Dot Motto

Excelsior! It's the Latin word for "Ever upward!" It's New York State's motto and it could be Dorchester's too. Doesn't everyone in the Dot feel like they are on an upward trajectory?

People don't move to Dorchester to be beaten down. They move to Dorchester because this part of Boston offers the best opportunity to be the best they can be. All the tools needed to make a good life are just lying around waiting to be used. Rents are reasonable, grocery stores abound and they are full of fresh produce at reasonable prices, hardware stores, barbers, nail salons, insurance agents, bakeries, temporary employment agencies, doctor's offices, physical therapists, dentists, flea markets, and community centers are every few blocks. If you can't find what you want in Dorchester, you probably don't need it.

There is a pressure building in Dorchester, like the steam under Old Faithful. It is invisible but once it erupts, and it does so at regular intervals, there is an explosion that makes bystanders step back in admiration. Dorchester is a place of simple spectacles. Dorchester is excelsior!