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City of Boston Credit Union Honored with Awards for Community Involvement
On Thursday, October 13th, the City of Boston Credit Union was honored at the Annual Cooperative Credit Union Association APEX Conference at Mohegan Sun for [...]
Letter to Boston City Council from South Boston Neighborhood Associations re: Redistricting Map
October 24, 2022 Members of the Boston City Council – We are reaching out, in unity, to oppose any redistricting map that further separates the [...]
MA Senate Passes Step Therapy Bill
Bill Aims to Improve Patient Access to Necessary Medication Options BOSTON – Monday, Senator Collins and his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate enacted H. [...]
The Beginning of the End: 1987 South Boston
A time capsule of the way it was in a neighborhood on the brink of gentrification. GBH Archives on social media shares little bits of [...]
Street Cleaning, Inspection Stickers + Resident Stickers in the City of Boston
BOSTON – Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) and the Public Works Department today announced [...]
Another hat in the ring: Jon Santiago
It's Official Jon Santiago - a second-term Massachusetts state rep, who is also an emergency room physician at Boston Medical [...]
Community Preservation Act: Walsh recommends 67 Projects
Projects include $13 million for affordable housing, over $5 million for historic preservation, and over $6 million for open space [...]
Residents on Athens Street Displaced after building facade collapses
The sky is falling, Henny Penny Some South Boston residents had to leave their home on Athens Street on Sunday [...]
No Pride Parade in June – Virtual events only
Recently, the St. Patricks' Day Parade organizers announced there would be no parade in 2021. On Friday, Boston Pride and [...]
Recap of Mayor Walsh’s Press Briefing from 2/18
Please see below for updates from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s press briefing on Thursday, February 18. Comments on Thursday’s snowstorm: [...]
Chemical Spill in Southie
Quite a commotion on Thursday BFD received a call for a water leak at a parking garage located at 12 Drydock Ave. around 9:15am on [...]
State’s Vaxfinder Website Crashes this Morning
Good grief According to Matt Stout on Twitter, COVID-19 vaccine appointments went online at 8am for people over 65 and those with two of more [...]
Winter Weather Watch: Snow is on the way
Prepare The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Boston starting Thursday at 12noon - Friday at 7pm. Snow is expected. Total [...]
John Connolly will be free from prison for compassionate medical release
John J. Connolly Jr., Southie native and former FBI agent convicted of helping James “Whitey” Bulger’s gang in a Miami murder plot is a free [...]
DIY Ashes for Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday - marking the beginning of the 40 days of Lent before Easter Sunday. Many Catholics will normally signify Ash Wednesday by [...]
Space Saver Vandalism in the South End
Even though spot savers in the South End have been banned, the neighborhood is experiencing vandalism over the custom of marking a spot after shoveling [...]
