg — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:05:36 -0400

The now closed Dot. Ave bar, that is:

... The drinks were stiff and cheap, and served up in clear plastic cups. The bartenders had Irish brogues. The DJs played standard Top 40 hits, and the dancefloor would get packed by a pretty diverse crowd of Irish folks, Dot natives, and black kids. ...

Dot. Ave. debate

adamg — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:49:07 -0500

Larry Davidson reports on an e-mail message he got from "a well-known Dorchester community activist with an incendiary temperament" urging people to stay off Dorchester Avenue because of two recent shootings - only one of which was actually on Dot. Ave.

... In reply, a calmer community activist pointed out that that's the worst possible way to keep Dot Ave safe: if we cede it to the gangs, if good people stay away, then it will become the territory of the violent. We need more sunshine, not more hiding.

First murder.
Second murder.

The nickle in the road

adamg — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:44:14 -0400

Whalehead King reports that when Dot. Ave. was repaved recently, some wiseass planted a nickle in the still soft asphalt at the intersection with Crescent Avenue and East Cottage Street. And now:

... Pedestrians spot the shiny nickel and try to pick it up, unable to gain any traction, all the while looking southward and trying to gauge the speed of oncoming automobiles. For the teenagers and layabouts who frequent this intersection, this is the best entertainment since reality television was invented. No tickets are sold. This show is free of charge. It is best to be there at rush hour when traffic is at its most congested, drivers are at their least tolerant and pedestrians, tired after a long day at work, are walking with their heads bent down looking for a bit of luck. ..