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Southie Spotlight: Old Gold Rugby Football Club
On any given Saturday afternoon in season, you might just find dozens of men ranging in all shapes and sizes, with grass stains on their [...]
Broadway Haircutters – For over 50 years this neighborhood spot has been grooming the best of the best
As much as Southie continues to change, some things remain the same. Broadway Haircutters, one of the neighborhood’s longest-running businesses, has persisted for over fifty [...]
Run With Me, Be Life Saving: Two women’s experience with cardiac arrest inspires a mission
The 128th Boston Marathon is next week and even if you aren’t training to run the race, there is certainly training to be done. On [...]
Green Flash Delivery Has Landed In Boston – Delivering at Light Speed
New to the Neighborhood Green Flash Delivery offers same-day or even same-hour delivery for an elevated menu of carefully selected products, including award-winning flowers, concentrates, [...]
Old School Southie: Blizzard of 1978
45 years ago, the Blizzard of 1978 dropped 27.1 inches of snow on Boston. In addition to the snow, there were wild winds of 86 mph.  It [...]
Boston’s Most Popular Dog Names + Dog Licensing in the City
Reminder: Boston dog licensing deadline is March 31 The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division remind city dog owners that the [...]
Old School Southie: Car Chaos at I and 8th
Distracted Driving Seems like car crashes in South Boston are nothing new....even when there are hardly any cars on the road. This two-car-smash-up was captured [...]
Old School Dogs
Whatever happened to the old-school Southie dogs? You know the ones who just roam around the streets without a leash and no owner in sight. [...]
What We’re Reading – Southie Edition
Book 1: Counterfeit By Kirstin Chen I’m not one that’s interested in designer bags or name-brand things, but I am interested in scammers - and [...]
On this day in 1776 – Henry Knox returns from Fort Ticonderoga with 59 Cannons
With the Evacuation Day Parade (aka St. Patrick's Day Parade) on the horizon, a quick history lesson via Irish Boston. On January 24, 1776, 25-year-old [...]
Southie-Centric New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not really one to play the New Year’s Resolution game. For starters, most resolutions are broken by February. Eat better, go to the gym, [...]
Dating in the New Year – some helpful advice and tips from dating coach Michelle Wax
As the year is coming to a close and new episodes of Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle are released, you might be [...]
The King of Layaway – A trip down memory lane
Written by Gino Provenzano Christmas is upon us, and the memories of days gone by and the purchasing power that I had as a kid [...]
Old School Southie: On this Day in 1911 on Dorchester Ave.
Waaaayyy back in the day! Boston City Archives sent us these fantastic photos of the Dorchester Ave. neighborhood from 1911. A Boston Public Works Department [...]
South Boston Foundation Now Accepting Proposals
The South Boston Foundation is a not-for-profit Trust formed in 2019 to administer a generous $1.5 million commitment from Massachusetts Port Authority over 10 years [...]
Gold Dust Orphans presents: Little Christmas Tree Shop of Horrors at the Lith. Club
The award-winning, Vaudeville-inspired comedy troupe Gold Dust Orphans moved to the South Boston Lithuanian Club on West Broadway a few years ago with a Christmas [...]
