Reporting live…

Reporting live…

From a triple decker in the middle of it all….we will be keeping you posted on all the days festivities…unless of course we drink too much. You know what? Yeah…I will probably be drunk. So….I will blog as long as I can read the print 

How serious is Dot Day?

How serious is Dot Day?

Remember the week before Dot Day? All anyone talked about was the plans for Sunday….what park or house we were going to meet at….how much beer we going to drink….who was probably going to fight that day…..what girl or guy you were going to make 

Morgan Stanley Subpoenaed By Massachusetts?

Morgan Stanley Subpoenaed By Massachusetts?

Why am I not surprised? Well…it’s Wall Street we are talking about here right? Should we be surprised that a sh*t ton of fat cats decided to rape … I mean short sell the stock once they where tipped off about a downgrade? If it 

Where’s the kites?

Where’s the kites?

One thing about Dot Rats is we know how to party. With Dot Day around the corner I keep having flashbacks of the parties I threw to celebrate the birth of Dorchester. Ohh the visions of 3 man games, the music pounding, ridiculous amounts of alcohol 

Who’s that girl?

Who’s that girl?

I don’t know about you…but I dance every time I order from China Sky. I have been known to pop lock outside of HiFi Pizza. But when I’m down in South Bay at McDonald’s ordering a Big Mac I get out of my car and 

Help catch a crook…

Help catch a crook…

If you can make out who this dbag is…call C-11 and help out the victim. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOTAub-fbws]

Dorchester Boys…

Dorchester Boys…

Here’s a great little vid about the DYC and how they continue to be an integral part of Dorchester. Without folks like this…the term Dot Rat would eventually be considered a curse rather than a badge of honor. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/41356838]

415 Neponset opens…

415 Neponset opens…

What an incredible job they have done on this building….it does look a million times better in Neponset circle. Not to mention the building houses the best architect in Dorchester and a friend of Dotrat.com – Roche Christopher Architects. Mumbles showed up to cut the 

Ashmont Grill…

Ashmont Grill…

So apparently the Ashmont Grill serves a salad with greens gathered from the sidewalks of Dorchester….they call it the Ashmont Jungle. I love local produce and I’m down with this as long as there is no old bubblegum and ezwider wrappers in it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqfEZM7tQ4]

Gaining Ground…

Gaining Ground…

Check out this trailer… Gaining Ground is about the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative’s efforts to turn things around in their area. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spW0RLpMeHk]