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From the Treadmill to the “Sugar Bowl”: How to Avoid the Southie Shin Splint
Written by our neighborhood partners at Elliott Physical Therapy If you live in Southie, you know the unofficial start of spring isn’t a date on [...]
Easter in the Neighborhood 2026
From Easter candy to brunch, Mass + more, here’s our Easter roundup for you! Check back as this list will be updated as info. becomes [...]
It’s time to Play Caught in Southie Gutter Bingo!
Come on down, Southie… It’s time to play everyone’s favorite seasonal game, Gutter Bingo! The snow is gone, and over the winter, lots of trash [...]
How Nature Man Mike Turned a Blink-and-You-Miss-It Sighting Into a Boston Birding Obsession
It was just another morning at the Arnold Arboretum, a botanical public park in Jamaica Plain that is home to over 15,000 types of plants. [...]
The Story Behind This Photo “Already done with Christmas in Southie”
Early this week, I noticed a discarded Christmas tree lying on the corner of N and Fifth in South Boston. Hmmm? Wonder what happened there, [...]
PickleBOS Brings Pro Pickleball to the Community for a Social Exhibition Night This Saturday, December 27
Massachusetts-Born Pros Ryan Fu & Max Freeman Take on Boston Players in a One-Night Only Community Event PickleBOS, Boston’s newest and largest home for pickleball, [...]
Book Launch + Signing at L Street Tavern featuring Southie Author Conor Jennings on Monday, December 22nd.
Calling all book lovers! Just in time for last-minute holiday shopping, L Street Tavern will be hosting a very special book launch and signing featuring [...]
Msgr. Thomas J. McDonnell + Frank Kelly Christmas Dinner 2025
This is the time of year to be grateful for all we have. Unfortunately, many need help with the holidays, including Christmas dinner! Christmas Dinner [...]
Congratulations to 724 East Second St. on winning the 2nd Annual Caught in Southie Festive Stoop Stroll to benefit the Ollie
Thank you to everyone who took part in this very special neighborhood event this past Saturday for the second annual Caught in Southie Festive Holiday [...]
Feel the Love at 4th Presbyterian Church Mainstage Theatre’s “The Lion King” This Weekend
A herd of 50+ elementary school students from across the neighborhood and beyond have been hard at work rehearsing “The Lion King” for Fourth Presbyterian [...]
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 [...]
The Lure of Thanksgiving Eve: We’ve All Been There
It’s here — the annual fork in the road. The decision we all have to make: Will I or won’t I ruin my Thanksgiving? There’s [...]
Celebrating a Southie Icon: Miss Peggy Marks 30 Years of Teaching Irish Dance
Let's hear it for this Southie legend! Miss Peggy (Peggy Woods Doherty) just celebrated 30 YEARS as a certified Irish dance instructor (TCRG) this past [...]
Why South Boston Should Be Watching Ken Burns’ New Documentary The American Revolution
Ken Burns has a new PBS documentary — The American Revolution — and if you live in Boston, especially South Boston, it’s worth adding to your [...]
Southie Author Debuts First Children’s Book — and the Community Shows Up Big
South Boston has a brand-new local author to cheer on. After living in South Boston since 2011 with her husband and their 8-year-old son, the [...]
History Lesson – The Story of the Tree for Boston
Do you know why Boston receives a tree every year from Nova Scotia? Well, gather around, and let me tell you the story of the [...]