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The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Announces Hundreds of Events For A Fun-Filled Summer
The Conservancy invites you to experience an exciting season of food, music, festivals, markets, play, and fitness events on The Greenway May 3, 2023 – [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Opening of Outdoor Performance Venue and Beer Garden On Boston Common on May 4th
Transformed community space on the country’s first public park designed to reimagine open space activation and downtown revitalization BOSTON - Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - [...]
Help Support Ursula Volosevich Who is Battling Breast Cancer
This past February, Southie native Ursula Volosevich was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The 35-year-old ER nurse has a kind heart, a warm smile [...]
Mayor Wu Announces Street Theory as City of Boston Mural Consultant
As many as 15 new public art murals are coming to Boston via a new $3.5M contract with Street Theory. See Press Release below: BOSTON [...]
Old School Southie: A tale of a gangster, lottery shenanigans and a blue collar neighborhood.
With lottery fever spreading through the neighborhood, it reminded me of this gem. One Sunday morning, I woke up and instinctually picked up my phone [...]
Southie History Lesson: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”
If you’ve taken high school English, I’m sure you’ve read Bostonian Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado." In case you don’t remember [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his connection to Boston
Did you know that before Martin Luther King became an iconic civil rights leader, he was a graduate student at Boston University in the early [...]
Look who’s sleeping in! Southie Turkeys
UPDATE: The Southie Turkeys are back roosting on Emerson Street. We've seen those lovable but mischievous Southie Turkeys hanging out on cars or sauntering down [...]
NHL 2020-2021 Season: Be on the lookout for Chris Rooney
NHL Games are Back! Southie native and National Hockey League referee Chris Rooney is officially on the roster for the NHL 2020-2021Roster! Be on the [...]
All the Good Moments of 2020
Guys we did it, we made it through 2020, give yourselves a round of applause! Was 2020 a total dumpster fire? Of course, and not [...]
Starting 2021 with a Snowy Owl Sighting
UPDATE: The Southie Snow Owl has been spotted this week out Castle Island in the morning. So if you're interested in seeing him/her in real [...]
Mayor Walsh announces reopening of Orton Field in South Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods announced the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has completed improvements to Orton Field located at [...]
Announcement from “FRIENDS OF DONNY NAVE AND KATIE” Committee – Update
December 21, 2020 From: The “FRIENDS OF DONNY NAVE AND KATIE” Committee Good Day Friends and Neighbors! The committee gathered on Saturday, December 19th and [...]
This isn’t Loon Mountain…or is it?
Snowboarding at Dorchester Heights It was way back in 2015 during Snowmageddon when Mayor Marty Walsh had to tell people during a press conference to [...]
Be a Good Neighbor: Shovel a Hydrant
Help out the BFD With snow covering the ground in the neighborhood, the city is looking for good citizens to step up and shovel the [...]
The Annual Never-Ending Argument Over Space Saving
Once again, the debate over space savers has reared its ugly head. This time, brought up by journalist who no longer lives in Boston and [...]