Just saw Six: The Musical at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, and wow—what a show! It’s smart, funny, and full of energy, with some truly incredible performances. If you’re looking for something fun and fresh to see this season, I can’t recommend it enough. Check out my review over on BostonIrish.com!

'Fats' the cat reunited with his owner Tolga Shields. Photos courtesy ARL Boston

David Anderson of the ARL Boston made the ascent to retrieve Fats the cat from his treetop perch in Uphams Corner on Nov. 29.

"Fats" the cat rescued from #Dorchester tree-top by @arlboston.bsky.social after harrowing, four-day ordeal 30 feet above Uphams Corner www.dotnews.com/2024/fats-ca...

An architect's rendering shows a design for the 150 at Centre Street property that Trinity Financial intends to build in Dorchester.

Trinity Financial, Inc. officially buys Fitzpatrick Bros. Auto Body site on Centre Street in #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2024/trinity...

Developer Denis Keohane has proposed a five-story, 25 condo unit building at the busy confluence of Hill Top Street and Granite Avenue. Renderings courtesy of Spaulding and Tougias Architects

Developer planning 25 condos for Granite Ave. parcel in #Dorchester dotnews.com/2024/develop...

2025 Celebrate Dorchester on sale at College Hype and The Daily on Savin Hill Ave. $15 benefits Project DEEP. Original watercolors by Dot’s Celia McDonough!

Inspired by similar events in Lower Mills and other parts of Boston, merchants and neighbors in Adams Village are organizing a “holiday stroll” for this Saturday (Dec. 14) from 3 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the season and the successes of the business district. #Dorchester www.dotnews.com/2024/adams-v...

✨ Join the ladies of Mná Mheiriceá for an evening of sparkle, style, and celebration at our annual Glitz & Glam Holiday Party! ✨ tickets still available! www.eventbrite.com/e/glitz-glam...

Mary Casey Forry, Reporter co-founder

From the Reporter archives: The Urban Gardener’s Thanksgiving Day schedule dotnews.com/2024/urban-g...

A photo of a flooded-out Morrissey Blvd shows cars splashing through the roadway.

The state-led Morrissey Commission met last Thursday.
•Cost for roadway improvements put at $350m at high end;
•Questions remain on coastal resiliency features, especially a sea wall near Savin Hill. #Dorchester
Story- plus a link to the full meeting deck:
www.dotnews.com/2024/morriss...

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy's new global music fest to include Boston dates www.bostonirish.com/arts/2024/de...

@edforry.bsky.social looks familiar

Porsha Olayiwola and Bing Broderick inside Just-Bookish, a new book store and community gathering space that they plan to open this month on the ground level of Dot Crossing, a new mixed-use building at 1469 Dorchester Ave. in Fields Corner. Seth Daniel photo

Just Bookish, the long awaited community space and bookshop in Fields Corner, celebrates its grand opening today at 11am. Here’s a preview story by @clovettboston.bsky.social in The Reporter in August. www.dotnews.com/2024/booksto...

Happening now: Dedication of Just Bookish in Fields Corner draws big crowd as @reppressley.bsky.social cuts the ribbon, offers remarks.

View of Carney Hospital's main building

What's happening on the Carney Hospital front?
Two stories in this week's Reporter to bring you up to speed.
Working group meets again to assess building conditions:
www.dotnews.com/2024/carney-...
Plus: Taking the vitals of our neighborhoods, post-Carney
www.dotnews.com/2024/editori...

Thanks to everyone who helps us keep print journalism alive and strong in Boston's neighborhoods.

Shows image of gathering from last year's event and names this year's honorees at the 2024 Hidden Heroes & Sheroes event on Nov. 22, 2024, 6 p.m. at 6 Norfolk St., Dorchester.

Friday in #Dorchester— Hidden Heroes & Sheroes event at the Great Hall in Codman Square

Trail markers can be found at the JFK-UMass MBTA station, the Strand Theatre, the Trotter House, the Franklin Park Zoo, the Toni Bullock Funeral Home, Codman Sq. Library, Ashmont MBTA stop, Dorchester Park, and outside Lower Mills Tavern.

“When you see what’s going on at Ashmont and down Dorchester Avenue going to Savin Hill, you see that contemporary look in the storefronts... I wanted to bring that here.” - Caltor McLean, property owner in Four Corners, #Dorchester

The Lower Mills Merchants Association and partners will stage its annual Holiday Stroll in Lower Mills and Milton Village on Sat., Nov. 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The popular event includes free trolley rides, open houses at several participating businesses, and a holiday tree lighting at 6:15 p.m.

Should be an interesting meeting, given a recent vote of “no confidence” taken by Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, which has called on the commission to “re-set” and widen its scope of work to include the notorious Kosciuszko Circle rotary

Rendering shows a planned new building for Harvard Street Health center in Dorchester

$1.5m donation moves Harvard Street Health closer to its goals for a new facility in #Dorchester dotnews.com/2024/15m-don...

Dorchester man convicted in fatal shooting outside Boston Bowl in 2019 | Dorchester Reporter A Dorchester man has been convicted of killing a Randolph man in a shooting that unfolded in the parking lot of Boston Bowl in September 2019. Brian Joyce, 30, was found guilty of first-degree murder ...

A Dorchester man was convicted of first-degree murder yesterday by a Suffolk County jury for the 2019 murder of a Randolph man following an altercation at Boston Bowl on Morrissey Blvd. Brian Joyce, 30, will be sentenced on Friday. www.dotnews.com/2024/dorches...

Preaching to the choir but here's this week's editorial, lol.

Experience the holiday magic of The Nutcracker right here in Dorchester! Join us at the Strand Theatre for Jose Mateo Ballet’s beautiful performance, and use code DOTNEWS for a little extra cheer.

Experience the holiday magic of The Nutcracker right here in #Dorchester! Join us at the Strand Theatre for Jose Mateo Ballet’s beautiful performance, and use code DOTNEWS for a little extra cheer.

Thanks to everyone who supports community journalism in #Boston's neighborhoods.

What’s up #Boston @bsky.app neighbors. I just hopped on here two days ago, inspired by my friend/colleague Adam Gaffin over at @universalhub.com
I’m the editor/publisher of the Dorchester Reporter @dotnews.bsky.social
Pls send me news tips, story ideas and thoughts on how we can improve coverage

Today’s the day to honor those who served in our military. Happy Veterans Day to all of you.

Screenshot of Linda Dorcena Forry's profile

Welcome to the neighborhood, @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social — Please give her a follow!

Screenshot of Dorchester Reporter civics section sponsored by EMK Institute for US Senate

The Dorchester Reporter highlights upcoming public meetings, forums, and civics-related events each week on page 2 of our print edition. Thanks to section sponsor EMK Institute for the US Senate. Submit free events and view this section at DotNews.com:
www.dotnews.com/2024/upcomin...