Metropolitan Beaches Commission Hearing – May 18th
The Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) will hold a public hearing on Saturday, May 18th from 10 am – 12 pm at the UMass Boston Campus Center 3rd Floor Ballroom C [...]
MA House votes to ban the use of handheld phones while driving
Distracted drivers consider yourself warned. How many times have you witnessed someone driving right through a Stop sign because they are looking straight down at their phone? Or what about [...]
Seaplanes on the horizon. Could be.
“De plane, de plane!”* With million dollar homes comes luxury. And what could be more luxurious than skipping the airport and jumping on a seaplane to zip you off to [...]
Students from the Perry School visit City Hall
Councilor Ed Flynn, Councilor Michael Flaherty, and Councilor Frank Baker had a great time hosting the students and teachers of the Perry School in South Boston last week at City [...]
How We’re Investing in South Boston
Written By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, we release our Capital Investment Plan which funds the critical improvements to our infrastructure and facilities in Boston over a five-year period. [...]
3 men arrested, 3 kilo of fentanyl confiscated at South Bay
On Friday, three men were arrested on drug charges after police confiscated more than three kilograms of fentanyl at the South Bay Mall. After several months of investigation, Massachusetts State Police [...]
Triangle of land in dispute in South Boston
If you live here, you know how valuable property is in South Boston. It’s a hot real estate market and developers are taking advantage of the red hot market. Well, [...]
Judge rules on Boston Airbnb case
Last spring, the City of Boston approved an ordinance to regulate short-term housing rentals done through platforms like Airbnb. Needless to say Airbnb was not happy and filed a lawsuit [...]
Body Cameras for the BPD
Looks like Boston police officers in South Boston and Dorchester will be officially equipped with body cameras. According to Fox 25, after a successful year-long pilot program, BPD will start [...]
Wrong turn – Carson Beach
Looks like someone took a wrong turn onto Carson Beach on Wednesday night in Southie. Around 11pm, BPD and BFD were called to respond for a vehicle on the beach. [...]
