Around 10:45 p.m., somebody let loose with at least ten rounds in the rear of the King School onto Intervale Street. Two residential buildings across the street were hit; bullets wound up in a second floor apartment in one of the buildings. No injuries.
The Harvard Art Museums have put together an exhibit on Corita Kent, the artist who gave us the world's largest representation of Ho Chi Minh.
A Dorchester Municipal Court judge today continued a Roslindale woman's $10,000 bail on gun charges, but also ordered her to wear a GPS device, be home by 7 p.m. every night and to stay away from the Franklin Field area following her arrest there shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday. Read more.
A Mattapan man was ordered held without bail today on charges he murdered Jean Louis, 20, and injured a teenager on Bailey Street on July 11. Read more.
Around 8:10 p.m. on Belden Street. Bullets were found in the playground and on the street - with one bullet making it into a house on Eastman Street near Elder.
Among the attendees at the Savin Hill beachfest today: Keytar Bear, dressed in appropriate togs. Charlie snapped his photo.
Daniel J. Flynn, III, 52, of Milton, who ran a real-estate firm at 161 Granite Ave. in Dorchester, was arrested on federal wire-fraud charges this week. Read more.
Stanley Staco and Scott Breaker report five people were shot around 2:45 a.m. on Creston Street. One victim, shot in the chest, died. Read more.
Boston Police report charging Tyshawn Pereira of Mattapan, 21, with the July 11 murder of Jean Louis on Bailey Street. Read more.
UPDATE, 10:30 a.m., Friday: Police say the woman remains alive.
A woman was hit by a car and wound up under it around 11:30 p.m. at Columbia Road and Geneva Avenue in Dorchester. Both the homicide unit and the fatal-accident reconstruction team were called in. The driver remained at the scene.
Columbia Road was shut in both directions for the investigation.
Two challengers look to unseat the longest sitting city councilor in September's preliminary election for District 4, which includes parts of Dorchester, Mattapan and Jamaica Plain. We talked to both Andrea Campbell and Terrance Williams. Councilor Charles Yancey did not respond to several interview requests. A fourth candidate, Jovan Lacet, will be listed on the Sept. 8 preliminary ballot, but Lacet says he has dropped out of the race.
Andrea Campbell of Mattapan is a newcomer to the race for public office after serving as deputy legal counsel for Gov. Deval Patrick. Terrance Williams of Dorchester is back after an unsuccessful 2013 run against Yancey. Read more.
A man who said he couldn't wait to get a table before heading for the men's room found himself in a battle with a security guard at Victoria's Diner - and in trouble with the law. Read more.
Around 9:55 p.m. at Hamilton and Stonehurst streets. Injuries not considered life threatening.
Around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday outside 53 Stockton St., Stanley Staco reports. Police recovered three shell casings, did not find any victims.
Two guys with a gun robbed Mr. Convenience, 646 Blue Hill Ave., around 11:20 p.m. on Friday.
Around 10 tonight, one guy with a gun robbed 786 Market, 249 Blue Hill Avenue, Stanley Staco reports.
Next City takes us on a tour of Dorchester's Commonwealth Kitchen, which is:
Part startup incubator, part hyperlocal employer and part business resource center. It’s an economic engine for Dorchester that’s aimed at fostering skilled jobs and small businesses in the surrounding community.
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley said today a police officer was justified in shooting Roudy Hendricks in Dorchester in 2013 because he started shooting first - and hit both the officer and his partner. Read more.
Star Market is hoping customers will buy foods to eat on patios outside its Dorchester, Fenway and Allston stores.
The chain goes before the Boston Licensing Board on Wednesday for permission to add patios at the three locations, similar to what the Whole Foods in the South End offers - with 24-hour patio seating at the Fenway store. Read more.
The Globe reports the two Leader brothers allegedly cited Donald Trump's remarks on immigrants to justify beating and urinating on a homeless man early yesterday.
Trump said he hadn't heard of the incident but said his backers are very "passionate."
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