Dorchester Archives

SURVIVOR

Persia Lynette Brewer transitioned in the toughest conditions imaginable. Still she endures, using her experience to help others.

CRYSTAL MILNER July 31, 2018

Hubway’s low-income program goes regional, but infrastructure’s still inadequate As the bike-sharing industry becomes a multibillion-dollar race across the country, cycling options for Bostonians are getting more affordable and more competitive. In Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, and Somerville, Hubway reigns due to exclusive contracts with those cities. The publicly owned and

ROB KATZ May 14, 2018

CAUGHT ON CAM-SHARE

BPD seeks access to private security cameras, experiments with new surveillance network The Boston Police Department wants to deputize your surveillance system. After a crime, police canvass for private security cameras. Sometimes, they obtain a warrant for the tapes or data, or simply ask for the owner’s consent to access

DANIEL DEFRAIA March 21, 2018

WATCHING BOSTON

The true beginning of a false narrative: an investigation into the Hub’s Neighborhood Watch Eight days after 16-year-old Norman Hawkesworth shot and killed Stephen Lanigan, John Winston found the murder weapon — a .22 caliber long pistol — while jogging in West Roxbury and contacted the police. According to Suffolk County court documents, Hawkesworth had

DANIEL DEFRAIA July 11, 2017

THE THIRSTY GAMES

An exploration into the sordid history of Boston’s modern prohibition PART I: Boston’s liquor licensing quota was born out of elitism and has fostered a poisonous disparity over the past century. Can lifting the cap break the cycle? “Except for the city of Boston.” This historically pointed phrase punctuates

HALEY HAMILTON March 24, 2016

TOO LEGIT TO QUIT

The Hub’s unlicensed radio stations spin their wheels in the face of adversity With Santa’s helpers all around and kids holding slices of pizza, a toy drive at a union hall is a strange place for Team Jerk to be spinning. A partnership of three area DJs, the crew represents

BASIM USMANI February 29, 2016

INTERNALLY BLEEDING

Allen Curry was the victim of an unspeakable attack at the hands of fellow Boston firefighters. Decades later, his struggle endures, as does the BFD’s diversity problem. I’m sitting here talking to you, and even as I look you in the eyes, my mind is flashing back to Southeast Asia.”

ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ February 24, 2016