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Rep. Biele Secures $1.7 Million for Firefighters in House Budget
Investments in Boston Fire Department Training Academy BOSTON—Last week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its budget for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). As part of [...]
Council rejects Flynn’s termination of block party grants
For the past four years, Boston has offered $750 grants to fund summer block parties. In 2024, the Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) awarded 52 [...]
The Mysterious Case of L Street Diner
Many of our readers and followers have reached out to ask, "What's going on with L Street Diner?" Over a year ago, there was a [...]
Tale of Two Stadiums: Council opposition to Everett stadium parking raises questions on White Stadium
The Robert Kraft-owned, 25,000-seat New England Revolution (NE) soccer stadium in Everett has only a parking lot that accommodates 75 cars. The lack of on-site [...]
Parade Organizers Will Introduce a Family-Friendly Zone for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade has long been one of the year’s biggest (and oftentimes unruly and insane) neighborhood [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Red Bull Heavy Metal coats City Hall Plaza in fresh powder ahead of snowboarding competition
150 tons of snow were unloaded onto City Hall Plaza Tuesday night to convert the city’s stoic epicenter into a [...]
Senator Collins Supports Senate Passage of Fair Housing and Key Consumer Protection Bills
The Massachusetts Senate recently advanced a trio of bills focused on protecting consumers and expanding opportunity across the Commonwealth, headlined [...]
South Boston Citizens Association Jimmy Flaherty Kickoff Breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 28th
It's officially St. Patrick's Day Season in the neighborhood! South Boston Citizens Association President Tom McGrath and the Executive Board [...]
UMass Boston Community Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 19th
UMass Boston is inviting neighbors to pull up a chair and join the conversation. The university will host a community [...]
2026 St. Patrick’s Day Route will Reverse This Year – Get the details and little history lesson
In honor of America's 250th Birthday, the Allied War Veterans will change the St. Patrick's Day Parade route, starting at [...]
Backyard igloo in Southie goes viral… then gets smashed.
Oh dear. A backyard igloo in South Boston that went viral online has now been destroyed — and not by the weather. A few weeks [...]
Ironworkers Local 7 Complete Major Pedestrian Bridge Installation in Seaport
In the face of freezing temperatures and winter weather, members of Ironworkers Local 7 completed the installation of a new pedestrian bridge at 50 Northern [...]
Could South Boston Be the Future Home of the Celtics? A New Arena Idea Surfaces for the Convention Center
Oh boy.. Cue the neighborhood social media comments: could the Boston Celtics someday have a new home in South Boston? According to a The Boston [...]
Councilor Flynn Calls for E-Bike Regulation & Ban from 3rd Party Food Delivery
BOSTON- This week, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed four pieces of legislation aimed at improving pedestrian safety in Boston. He re-filed an amended ordinance [...]
Senator Collins Votes to Advance Consumer Protection and Workforce Development Legislation
Measures address housing discrimination, auto buyer protections, and CPA workforce pathways. Last week, Senator Nick Collins chaired a hearing of the Senate Committee on Ways [...]
Human Trafficking Investigation in Seaport District Leads to the Arrest of Schineider Dave Macean
On Monday, February 9, 2026, Detectives from the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit, in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Police Special Services Section High Risk [...]