by Kimberly R. Lyle | Mar 27, 2018 | Civic Engagement, Resident Services & Community Organizing
Columbia Road residents celebrated Women’s History Month and Saint Patrick’s Day during the March Columbia Road Social Hour. Adela Esparza, a long-time Columbia Road resident, started the monthly social gathering in 2017. Inspired by a fondness for hosting...
by dbedcadmin | Nov 15, 2017 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, Donor Spotlight, Economic Development, News
Desirée Baynes has had a front-row seat to the revitalization of Dorchester neighborhoods that had once been written off by investors and the City. She moved to Jones Hill in the 1980s, and when the economy hit crisis levels in the early 90s, Desirée has seen...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Sep 20, 2017 | Community Development, Economic Development, News, Real Estate
DORCHESTER, Mass., September 19, 2017 – A job fair organized by the Fairmount Job Referral Network attracted more than 100 prospective applicants to the Bornstein and Pearl Food Production Center. Stone & Skillet, a new tenant at Dorchester Bay’s economic...
by dbedcadmin | Sep 20, 2017 | Civic Engagement, Economic Development, News, Resident Services & Community Organizing, Youth Development
BOSTON, Mass., September 19, 2017 – Activists from the Dorchester Bay Youth Force testified against a teen sub-minimum wage at a hearing on raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts. Ashley Delva and Jeysaun Gants challenged business groups that advocate for lower...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Sep 6, 2017 | Community Development, Economic Development, News, Press, Team Spotlight, Youth Development
← Historic Pierce Building in Upham’s Corner to Become Commercial Innovation Hub Youth Force Activists Testify Against Sub-minimum Wage, for $15 Wage...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Aug 30, 2017 | Economic Development, News, Real Estate
DORCHESTER, Massachusetts, August 30, 2017 – Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) will convert the historic Pierce Building in Upham’s Corner from a mixed-used property to a fully-commercial innovation hub in the district. DBEDC’s offices are...
by dbedcadmin | Aug 28, 2017 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, News, Youth Development
Earlier this month, the I Have a Future movement – which includes teens from the Dorchester Bay Youth Force – hosted an event with the Center for Teen Empowerment that tackled racism in 2017. Teen Empowerment performed a play that talked about the 4...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Aug 16, 2017 | Donor Spotlight, News
Growing up in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, John and Chris Sullivan got their start in construction helping their father with painting, masonry, and landscaping. After landing jobs in the construction field and becoming foremen at area companies, John and Chris...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Aug 9, 2017 | Economic Development, News, Resident Services & Community Organizing
Honeycomb Cafe opened this week at the former site of Savin Scoop on Savin Hill Avenue in Dorchester! Founded by Nicole and Lara Miele, Honeycomb Cafe partners with local vendors and farms across New England to bring locally sourced food to the Savin Hill...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Aug 7, 2017 | Economic Development, News, Resident Services & Community Organizing, Youth Development
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) is excited to announce the launch of #DotImpact, a grassroots video series which features local community members describing the impact of DBEDC’s work on their lives. #DotImpact relies on the perspectives of...
