Common Boston activities in Dorchester

Some really fun activities going on in Dorchester this weekend! Common Boston, a volunteer program of the Boston Society of Architects, is the city's only free festival of architecture, design and neighborhoods. Designers and the public can interact, create dialogue that inspires a more sustainable, equitable, and creative urban environment.
Saturday June 8th & Sunday June 9th -

Common Boston (CB) Challenge: One-Day Amazing Race Exploring Dorchester Ave & Boston Harbor

Saturday, June 8, 9:30am - Tour Viet AID's Developments in Fields Corner

June 8, 11:45am - Peeling Back the Layers: a tour of Fields Corner

June 8, 1:00pm - Picnic Lunch in the Park

June 8, 2:00pm -Building on the Past: Shaping 21st Century Dorchester

June 8, 4:15pm -The Carruth Building

June 8, 5:30pm -Saturday Afternoon Bike Ride

Participate! and tell us how you liked it...

a time to mourn...

April 16, 2013: "The Peabody Square Clock in Ashmont, Dorchester MA will be stopped indefinitely in honor of those who were injured or died in yesterday's Boston Marathon bombing, and in support of the Richard family, who have done so much for our community. The first bomb exploded at 2:50PM, but its impact on our neighborhood and our city will last forever."

Our community's historic clock bears an eloquent public homage, and has become the focal point for quiet contemplation, memorial flowers, as well as messages of grief, support and love. We'll endure.

Development & Preservation: positive potential for Dorchester's historic commercial centers

The Historic Boston Inc.Neighborhood Centers program did great work in Fields Corner and pointed the way for future exciting projects, such as the O'Hearn Storage Building, pictured. HBI developed Commercial Casebooks for two other Main Street districts in Dorchester - Ashmont/Peabody Square (St Marks) and Upham's Corner - to highlight buildings that are significant locally and whose preservation may restore an important historic resource or expand economic opportunity in the neighborhood. The information in these documents guides the development of HBI’s pipeline of potential Historic Neighborhood Centers projects, and is intended to help neighborhood leaders and property owners identify opportunities for investment by the private and public sectors. Presented in light of major development potential and planning underway in these and other areas of Dorchester in time for May, which is Preservation Month.

4th Annual Chocolate Event @ DHS 2/17

This Sunday: another great DHS monthly program! The Chocolate Bake-Off: YOUR favorite chocolate treat can win! To enter call or email Earl Taylor 617-293-3052 | ermmwwt@aol.com. Deliver your entry to the Dorchester Historical Society headquarters, 195 Boston Street between 10 and noon on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Winners announced during the program. All delicious submissions will be shared with the audience after the speaker is finished. PROGRAM: Joe Carlin presents "Eating and Drinking in Colonial New England" an illustrated lecture about the importance of food during the Colonial era; the early history of cookbooks; tavern drinks w/ emphasis on rum punch, Madeira and home brewed Ale. Program begins at 2 pm Dorchester Historical Society 195 Boston Street Dorchester, MA 02125

Wanted: your vision for Upham's Corner!

An Upham's Corner Visioning Forum is happening on Feb. 2nd, 2013 - anyone who lives, works, plays, visits or cares about the Upham's Corner neighborhood is invited to attend! The goal is to involve as many people as possible in the BRA-led short and long term planning for the Upham's Corner area including economic development, jobs, public transit, housing and quality of life. Questions? Contact the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) at 617.918.4434 and learn more about this initiative by visiting the Fairmount Indigo Planning website.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
9:30 am -1:00 pm
The Kroc Center 650 Dudley Street