68 Blocks: Life, death, hope: Part 1 of 5
It’s a neighborhood known for trouble, but Bowdoin-Geneva is much more than that. A Globe team spent months there, listening and asking why violence persists where love and loyalty also run so strong.
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How Bowdoin-Geneva has evolved
Less than 150 years ago, the portion of Dorchester known as Bowdoin-Geneva was rocky countryside with few residents.
Special Section
68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope
A five-part Globe series on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
On the Job
As a manicurist, Vivian Ong nails it
Ong, 21, grew up helping in her aunt’s nail salon and applied for her state license the day after turning 17.
Best of the New 2012
Best of the New: Diversions
Dining with a flash mob, where to go on Wednesdays, a youth orchestra’s sweet sounds, and a star kangaroo.