Summer Fun in the Talbot Norfolk Triangle
The Talbot Norfolk Triangle has tons of great activities this summer! View a flyer here or read on to learn about community events, entertainment, healthy food options, and an exercise group!
Family Fun Nights in TNT launch Monday, July 9th and will run until August 13. Expect a season of great programming that includes music, games, dancing and more! On 7/9, come out for Jewelry Making, a a Gospel Concert, Fresh Fruit & Smoothies from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome – free event! All family fun nights take place at at Elmhurst Park (map).
Summer Fun for 5-12: Sports, dance, art – free summer activities everyday at Elmhurst Park for KIDS AGES 5-12. Special Pretty Tween Girls on Mondays & Wednesdays at Elmhurst Park at 12:30 p.m. No Cost! Registration Form on site at 15 Elmhurst St. Staffing by The Boston Project Ministries and Parent Volunteers. Any questions, contact the Boston Project Ministries • 617-929-0925 • 15 Elmhurst Street, Dorchester. Runs from Monday, July 9th until Thursday, August 16th
TNT Walking Group: Join Carla and neighbors for a walk around the Talbot Norfolk Triangle community. Get healthy and meet friends & neighbors. Every Tuesday & Thursday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Starts at 15 Elmhurst Street.
Fair Foods: $2 a bag for pounds and pounds of fresh produce! Available every Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Elmhurst Park. Live elsewhere in Dorchester? Check out all of Fair Foods other locations. This terrific non-profit enhancing is food access citywide.
Boston Compost Visioning Meeting, Mar. 29
Got healthy soil? The answer in today’s Boston, is, sadly, “probably not.” But fear not! Gardeners, environmental advocates, and pro-composters are (once more) convening! Join them at the Boston Nature Center at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 29. Learn the history of composting in Boston, address the status of current Boston leaf composting program (viewing or tour of the site). Participants will envision a new compost infrastructure and determine what would need to be done to achieve it!
Neponset Greenway Extension Would Serve Mattapan
A proposed 1-mile extension of the Neponset Greenway between Central Avenue in Milton and Mattapan Square would help knit together a regional off-road trail for walking and biking and give Mattapan residents access to a path they, like other Massachusetts residents, are paying tax dollars for. Proponents of the extension cite the health benefits to Mattapan residents, increase in property values, trail “completion” and social equity in urban planning as ample justification for the project. Opponents have mainly focused on safety issues: some Milton residents have expressed concern over the possibility that the linkage would bring perceived crime and/or violence to Milton; and the MBTA has objected to a possible at-grade train track crossing during a point in time when the ‘T’ is trying to engineer such crossings out of existence. View a related video from Press Pass TV below or read more in the Dorchester Reporter. Continue Reading »
Neponset River Greenway Festival
Every summer, Boston Natural Areas Network, in partnership with MA DCR, local businesses, non-profits and residents, organizes the Neponset River Greenway Festival, celebrating the Neponset River and its many offerings in Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park and Milton. BNAN populates the river’s “multi-use walking and biking trail and many riverfront parks with family oriented events.” Enjoy films, strolls, swims, tunes, moonlight paddling, and many other fun events – all for free! Continue Reading »
