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Recap of Mayor Walsh’s Press Briefing from 2/18
Please see below for updates from Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s press briefing on Thursday, February 18. Comments on Thursday’s snowstorm: The Mayor began by noting [...]
Chemical Spill in Southie
Quite a commotion on Thursday BFD received a call for a water leak at a parking garage located at 12 Drydock Ave. around 9:15am on [...]
State’s Vaxfinder Website Crashes this Morning
Good grief According to Matt Stout on Twitter, COVID-19 vaccine appointments went online at 8am for people over 65 and those with two of more [...]
Winter Weather Watch: Snow is on the way
Prepare The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Boston starting Thursday at 12noon - Friday at 7pm. Snow is expected. Total [...]
RIP Emo Barron – Ceremony on Saturday
Legendary South Boston Babe Ruth Coach Harold "Emo" Barron passed away suddenly at the age of 88. He was a [...]
MBTA Red Line Alert: 3 Hour Shutdown on Wednesday
This has been a challenging week for MBTA commuters – (oh, who are we kidding – it’s been a challenging [...]
One step closer: Distracted Driving Bill
Distracted drivers consider yourself warned. How many times have you witnessed someone driving right through a Stop sign because they [...]
South Boston Neighborhood House awarded $100,000
Well, this is great news! The Ollie is one of 100 local non-profits to receive a $100,000 grant from the [...]
Caught in Southie: Joe Biden
Former veep and democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in the Fort Point neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. Biden met with [...]
City Hall Plaza to be transformed into the People’s Plaza
On Tuesday, Mayor Marty Walsh announced his plan for a $60 million renovation of City Hall Plaza!  This new civic space [...]
Boston Straight Pride Parade – We’re not kidding
Tuesday on twitter, Mark Sahady’s Facebook post began to circulate. Sahady is hoping to organize the Boston Straight Pride Parade. (Certainly no coincidence that this [...]
Bank robber with a limp in custody
Well, this is a bizarre story. Around 1pm on Monday, a man with a distinct limp robbed the East Boston Savings Bank in Andrew Square. [...]
Notre Dame Education Center controversy
Last week, the Notre Dame Education Center abruptly closed its doors. The school’s English-as-a-second-language (ESOL)and adult basic education (ABE) classes for roughly 400-plus students was [...]
Be Informed. Get involved. Northern Ave. Bridge Meeting
A community meeting will be held on Monday, June 3rd at 6:30pm-8:30pm at District Hall to discuss the Northern Avenue Bridge Project. The Background: The [...]
2019 Beaches Water Quality Report Card: Southie #1
We’re #1! We’re #1! Here’s another reason to love M Street Beach (And it’s not because of the beautiful people that go there!) According to Save the [...]
Abutters Meeting – 355-359 Congress St. change occupancy for Cannabis Establishment
The Office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh invites you to: ABUTTERS MEETING Thursday May 30th, 2019 | 6:30-8 p.m. 355-359 Congress St, Boston MA Proposal: [...]
