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Mayor Walsh Updates Boston’s Coronavirus Response
Mayor Marty Walsh took questions from local press on Tuesday afternoon in front of City Hall. Here's a breakdown of what was discussed: Boston Marathon [...]
Death by Flu: Over 100 Years Ago in Southie
Maybe the parade being cancelled isn't such a bad idea? Almost 102 years ago on either August 27th or August 28th, two sailors at Commonwealth [...]
Tonight’s MBTA Public Meetings Cancelled
See press release below. BOSTON – Out of an abundance of caution, the MBTA is cancelling this evening’s previously scheduled public meetings. These cancellations are [...]
Statement from Parade Organizers re: Sunday’s Parade
UPDATE: Mayor Marty Walsh just canceled the St. Patrick's Day Parade due to concerns over the coronavirus. See his statement here: The South Boston Allied [...]
I-93 protester is fired by the City of Boston
After turning the Thursday morning commute into Boston into even more of a shit-show than it normally is, the protesters [...]
Quarters? We don’t need no stinkin’ quarters! ParkBoston app
We've all encountered the following scenario. You score a prime parking spot directly in front of the restaurant you're having [...]
Boston 2024 – Boston is one step closer to hosting the Olympics – so what does that mean for Southie?
We'll admit it, we were hoping for a different result from yesterday's USOC board meeting to decide which US spot [...]
Will the Olympics be held in Boston in 2024? We hope not!
At 3pm on Thursday, the 15-member USOC board will gather at the Denver Airport to announce which spot in the [...]
Goodbye Northern Ave. Bridge
The historical bridge that links financial district with the South Boston waterfront has been closed. According to the Boston Globe, [...]
Cold Weather Tips from Mayor Walsh
Winter is here! Only in New England can it be 50 degrees one day and then quickly drop below freezing. [...]
Spot savers – yay or nay?
So apparently the South End is banning the use of spot savers during snowstorms this winter. After a successful pilot program last winter initiated by [...]
Uber brawl in Southie
Over the weekend in Southie, in the wee hours of Sunday morning - at about 2:45am - a beef erupted between an Uber driver and [...]
Jury selection begins for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
You've probably noticed the helicopters circling over the Southie Waterfront on Monday morning. Well, the trial for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev begins on [...]
Week of December 28th
Take the plunge! We hear the best way to cure a hangover is to dive into the freezing cold ocean for a swim! While there [...]
Rally and Vigil in Southie
Hundreds of South Boston residents gathered together to rally in support of our local police on Friday afternoon in front of C-6 police station on [...]
2 Kayakers rescued near M Street Beach
Maybe it was the unseasonably warm weather. Maybe they got new kayaks for Christmas. But on Thursday, December 25th, two males in their late 40's/early [...]
