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Hey, stop calling 911!
If you're calling 911 with COVID-19 questions, please stop. Boston EMS wants you to know you should be calling your your primary care doctor of [...]
Old School Southie: Slocum’s Toyland
Stacks of board games, boxes containing dolls, action heroes, View Masters, and Fisher Price toys stood from floor to ceiling. There was candy section with [...]
COVID-19 Quarantine or Social Distancing: What to watch
She is back from Italy and brought a new friend home, Henny…the Coronavirus!  Ok maybe you didn’t go to Italy, maybe you went to Seattle, or [...]
South Boston Neighborhood House getting creative with their 2020 annual fundraiser
Due to coronavirus concerns, many events, fundraisers, parades and more have been cancelled this week. With the date of the South Boston Neighborhood House annual [...]
Emerson Street Parking/Driving Chaos
Everyone has probably driven by the shit show of cars in the area of Emerson/East Fourth streets near K. Without designated parking spots with lines to guide [...]
Mary Tyler Moore – you will be missed.
When I was a little girl growing up in the 70's and 80's, I would watch the Mary Tyler Moore show. The opening credits of [...]
Donny Higgins
Remembering Donny When Donny Higgins was a boy, like many Southie kids, he spent hours down the Murphy Rink playing hockey or just enjoying public [...]
A friendship party for George Connolly
To know George Connolly is to love him. Just the thought of him makes you smile. He is a ball of energy with rugged good [...]
The 5 Worst Intersections in Southie
I've been driving in Southie since I was 16 and I've tackled everything from double parking to banging a U-y on East Broadway on a [...]
Winter Wars
Why can’t we just all get along? So with one snowstorm under our belt in the Winter of 2017, there is already an issue at [...]
Resident Parking Restriction Situation
Dear City of Boston, Why on earth would you have resident parking 7 days a week in City Point in South Boston but not enough Boston [...]
Southie Neighborhood Tales: Southie Werewolf
There are a million stories from the streets of South Boston and here’s one of them. Early Monday morning, I awoke to white lights flashing [...]
New Year’s Eve Tip: Trick Your Kids
Welcome to the new age of parenting! Â iPads to entertain your child in the supermarket cart. Â Screens in your minivan for your kids to watch [...]
‘Tis the Season for Giving Back
With countless blessings to be thankful for, this season is the perfect time to give back to our community. Here are a few ways you [...]
A very special Southie tree lighting
More than 300 people gathered for the annual Mayor Marty Walsh’s Enchanted Holiday Tour & West Broadway tree lighting in Southie! There was music, ponies, Santa [...]
Family Portraits: Julie’s Family Learning Program
I'm sure everyone reading this has them - the family portraits from years gone by. Perhaps yours are of you and your siblings dressed in [...]





