 With yesterday reaching into the 50's it's hard not to think spring! It will be even harder not to, thanks to a raffle with Red Sox tickets on the line! Click HERE before Jan. 31st and find out how you could be sitting in left field with the scoreboard crew in the upcoming season. |
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| Final BRA Zoning Update Meeting | 
On Wednesday, there will be the third and final meeting of the BRA zoning update process Following this meeting, a 30 day comment period will be initiated to solicit feedback from the community at large. Click HERE for time and location.
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| "Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." | 
Second Church in Dorchester will be presenting "Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Adelle Banks, as part of the Sacred Conversations Series. Adelle Banks is a production editor and national reporter for the Religion News Service in Washington, D.C. For time and location, click HERE.
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| Jim Lehrer @ JFK Library | 
In an upcoming John F. Kennedy Library Forum, Jim Lehrer, former host of PBS Newshour, will be discussing his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, with PBS Newshour senior correspondent Ray Suarez. Click HERE for further information.
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| First Open Mic Night @ Dot2Dot | 
Dot2Dot will be hosting their first open mic of 2012! Dinner will be held first and the open mic will be held after. For more information, including starting times, Dot2Dot's website and contact information, please click HERE.
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| Get Fit at Franklin Park | 
What do landscape architecture and yoga have in common? Find out for yourself this February in Franklin Park! Learn more about Frederick Law Olmsted's design philosophy and the practice of Amrit yoga - and how the two connect! Click HERE for times and meeting location.
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| Winter Farmers' Market Continues | 
The Winter Farmers' Market in it's 4th Installment will continue their novel market with the theme:
Dorchester Reads! The Codman Library is sponsoring and the Codman Academy will be on hand to read to the little ones, giving the adults time to relax and shop and get a massage. Click HERE to learn more about this week's market.
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| FASFA Day 2012 | 
Do you need information about how to afford college? Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Day will be taking place in a number of locations around Greater Boston this January! Click HERE for more information.
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| Write on the DOT | 
Writers get to know your neighbors... Neighbors get to know your writers...at the Savin Bar & Kitchen there will be readings of poetry and prose from UMass Boston MFA candidates Karen Locascio, Kathleen McKenna, and Jon Papas alongside Dorchester writers Johnny Diaz and Audrey Mardavich. Click HERE for more info.
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Stephen Puleo: Dark Tide
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Stephen Puleo, author of Dark Tide, will discuss the historic Great Molasses Flood that ravaged the city of Boston on January 15, 1919. A very notable event in Boston's history, a 50-foot tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed on Boston's waterfront. Click HERE for further information.
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| Urban Ag City-Wide Kick-off | 
The Citywide Urban Agriculture Rezoning Kickoff and Visioning Meeting has been scheduled for Monday, January 30. In response to suggestions and requests from the Urban Agriculture Working Group, this meeting will not only disseminate information about urban agriculture but also elicit thoughts from community residents about ideas for urban agriculture as it relates to Boston. Click HERE for time and location.
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| "Voices of History" | 
Members of the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston will be at the Adams Street Branch Library on January 30. This quartet of singers will be performing music from different periods of an entire millennium, from 1100 to 1994 with the motifs of classical, folk, and multi-cultural genres. The concert is sure to be original and entertaining... don't miss it!
Click HERE for time and location.
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| Give Back @ Ashmont Grill's Monday Wine Club | 
ASHMONT GRILL's innovative Give Back @ The Grill program is about to end its second year by supporting the Dorchester Community Food Coop. Proceeds of its Monday Night Wine Club will be donated directly to the Food Coop - $5 out of every $38 four-course wine tasting sold on Monday nights during January. Click HERE for times, contact info, and this week's wine!
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| Public Meetings on MBTA Fare Hikes | 
The MBTA is holding a series of public hearings on proposed fare hikes and service cuts which will affect local transit users, especially those in Dorchester. Significant cuts to service in Mattapan - including weekend service on the trolley - are also in the works. Click HERE for further information on the multiple public hearings.
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| America Ferrera is Coming to UMASS | 
Ugly Betty's America Ferrera is coming to UMass Boston! On January 31st, she will speak about how race and class have affected her career and success in the Campus Center Ballroom. Click HERE for more information.
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| Can We Talk? The Black Community & Boston Busing Crisis | 
The Boston Busing/Desegregation Project has partnered with Freedom House and will be holding a two part discussion. On January 31st, the second portion will consist of a panel of community members discussing and responding to issues raised at the first event. Come continue the conversation about the crisis of school desegregation in the 1970s and its impact today. Click HERE for further information.
