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Good Will Hunting – The Southie Factor
Good Will Hunting put us on the map. South Boston was always an under-the-radar, sometimes misunderstood, Irish Catholic working-class neighborhood of Boston. After Good Will [...]
CIS Book Review: 3 Books to Give as Gifts
It’s a Co-Ho-Ho Christmas! And a completely different type of book is down below! Colleen Hoover is known as the romance author with a flair [...]
Remembering Bailey’s Ice Cream Shop
When I was kid, going to Bailey’s Ice Cream Shop was always a special treat. I remember going after visiting the Enchanted Village at Jordan [...]
Old School Southie: Gillette encourages property damage to prove the strength of its razors
Stronger than glass Way back in 1932, Gillette encouraged people to use their razors to cut window panes to show just how strong the edges [...]
The Unofficial Car of Southie: Jeep Wrangler
We've come a long way since the family station wagon of the 70's + 80's Looks like the Jeep Wrangler is THE car to own [...]
World Champion Boston Breakdancer Celebrates Competition, Anniversary, and Community
B-boy El Niño (Alex Diaz) is a world champion breaker (that's a breakdancer to those not in the know). El Niño's been breaking since he [...]
Shea Flaherty: Toohig State of Mind- a new EP
Rising Star 18-year-old Shea Flaherty from Dorchester (with Southie ties) has only been rapping for about a year. But recently he decided to make it [...]
Sad Chicken Wings at Laugh Boston get a big response
Sometimes disappointing chicken wings aren't funny at all. When you're sitting in the audience of a comedy club like Laugh Boston - you expect to [...]
Arthur – You will be missed!
With a heavy heart, I deliver the sad news that the PBS series Arthur about an 8-year-old aardvark navigating life will end after 25 seasons! [...]
Election Roundup: Mayoral endorsements, ballot order, + voting by mail
August is upon us and that means only one more full calendar month before the Preliminary Election! Campaign fundraising teams are shifting into high gear; [...]
Election Roundup: Ballot Positioning Drawing
Hello, Southie & Dot! If you are following Boston’s Election Season super closely, you will know that tomorrow is a big day for our candidates. [...]
Fed Girl Summer – Heather shares some thoughts
A couple weeks ago (it could be months; time has lost all its meaning) I shared a post on Instagram stories and got more responses [...]
Southie Love Letter: Parking like a jerk
or in this case a "dickhead" One Southie resident on O Street had it up to here with this person's parking - so much so [...]
Election Roundup: And then there were five
And just like that “The Big Six” is down to five! State Representative Jon Santiago has dropped out of the Boston Mayoral Race with less [...]
Election Roundup: City Council At-Large Candidates
It’s officially summer! We made it! It’s also less than 100 days until September’s Preliminary Election; we are right in the heart of what is [...]
Seaport Feature: Helly Hansen
Come Sail Away! Since its founding by a sea captain in 1877, Helly Hansen has been the official outfitter of professional sailors across the globe. [...]
