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Field Trip! It's that time of year again.  The kids are back in school.  The air is just crisp enough to put on your favorite sweater and the urge to head out to the country and pick apples is overwhelming.  So venture out of Southie this weekend and pick yourself a bushel and peck of farm fresh apples. Here are our picks for 5 Places To Pick Your Own Apples: Honey Pot ... Keep Reading

Lace up your sneakers and walk around Castle Island to raise money for the Michael Burke Foundation – an organization which helps families in and around the Boston area battling cancer. Post walk enjoy a pig roast, burgers, hot dogs and more while you watch the Pats take on the Dolphins at 1pm. The walk starts at 10:30am at the Boston Harbor Yacht Club (1805 Columbia Road) ... Keep Reading

Sometimes it’s the little things that make life a little easier and a little happier.  For the past two weeks, lifelong Southie resident John Sheppeck, an MBTA Commuter Rail conductor, helped out a passenger with disabilities simply by taking her hand, carrying her backpack and making sure she got off the train safely.  This good deed did not go unnoticed.  Commuter rail riders ... Keep Reading

Hey, Yotel!  Thanks for being a great neighbor!  After the devastating explosions in the Merrimack Valley on Thursday evening, Yotel in the Seaport District offered free rooms (cabins) for all residents displaced! That’s what we call being a good neighbor!  ... Keep Reading

Best of South Boston Get ready to browse and shop amidst 100 local merchants, artists, and organizations along East Broadway from L to I streets featuring the Best of South Boston.  The fun takes place on Saturday, September 15th from 11am-4pm! Take advantage of special discounts from local boutiques like Best Dressed, Bringing Up Baby, Covet, Gogarbaj, Habit, Ku De Ta, Lux ... Keep Reading

Never forget! The Boston Fire Department will have a moment of silence ceremony at neighborhood firehouses across the city.  At 9:45, BFD apparatus will be taken out of quarters to the apron in front of the firehouse.  All on duty will assemble at attention for a moment of silence at 9:50.  At 9:55, BFD will strike the FDNY signal of 5-5-5-5- (two rounds) for the time the ... Keep Reading