This week, we review holiday buying trends at Dorchester's bookstore, Just Book-ish with co-founder Porsha Olayiwola. Bill Forry and Seth Daniel from the Dorchester Reporter walk us through the week's news, and preview the big Bills/Patriots matchup this weekend. Merry Merry plays a Tiny Dot concert.

3:24 News of the week with Bill and Seth

46:29 Holiday shopping at Just Book-ish with Porsha Olayiwola

1:24:59 Tiny Dot Concert with Merry Merry

Mike Wilson, owner and pharmacist at Crawford Drugs on Dorchester Avenue, joined the podcast this week to talk about independent pharmacies and the overarching Dorchester pharma landscape that has seen several recent exits. Bill Forry returns from the Dorchester Reporter to discuss the week's news. Jim Lawrence Wilson performs a Tiny Dot concert.

2:51 News of the week with the Dorchester Reporter

32:51 A look at the Dorchester pharmacy landscape with Mike Wilson, Crawford Drugs

1:00:53 Tiny Dot Concert with Jim Lawrence Wilson

In this Thanksgiving week episode, we take a thoughtful look at St. Brendan’s Parish with John Parsons from the Friends of St. Brendan, including why they’re committed to preserving the parish’s legacy and how they kept its doors open. Abiah Floyd performs a Tiny Dot Concert.

:16 A look at St. Brendan's with John Parsons

25:58 Tiny Dot Concert with Abiah Floyd

This week, we talk with Tom O’Brien of HYM and Rev. Jeffrey Brown of My City at Peace about the early redevelopment of the former Carney Hospital site. They outline the process, possibilities for the campus, and how they’re engaging the community as plans take shape. Seth Daniel from the Dorchester Reporter covers this week's news. Tizy performs a Tiny Dot concert.

5:04 News of the week with the Dorchester Reporter

52:49 Revisiting the former Carney Hospital with Tom O'Brien and Rev. Jeffrey Brown

1:40:37 Tiny Dot with Tizy

We recently spoke about legacy businesses in Dorchester - the OGs that made Dorchester special. But we don’t want to neglect our newest businesses - those that opened within the last year. So we tracked down two entrepreneurs - both female, by the way - to learn more about running a new business in Dorchester. As always, the Dorchester Reporter crew brought us the week's headlines, and Asiavu played a Tiny Dot concert.

3:20 News with the Dorchester Reporter

31:53 Checking in with the latest DOT businesses

1:04:18 Tiny Dot concert with Asiavu

This week we met with Doreen Treacy and Bill MacDonald of the Melville Park Association to learn why their neighborhood is great beyond Halloween and architecture (though those are great too!). Bill Forry and Chris Lovett of the Dorchester Reporter recapped elections and other neighborhood news. Lover Eve played a Tiny Dot concert.

3:08 News from the Dorchester Reporter

42:50 A visit to Melville Park

1:20:24 Tiny Dot concert with Lover of Eve

On this week's episode, Erin visited the OG Dorchester - in Dorset County, UK. Here she learned about the original Dorchester colonists who departed the UK for the new colonies, as well as the prehistoric and Roman relevance of Dorchester, and what the town with the shared toponym is like today. Bill Forry joined the news segment and a jazz trio performed the Tiny Dot concert live from the Old Blue Last pub in London.

3:35 News with the Dorchester Reporter27:39 Dorchester to Dorchester: Visiting our UK Toponym1:53:55 Tiny Dot Concert with the jazz trio from The Old Blue Last, London

This week's show featured Aliesha Porcena, director of small business for the City of Boston, and Linda Dorcena Forry, 2x small business owner and Legacy Business Award Winner, discussing the importance of small businesses in Dorchester. Bill Forry hosted the news segment again this week, and brought Seth Daniel and Yawu Miller from the Dorchester Reporter in on the action. The Emberists performed at Tiny Dot Concert.

:55 News headlines with The Dorchester Reporter

41:30 Aliesha Porcena and Linda Dorcena Forry talk about small business and the Boston Business Legacy Awards

1:12:30 Tiny Dot Concert with The Emberists

Erin's on the road this week so it's just a short interim news report, but Bill Forry from The Dorchester Reporter brought a team of aces to deliver the news. Co-Publisher Linda Dorcena Forry and Staff Reporter Cassidy McNeeley joined Bill to dive into the week's news, including updates about the city election, UMass Boston enrollment news, Connecticut pizzerias making inroads in Dorchester, and Dorchester soccer.

This week, Paul Nutting and Maria Lyons, board members at the Neponset Greenway Council joined the podcast to talk about our fantastic multi-use trail. Bill Forry brought the week's news with a cameo from The Record Co.'s Bobby Boyd. RLX (The Ray Liriano Experience) invited us to their space for a Tiny Dot Concert.

:36 Neighborhood news recap with The Dorchester Reporter

38:46 All about the Neponset Greenway with Paul and Maria

1:31:10 Tiny Dot Concert with The Ray Liriano Experience