One of the best things to hit Adam’s Corner since the invention of the 30 pack. The Irish Heritage Festival is coming Sunday October 9th from noon to 8PM. I went for the first time last year and had a great time catching up with folks …
Is this woman serious? Wifi pizza? Jamaica Park? Listen…The New Kids have had a positive impact on the neighborhood without a doubt. You just gotta love some regular kids from Dot that turned themselves into multi millionaires. I remember the early 90’s when they where …
We read a lot about our neighborhood on a day-to-day basis with most of it being negative. I’m not going to blame anyone for what happens here….I’m a true believer that money (or lack there of) is the root of crime in any neighborhood. With poverty comes problems…the Irish went through their bad times, the Italians…ect. Bin Laden would have never had followers if Afghan’s had a solid economic engine.
I enjoy good stories…..especially those intertwined with our history. I ran across Sidewalk Memories a few years back. These folks put together a documentary about the Jewish experience in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury. My father (an Irishman) absolutely raved about the preview because he saw tons of his old haunts flash across the screen….and was able to spot some familiar faces. His face lit up as he proclaimed, “We where poor but it was the best of times…our neighborhood was incredible.”
Sidewalk Memories gives you an idea of what life was like in Dot back in the day. There was a general sense of pride in the neighborhood. When you look at the photos and see the videos….although you step back in time, you get a sense of the full potential of the neighborhoods. Could you imagine what a 3 bedroom apartment in Grove Hall would be worth today if it looked like Brookline? We are talking about some of the most prime real estate in Boston. Oh the money that I would make at my burger joint on Blue Hill ave. The Starbucks in 4 corners would have a line around the block every morning.
I think we all need a reminder from time to time about how special this place really is.
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So this 77 year old Ukranian guy enters a dumpling eating contest. He shows up and absolutley crushes everyone. What does he win? A jar of sour cream…….shortly after he dies. Listen the people who threw this event are to blame for this guy’s death…a …
Tommy Mac has been a good friend of mine for I’m guessing 15 years or so. His story has been an inspiration to me and tons of guys around the country. The short version goes like this. He was working as a union carpenter in …
Did you really think you would get away with this? I never understood why men still do this. Sexually assaulting women at gunpoint bro? Really? Like how bad of a person are you? Are you really that ugly? I mean you have Dot Ave just down the road. Hit any one of the 1400 bars on the ave and your bound to find some lonely girl with beer goggles on looking for affection. For 30 bucks on a bar tab and some half assed dancing you could have had a great night. But now your going back to the clink….where you only option will be Carlos the cute laundry guy.
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Ok here is one of the most common sense issues Republicans repeatedly fail on. And the Prez just called their bluff. Why should you pay a reduced tax rate if you’re a millionaire? Shouldn’t you pay just as much of your income as the man making …
Starbucks is by far one of my biggest vices. I like the way Howard Schultz runs the company. I enjoy the folks who work there…they are treated well, have benefits and it shows. I mean how many times have you ordered coffee at Dunks and …
I consider big George an elder statesman of the neighborhood. These are the folks who are our connection to the roots of Dorchester. They have seen it all and are wealth of information. Most of all…they make us proud to be DotRats.
I think we should have a section on here called “Ask George”. What do you think people?
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So the Soulive crew has a project band they call Lettuce. This is probably one of the best party bands around. Anyone who knows about music will probably agree that soul comes from within and cannot be faked. All of these guys have soul, their roots are …