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3 Alarm Fire in East Boston Displaced 33 Residents on Saratoga Street – Here’s how you can help!
BFD responded to a call for a fire at 851 Saratoga Street on Wednesday morning around 6:30am. The fire quickly went to 3-alarms. The fire [...]
Boston Women’s Soccer is coming in 2026!
It’s official! The National Women’s Soccer League will expand the league’s franchise to Boston in 2026. The last time we had a women’s soccer team [...]
East Boston Student Sings National Anthem at Red Sox Game
Way to go! To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, on Thursday night, Brooke Charter School scholar and ZUMIX member Kiana Angulo sang the national anthem [...]
Hurricane Lee on the Move – Expect rain, wind, and potential flooding
As Hurricane Lee moves up the coast, tropical storm conditions are potential for this area! The storm’s biggest impact could be the storm surge flooding [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
President Biden will be at UMass on Monday – expect traffic delays.
Traffic Alert: President Biden will be in town and drivers and pedestrians should be prepared for traffic impacts Monday. President Biden will arrive at Logan [...]
Transit Police Need Your Help in ID’ing These Two who attacked a 56 Year Old Man at Andrew Station
From Transit Police News: On September 5, 2022 at approximately 9PM a 56 year old male was viciously attacked at the MBTA's Andrew Sq. Station. [...]
BPD Community Advisory: Grandfather scammed out of $13,500
This is the second grandfather in the area who has been bilked with this scam. From BPD News: On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, a 79-year-old [...]
Water Main Break In Southie
Good grief! BFD, BPD and Boston Water + Sewer are working at a water main break at the intersection at A and Third. The rupture [...]
Southie Hawk on Broadway
Not something you see every day in Southie but here's a hawk hanging out on West Broadway on Wednesday morning. The hawk is half-way in [...]
Happy 150th Birthday South Boston Public Library!
Celebrate South Boston Branch's 150th birthday with family-friendly music, bubbles, snacks, crafts, and memories in the library courtyard on Saturday at 11am. Register here for [...]
