Ain’t this the way it always goes? The Dottie Hottie is enjoying a banner week in Dorchester, parleying with the neighbors, noticing all the new construction and impressive rehabbing, petting the world’s most adorable pooches, grabbing the world’s most delicious iced coffees. Generally feeling fabulous about the Dottie life.
And then there it is. Homeless man stabbed to death in a playground frequented by the Dottie Hottie and MID. The Globe’s coverage includes a quote by realtor Craig Galvin that I hope will help us Dotties take heart. Galvin, a quasi Student Council President for Dorchester, points out that the slaying is insult upon injury because it took place in a park where Dotties invested heavily.
The Dottie Hottie expresses great sadness over the loss of this life. But the Dottie Hottie notes that in spite of the bad airplay that this slaying gives Dorchester, one bad seed can try to do harm but it can’t take away our spirit, our investment, our love for this neighborhood.