Why I hate Elf on the Shelf
I hate the Elf on the Shelf. One year, I spent almost two hours in a cold shed on December 1st looking for the box we stuffed the elf in [...]
I hate the Elf on the Shelf. One year, I spent almost two hours in a cold shed on December 1st looking for the box we stuffed the elf in [...]
Eighty-two years ago, the deadliest nightclub fire in US history took place in Boston. Four hundred ninety-two people were killed in 15 minutes by a raging inferno. The Cocoanut Grove [...]
a trip down memory lane (Editor's Note: This was originally published in November of 2010 - but still very much relevant.) When did Halloween become a week-long event? When I [...]
It's the most wonderful day of the week! (Sung to the tune It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.) First, just let me say that I love Trash Day. [...]
It has become apparent in my neighborhood that people are tired of dog poop. Signs stating this fact have popped up all over the block where I live, and the [...]
Mother's Day is today, and the crunch is on. I realize that this is one of those Hallmark holidays invented for the consumer to buy cards and gifts, but there [...]
Last Tuesday, I saw a guy at D & West 9th Streets scraping the ice off his car with a stringless tennis racket. Then, on Wednesday, I saw a reel [...]
If you've been driving around the neighborhood lately, you've probably noticed how frustrating it is. Between the numerous construction projects, the replacement of underground pipes, and bus lanes, it has [...]
Southie PSA It’s become very clear that Southie is dirty! The month of March is by far the dirtiest of all of the months in the neighborhood. Trash is strewn [...]
Up-and-coming Irish boxing prospect “King” Callum Walsh popped into Peter Welch’s Gym in Southie on Monday to say hello and break James Murrin’s house record for punching power. He was [...]