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City of Boston SPACE Grant Applications Now Open
BOSTON – Monday, October 2, 2023 – Today Mayor Michelle Wu announced the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion is now accepting applications for the [...]
Coyote Warning in East Boston!
You better hide your kids.  Hide your dogs! Hide your cats! Word is the Eastie Coyote is back in town. The coyote has been spotted [...]
Eastie Farm Receives a $1M grant
Well, that's exciting news! East Boston’s Eastie Farm will receive a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its youth Climate Corps program. [...]
MBTA Service Changes and Shutdowns on the Horizon
BOSTON – The MBTA today announced service changes in October on the Red, Orange, Green, Mattapan, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, and Haverhill lines. The MBTA will [...]
Seriously? The Line at L + Broadway for #7 Bus
Come on, MBTA! Let's do better! Once again, the line at L + Broadway for the #7 bus is bananas. [...]
Traffic Alert: Potential Disrupted Travel on Wednesday Morning
This is no way to start the day. According to a post on twitter via MA Department of Transportation, environmental [...]
National Voter Registration Day
Are you registered to vote in Massachusetts? Well, here's your motivation! It's National Voter Registration Day! There's a general election [...]
Mother + Daughter Arrested After Assaulting Police while Trying to Enter Excel High School
From DA Kevin Hayden's Office: BOSTON, September 19, 2022 — A Boston mother and her daughter were arrested Friday after [...]
Monkeypox case at BPS
BPS announced on Monday morning that an adult employee with Boston Public Schools has monkeypox. BPS is working to identify [...]
Man Arrested for Attack at Andrew Station
Universal Hub is reporting that Aiyoub Alsallak, 29, was arraigned on Friday on several charges for an attack of a [...]
Magic Halloween Castle has been canceled for this year
We are sad to report that the Castle Island Association (CIA) has decided to cancel this year's Magic Halloween Castle event. Citing lack of volunteers, [...]
Marty Walsh Saves the Day: Rail Strike Averted for Now
Let’s hear it for Dorchester’s own Marty Walsh, US Secretary of Labor, for having a part in a tentative agreement between railroads and union representatives [...]
Southie Stranger Things: What the hell is this?
One CIS reader, Rilla Perkins, sent us this photo of a strange, blueish/purple glowing mass floating in the sky behind the clouds over Southie. It [...]
Mayor Wu Challenging 2020 US Census – Get the Breakdown
On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is challenging the 2020 U.S. census count of Boston that totaled 675,647 residents. The [...]
Caught in Southie: Bruno Mars
If you were lucky enough to be at the Lookout Rooftop bar at The Envoy on Sunday, you probably saw Bruno Mars slinging shots behind [...]
Another Message from the Sign at O+2nd
Update: And just like that, the sign at O + 2nd has been removed. Original Post This one has Southie residents scratching their heads. If [...]
