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Mayor Michelle Wu Officially Launches Annual Legacy Business Award Nominations
Residents are encouraged to nominate iconic, long-standing businesses located within the city by October 31, 2025 BOSTON - Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - Today, Mayor [...]
Senator Collins Opposes Safe Injection Sites
Testifies before Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery in strong opposition to legislation legalizing such facilities Senator Nick Collins, representing the First [...]
City Councilors, fellow candidates, and local influencers respond to Josh Kraft’s suspended mayoral campaign.
It has been a rough few weeks for now former mayoral candidate and philanthropist Josh Kraft. In August, he parted ways with top campaign advisers. [...]
UMass Boston Deemed All Clear. No Evidence of Gunfire Says Chancellor
UMass Boston was put on alert Thursday following reports of gunfire on campus around 3:45 p.m. near Morrissey Boulevard. At 3:40 p.m., students were alerted [...]
A Curious Case of the Strange Anti-Irish Graffiti in South Boston Discovered on Friday
On Friday morning, one resident of an apartment building on East Sixth Street found a strange message scrawled on the [...]
Sen. Collins Supports Passage of Major Health Care Reform
Bill provides checks and balances to mitigate systemic disruption in care access BOSTON (2/3/2025)—Recently, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will close [...]
Hey, what’s the hold up: Councilor Flynn files Hearing Order on the Status of the South Boston Library Study
BOSTON - At this week’s City Council meeting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will file a hearing order to discuss [...]
St. Patrick’s Day 2026 – Helpful info from the City of Boston including public bathrooms, parking, and more
South Boston St. Patrick's Day / Evacuation Day Parade website Parade Route Map (includes public restroom locations) Date: Sunday, March 15th Start Time: [...]
Looks like we have a Boston Mayoral Race – New video released by Josh Kraft
Looks like the race for Mayor of Boston is heating up. Josh Kraft has released a new video (below) and [...]
Mayor Wu Announces New Road Safety Ordinance to Increase Accountability of Third Party Delivery Providers
Response from Door Dash: “We're committed to playing our part in helping cities like Boston thrive, while promoting safety in [...]
Let’s show In Good Co. Some Love after a recent break in.
Earlier this week, In Good Co., a local gift shop in South Boston, faced an unfortunate incident involving property damage and theft. Despite this setback, [...]
Death investigation of priest who died “tragically” in Spain, taught at BC High and served in Seaport
According to a press release from the Jesuits USA East, a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” on January 20th in Spain. Father Richard K. [...]
Property Tax Abatements Due on February 3rd – Some reminders from our local elected officials
Homeowners are Asked to File for Property Tax Abatements by Feb. 3rd Senator Nick Collins recently wrote an op-ed re: Rebates, Increased Exemptions are Real [...]
Rea Liko Wins State Rep. David Biele’s Inaugural New Year’s Card Design Contest
BOSTON—State Representative David Biele recently announced the winner of his inaugural New Year Card Design Competition for South Boston students. Rea Liko, a resident and [...]
Full Speed Ahead! MBTA Boosts Red Line’s Braintree Branch to 50 MPH Where Possible
Faster than the speed of light...well, not really, like 50 MPH BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the upcoming restoration of speeds on the Red [...]
MBTA and City of Boston Announce Partnership to Improve Bus Reliability by Expanding Transit Signal Priority City-wide After Successful Test Along Brighton Avenue
The MBTA and the City of Boston aim to improve bus speed and reliability citywide with a major transit signal priority upgrade as a part [...]