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Sunday in Southie: Restaurant Closures
After an extremely busy day in our business district on Saturday, some bars and restaurants have decided to close for safety reasons. St. Patrick's Day [...]
City of Boston announces the district-wide closure of all Boston Public Schools
See Press Release Below Friday, March 13, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced the district-wide closure [...]
COVID-19: Lend a Helping Hand
Here are some ways to lend a helping hand during this stressful and uncertain time: In light of coronavirus concerns and potentially BPS closing all [...]
Letter from BPS Superintendent & Mayor Marty Walsh
Listen up, BPS kids! You have school tomorrow!  With dozens of surrounding school districts closing due to coronavirus concerns, Boston Public Schools and the City [...]
Southie Real Estate Scoop: 190- 206 West 2nd Street Development
Written by Betsy Walsh FrissoraThe massive residential project proposed for 190-206 West 2nd Street (also known as 181-185 West 1st [...]
What is up with all this construction going on in Southie? The Boston Water and Sewer sheds some light on the subject.
The noise. The traffic. No parking. Seems like construction in Southie is never ending. Here's the scoop on why our [...]
City Council Hearing: stop dropping circulars and unwanted newspapers on our door steps.
You've seen them - piled up on the sidewalks, on stoops or in the gutter. Local circulars and newspapers tucked [...]
7 Day Parking Pilot Program Meeting
So the seven day parking program is going to become a reality - well, for a 90-day test period in [...]
The books are hitting the road! Get those kids reading this summer!
Mayor Marty Walsh announced coming soon to our neighborhood - the BPL's Bibliocyle and ReadBoston's Storymoblile.  This year will launch [...]
Missy returned home!
We are happy to report that Missy the cat is back! She was missing for over a week but returned [...]
The City of Boston’s First Civic Academy Class in South Boston
Want to become a civic leader in your neighborhood? Here's how! Mayor Walsh announced today that his first Civic Academy class will be held on [...]
Opening old wounds – Edwin Alemany plans to plead insanity in the Amy Lord murder case
According to the Boston Globe, Jeffrey A Denner - attorney for Edwin Alemany - is planning an insanity defense - in response to charges that [...]
The Archdiocese of Boston says the Gate of Heaven School will be sold to developer.
It really shouldn't be that surprising. South Boston residents' opposition to certain development projects fall open deaf ears most of the time. So when Thomas [...]
New bus stop at L and Broadway – Update
Thanks to all the aggressive construction happening in Southie lately, the MBTA has moved the bus stop from one corner of L and East Broadway [...]
Gang related shooting in Southie? Possibly.
State and Boston police are investigating a shooting that happened on Tuesday night in South Boston on Old Colony Ave.According to the Boston Herald, the [...]
Sexual assualt on South Boston Waterfront
A forty year old Quincy man will be arraigned in South Boston District Court on Wednesday for robbery and sexual assault. Boston police arrested the [...]