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| Boston Urban Forest Council Meeting | 
The Boston Youth Fund (BYF) provides thousands of Boston's teens 15 - 17 years of age with summer jobs. BYF participants work in the community and in faith-based and government agencies. Earn money and gain meaningful skills in jobs such as administrative assistants, mural painters, peer leaders and more! Click HERE for application guideline or further information on the program.
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HOT in the DOT
FREE Tax Preparation @ DotWell Sites
As a member of the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition, DotWell offers FREE tax preparation for hard working Dorchester families. Taxpayers who earned less than $50,000 in the previous tax year can have their taxes prepared for free and claim important tax credits such as the EITC. There are two DotWell sites currently providing this service. MORE INFO
2012 Firefighter Exam
For anyone who is looking to become a firefighter in the next year, must take the necessary tests and follow the strict guideline that has been put up on MyDorchester.org's DotBoard. Attachments like the Physical Ability Test Preparation Guide and the Written Examination Orientation Guide can be found by clicking the link. MORE INFO
Nominations for 2012 Preservation Achievement Awards
The Boston Preservation Alliance is seeking nominations for the 2012 Preservation Achievement Awards. The Awards program honors outstanding preservation-related projects in Boston, as well as individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to the city's historic built environment.
To be eligible for a 2012 Preservation Achievement Awards, projects and activities must have been completed within the 2011 calendar year. Nominations are limited to Boston's neighborhoods and downtown area.
MORE INFO
Circle the City Wants Dot's Input
A group of park and fitness advocates are proposing a Circle The City event, which would close selected roads and lanes on a spring or summer Sunday, connecting parks and bike paths. The group needs suggestions for possible temporary road or lane closures between Dorchester and Franklin Park, and possibly to the Neponset Greenway and the Boston Harborwalk. Want to weigh in? MORE INFO
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MyDorchester Photo Contest
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Can you identify where in Dorchester this photo was taken? Can you take one yourself and leave others guessing where it is? Email eblast@mydorchester.org if you know where!
Attention Participants! For a limited time, MyDorchester will be giving away 8 x 10 prints to the contest winner.
This week's photo taken by:Dianne Joseph 
Last Week's Winners:
Patricia O'Neill,
Angela Kelly
Location:
Patten's Cove
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Tips for Thriving Kids
Helping your child develop strong thinking skills!
Toddlers like to repeat actions over and over again. That's a good thing because repetition provides the practice children need to master new skills. Like exercising a muscle, repetition strengthens your child's brain in the areas that help her learn. Young toddlers are learning through repetition by:
- Asking for their favorite song or story over and over
- Trying to feed you, bite after bite
- Pressing the button on an interesting toy many, many times
- Returning, again and again, to an "off-limits" activity or object-like climbing the stairs
What you can do:
- Follow your child's lead. Let him do things over and over again (even if you find it tiresome!) He will let you know when he is bored and needs a new challenge. If the activity he wants to repeat is unacceptable to you (like jumping off the couch), offer another, similar activity such as jumping outside or jumping over an obstacle course you make inside using soft pillows.
- Add a new twist. If you child loves pushing buttons over and over again, find other things she can push to make something happen, like the button on a flashlight. This will expand her thinking skills even more as she sees how the same action can do different things depending on the object.
Tips for Thriving Kids are brought to you by: Thrive in 5
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| Dorchester Flashback |
 | | George Lathe Burt (left)/John H. Burt (right) |
Dorchester Illustration of the Day
Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1705
Mr. Burt began business as contractor and builder, in 1850, in company with his brother, John H., and one year later they associated with them another brother, Sumner A., who remained with them until his decease in 1886. The name of the firm seems to have been J. H. Burt & Co. Burt Street, laid out in 1897 and running from Washington Street to Ashmont was named for them.
George Burt was a member of the Boston common council, 1870, '71, '72 and '73; member of House of Representatives, 1880, '81 and '82; member of state Senate, 1884 and '85, and trustee of Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association, 1888 and '89.
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SCI Dorchester's mission is to strengthen the Dorchester community by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives. We envision a community where individuals are strongly connected to their neighbors and play an active role in shaping the destiny of our community. This increase in 'social capital' will result in a community that is safer, healthier and more vital. For more information click here.
The mission of DotWell is to work in collaboration with our founding health center partners - Codman Square Health Center and Dorchester House Multi-Service Center -
to provide integrated clinical and community services that address
health disparities, build social capital, and meet the complex needs of
our communities.
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