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BC Heights
Tiffany McCasland Braves Shark Tank: Investors Bite on “The Chair Blanket”
Like many Boston College students, Tiffany McCasland, BC ’02, spent her time on the Heights looking for internships and preparing for a career in communications. McCasland never imagined that more than two decades later, she would be on national television pitching a product she helped develop to a panel of investors.
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Caught in Southie
Alfredo’s Is Moving to a New Location in Southie After 23 Years
After 23 years at 243 Dorchester Street, Alfredo’s is moving to a new home in Southie. But don’t worry, it’s not going far. The neighborhood favorite is relocating to 320 Dorchester Street, at the corner of Old Colony Avenue. The new, modern space will feature a larger dining room, giving customers a place to sit down and enjoy Alfredo’s popular steak tips, chicken broccoli Alfredo, Italian-style pizzas, and more.
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Daily Free Press
Boston’s ‘Rat Queen’ draws followers to the GSU
The rats took over the George Sherman Union Thursday night. Boston University students stood in a large semicircle on the GSU Plaza, taking in the words of the Rat Queen, a Boston resident who has gained local fame for walking the streets of Boston in a papier-mâché rat mask with a kazoo disguised as a trumpet.
Dorchester Reporter
Bill Brett showcases Boston’s veterans in latest entry to his series of portraits
Above, Bill Brett discussed his latest book about veterans on Nov. 5, 2026 in the library of the Massachusetts State House. Anna Saldinger photo. Dorchester native Bill Brett, an award-winning Boston Globe photographer over some seven decades, has over that time also served as a visual historian for the people of Boston. In his seventh book, “Boston Veterans Appreciation,” he again turned his lens and ear close to home, saying the process of capturing portraits local veterans was “just beautiful.”
Caught in Southie
5 Things You Should Know This Week – November 9, 2026
Give your Halloween pumpkins a new life and compost them curbside on your neighborhood trash day! You can learn more here! Check out the pick-up schedule here!. Originally known as Armistice Day to honor the living veterans of World War I, Veterans Day has transformed into a holiday celebrating all who have served and are serving their country. Here are some things happening in the neighborhood to celebrate.
Slipped Disc
Boston players: We are a broken-hearted orchestra
Members of the Boston Symphony and a life patron talk on public radio about their lives since the board dismissed their music director Andris Nelsons. It’s a civilised and restrained conversation but none the less powerful for its emotions. Listen to these voices. The BSO leadership refuse to.
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Clean Clothes Make You Feel Like Somebody: “The Wash”
Ooct. 31 – Nov. 22, 2026. TL;DR: The Porch’s The Wash had a bad night. It is still a great production. Link to purchase the playscript is below. “What doesn’t come out in the wash comes out in the rinse.” – A Southern folk proverb.
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The Enterprise
Boston Globe
Meet the man who keeps many of Boston’s historic doors beautiful
John Carlton restores and reproduces the wooden entries fronting many of Boston’s most iconic homes. When you find yourself strolling down Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay or Mount Vernon Street in Beacon Hill, it’s only natural to ogle the beautiful row houses lining the way. And if you’re giving them a good look, you’re bound to admire their front doors — big wooden ones flanked by columns, sets of double-leaf doors with large glass panels and shiny hardware.
The Coconut Mama
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12 Old-School Massachusetts Meat Markets Where Quality And Tradition Still Come First
Julia Child’s initials are pressed into a sidewalk outside a butcher shop, right next to the words Bon Appétit. I love that a TV cooking legend left her mark at a meat counter instead of a fancy restaurant. That detail sent me looking for more old-school butchers in...
Daily Voice
Arlington Pipe Fitter With Wicked Deep Accent Is Logan Airport's New Voice
A Massachusetts pipe fitter with a voice made for radio and an accent that's wicked Boston is about to become the sound of one of New England's busiest airports. Chris Donisi, of Burlington, has won Boston Logan International Airport's "Voice of Logan" contest, earning the chance to record announcem…