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Old 07-23-2008, 06:42 PM
 
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Randolph, Milton, parts of Brockton, Stoughton, and even Sharon would fit the bill south of Boston. To the north, Everett and Malden. Greater Boston's "issues" around race/ethnicity get less harsh all the time. Even so, these areas are the most "tolerant" and are all within an hour's commute.

Talk is heating up in Beantown about a pit bull ban, and it only intensifies each time there's an incident. To me it'd be like banning 12-year-old kids from the city because a few of them mouth off and shoplift and bully other people their age. But no one consulted, me, LOL. The would be ban-ners also haven't met "Scrappy," a neighbor's two-year-old pit who launches himself into the air with all four feet when he meets a human friend. It's not the breed that's the problem, it's the people who own them for the wrong reasons and train them to be vicious.

Why not look right in Dahhchesta? 25 years after an AA man was killed after being struck by a Red Line train while trying to flee a mob of neighborhood Irish-American punks, Savin Hill has evolved into a diverse and "accepting" community. A Shaw's has opened next door to the JFK/UMass (formerly Columbia) T station. The "OTB" section is still the most sought after, since it's soooooo quiet over there. And you can't beat the harbor views from the park.
Hey, GoyGuy!

Thanks for letting us all know the area...your description plays like a movie in my head!

I, too, am ready to move to tbe area...I have a confirmed job interview on Monday in Auburndale/Newton and will be confirming another in Dedham tomorrow. I will stay in Natick with a relative until I can get my feet firmly planted, but after that, I am looking for as diverse a neighborhood as I can find. I want my biracial kids to be able to visit me with their rainbow coalition friends in tow, anytime. I will take your advice on Randolph and also want to look at Waltham, JP and Framingham. I am coming from Jacksonville, FL and have lived in the Southeast for 30 years...came here as a navy brat and want to return to my New England roots.

Thanks for the narrative!
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Old 07-24-2008, 07:48 AM
 
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Those were great descriptions of each area.

I am thinking of coming back even earlier than February!
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