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Resilient Moakley Park: In-Person Community Meeting on Saturday, November 8th
Be informed. Get involved. Join the City of Boston for an in-person community meeting. Get an update on the Moakley Park project and provide input [...]
South Boston man pleads guilty to two separate murders decades later
BOSTON, November 5, 2025 – A South Boston man charged with murders from 1984 and 1993 pleaded guilty to manslaughter today in Suffolk Superior Court, [...]
What the heck was that looming in the sky on Tuesday night? We know.
Did you see it? Swirling lights hanging in the night's sky on Tuesday. One Caught in Southie reader sent us the following video: So [...]
Everybody in office is staying in office. Incumbents sweep Boston municipal elections.
Election season is finally over. Michelle Wu will officially enter her second term as Mayor of Boston. The progressive Democrat ran on an uncontested ballot [...]
Summer Mixtape: Dear Summer Vol. 3 brought to you by the City of Boston
Listen BOSTON – Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Office of Tourism, Sports [...]
Jim’s Variety wants to sell beer and stay open later. Younger neighbors rejoice
256 W Fifth St’s Jim’s Variety is seeking a wine and malt beverages license and extending their hours from 6 [...]
Annual Beaches Water Quality Report Card: Once again, Southie has the cleanest urban beaches in the country!
According to an annual water quality report card from the nonprofit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, Southie has the cleanest [...]
Calling all 8th Graders and High School Seniors: Apply for the South Boston Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship
Only Two Weeks Left to Apply! The South Boston Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Scholarship Application process has begun for [...]
UPDATE: Oliver, the cat mayor of Southie, has been reunited with his family!
Update: Oliver has been found! Two neighbors spotted the cat on East Fifth Street on Monday around 5pm. Oliver's owners [...]
Councilor Flynn calls on neighbors to claim their “fair share” of Community Preservation Act funded projects in South Boston
Adopted in 2016, the Community Preservation Act (CPA) has preserved over 150 historical sites, created 100 playgrounds, developed 2,200 units [...]
Councilor Flynn Passes Resolution to Establish a Blue Ribbon Commission on Downtown Office Vacancies
BOSTON - This week, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn passed a resolution again calling for the establishment of a Blue Ribbon Commission - made up [...]
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center to be renamed the Thomas Michael Menino Convention and Exhibition Center
Boston, MA ― The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) is pleased to announce that the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) will be renamed as [...]
Team Jack to Inspire Finish Line Moment at the 2025 Boston Waterfront 5K
Stroke Survivor to Cross Boston Waterfront 5K Finish Line One Year After Emergency Jack & Michelle Hynes and “Team Jack” to Highlight Inspirational Comeback on [...]
Thirteen Suspects Arrested Following an Operation at South Bay Mall to Address Sexual Exploitation
On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, members of the Human Trafficking Unit, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit conducted an operation to combat sexual exploitation [...]
If a tree falls on K Street…
Well, this is no way to start a weekend. A huge tree at 397 K Street in South Boston early Friday morning. BPD and BFD [...]
Trouble at Carson Beach on Thursday Night – Seven Arrested
There’s nothing like kicking off summer with a good old-fashioned beach brawl. Large crowds swelled and got out of hand at Carson Beach in South [...]
