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BPD Community Alert: Drinks Being Drugged at Local Bars/Restaurants
BPD urges victims to come forward. From BPD News: BPD Community Alert: The Boston Police Department strongly urges anyone that believes they were a victim of [...]
18-year-old arrested for assault + battery with intent to rob a woman in South Boston
Universal Hub reports that Tykarie Challenger, 18, was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing for allegedly attempting to rob a woman at knifepoint and [...]
City Council President Flynn Calls for Increased Community Input for the Redistricting Process
After listening to the concerns of public housing advocates, community groups and residents from neighborhoods across the City of Boston, City Council President Ed Flynn [...]
Awww, rats! Another reason to properly dispose of your trash
At Wednesday's City Council Meeting (in addition to the redistricting battle), the top of rats and trash came up. Councilors Kenzie Bok, Ruthzee Louijeune, and [...]
Flaherty Park is officially open!
Measuring .25 acres, John J. Flaherty Jr. Park is located at 130 B Street in South Boston. Improvements to the [...]
Red Sox hat wearing guy wanted for US Capitol Violence
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and [...]
Increased Capacity in the City of Boston to 40% starts Monday
Friday, February 5, 2021 - Given the improvement in the number of COVID-19 cases and the City's positivity rate over [...]
Community Alert: Boston Police Investigating Package Tampering in South Bay
From BPD News Community Alert: On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, a concerned citizen notified Boston Police that earlier in the day [...]
Department of Conservation and Recreation – Please do better
Good grief On Monday, I went for a brisk walk along Day Blvd around Castle Island with Peter G. At [...]
Shout Out to Doughboy Donuts in Southie via Mayor Walsh
You can take the Mayor outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the Mayor! This morning during his [...]
Southie’s Own Thomas White featured on GBH News
12 Miles, 8 Neighborhoods And 1 College Essay: A High School Track Star Finds Solace In Running As part of GBH News’ COVID and the [...]
Councilors Flynn and Flaherty File Hearing on the Impact of CORI on Access to Employment & Opportunities
BOSTON - City Councilors Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty filed a hearing order at this week’s Council meeting to discuss how criminal offender record information [...]
Councilors Flynn File and Edwards File Hearing to Discuss Services for Women Veterans Â
BOSTON - Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Lydia Edwards are filing a hearing order at this week’s Council meeting to discuss services for women [...]
Mayor Walsh will appear before US Senate for confirmation hearing
Last month, President Joe Biden nominated Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary. On Thursday, Walsh will appear before a U.S. Senate committee for his confirmation [...]
Home Rule Petition on special election for mayoral race override vote set for Wednesday
UPDATE: The council voted 12-0-1 in support of the Home Rule Petition on Wednesday. Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George - one of three councilors running for mayor [...]
American Provisions warns, “Watch out for this scam!”
Those crafty hackers are always finding ways to scam people on social media - even if it means faking a local specialty shop's instagram! On [...]