Community Blogs & Useful Links

Community News

Dorchester Reporter: Great local paper, sister to Boston Haitian Reporter and the Boston Irish Reporter.
Upham's Corner News Online: Local beat from Upham's Corner.

Social Networking

Dorchester Neighbors for Neighbors: Dorchester's soundboard for voices and springboard for action: a neighbor-centric online social network.
NabeWise: Wise up on each neighborhood's "unique character, personality, and attitude."

Dorchester Bloggers

Civic Boston: News Director of Neighborhood Network News in Boston & a Boston Photographer
The Dottie Hottie: Hot to trot in Dorchester, MA. Unfortunately, this is mostly inactive as of early 2011.
Dottie Hotties: Taking over where Dottie Hottie left off - stay tuned!
Dot Boston: Thoughts from Adam Pieniazek, an Upham's Corner Native. 
Dotmass: All things Dorchester, positive more often than not. 
Good & Plenty: Candelaria Silva's Blog. 
Greening of Dorchester: Surprising (and green) things about Dorchester. 
Learning Strategies: Ashmont-area resident Larry Davidson addresses food, policy and local happenings. 
Local Spice: Observing and documenting various facets of life in and around the Boston area and beyond.
Lower Dot (Lower Dorchester): Chris and Erin, drawing attention to one part of Boston's best neighborhood.
The Dorchester Think Tank: A forum to discuss how to keep Dorchester moving in a forward direction. Social.Butterfly.Experiment: Blogger born in Baltimore, based in Boston; The Social.Butterfly.Experiment looks at life without a filter. 
Son of Codman Square: Featuring photos of various events and sports happening in Dorchester. 

The Arts

Dorchester Arts Collaborative: The authority on the arts in Dorchester! 
Write on the Dot: Dorchester writers blog! Check here for local readings!