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Southie History Lesson – Blinstrub’s Village
Did you know that Wayne Newton, Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole, Sinatra and Judy Garland performed in Southie? Blinstrub's Village was a legendary nightclub located [...]
CIS Book Review: The House Across the Lake
It’s fall. Bring on the apple cider doughnuts, pumpkin spice and of course, haunted houses. Fall is also the perfect time to cozy up in [...]
Southie History Lesson: The Boston Boy Fiend
Yes, just like you, we were creeped out by this local lunatic’s title - The Boston Boy Fiend. Jesse Pomeroy lived in South Boston and [...]
Rare is Shifting the Climate Culture in Boston, One Behavior at a Time
Rare, an international conservation organization specializing in social change for the environment is bringing their Climate Culture Boston initiative to South Boston Street Festival on [...]
Talk about great neighbors! City of Boston Credit Union launches Operation Pay it Forward
The employees at City of Boston Credit Union branch in South Boston have worked with two local businesses to direct food that was generously offered [...]
Team Butler: Take Steps Virtual Walk to support Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Perseverance Sheila Butler was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when she was 16, and has since endured 17 surgeries and countless treatments. Through it all, [...]
Next: Chapter 4 – An Awkward Goodbye
(First, stop right there! Did you read Chapter 3 of our South Boston romance serial novella yet? If not, read this first! ) OLIVIA SHARED [...]
Boston Marketing Duo AGL&CO Create Cookbook Fundraiser
Local, creative marketing duo, Amanda Lewis and Reagan Byrne* of AGL&Co have teamed up to create a digital cookbook titled Isolate & Create: An Industry Cookbook featuring recipes from some of Boston’s best [...]
National Nurses Week: ER Love Story with a Pandemic Twist
In honor of National Nurses Week, we’re spotlighting two nurses who live right here in Boston—and were supposed to get married on May 9—but who [...]
I’ll Always Love my Mama: Showing love during a pandemic
Mother’s Day looked different this year. Instead of a family brunch, there were family zooms. Hugs were replaced by rolling celebrations.  For Rosemarie (Hayes) Leonard’s [...]
Southie History Lesson: Babe Ruth
Springtime in Southie feels a little different this year, doesn’t it? No nonprofit fundraisers, no beach days with friends, and no baseball. Sad! Especially, for [...]
Artist Spotlight: Devon Bailey
Inspiration right in your own backyard In addition to being a longshoreman, 22-year-old Devon Bailey is a very talented painter. Her neighborhood of South Boston, [...]
Southie Shoutout to Mikey Callow
One to Watch Let’s hear for 16-year-old Mikey Callow - son of Keith and Nancy Callow - on being selected round 10 - pick #140 [...]
Heather’s Quarantine Rules
I, like so many of you, am hanging on by a rapidly unraveling thread. Dates, days, times have lost all significance. Sleep is infrequent and [...]
CIS Photo of the Week: Sunset at Thomas Park
How lucky are we to live in this neighborhood This gorgeous sunset in South Boston was captured by photographer Bret Clancy on Thomas Park looking [...]
Next: Chapter 3 – Sipping Mai Tais
(First, stop right there! Did you read Chapter 2 of our South Boston romance serial novella yet? If not, read this first! ) OLIVIA INTENTIONALLY [...]