News
New Soccer Pitches at West Broadway Create Lasting World Cup Legacy in South Boston
As FIFA World Cup excitement builds across Boston, a new community soccer facility at West Broadway is ensuring the tournament's impact will extend far beyond the final whistle. Community leaders, residents, nonprofit partners, and city officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Visa Street Soccer Park at the West Broadway housing development, featuring two mini soccer pitches [...]
MAYOR WU DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY, PARKING BAN (Jan. 25, 2026)
Residents are encouraged to stay home. If travel is necessary, please use public transportation. Mayor Michelle Wu Saturday declared a snow emergency starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 ahead of the forecasted winter storm. The highest rate of snowfall will take place from 2 p.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. Monday. Residents are advised that a snow emergency/parking [...]
Sports
New Soccer Pitches at West Broadway Create Lasting World Cup Legacy in South Boston
As FIFA World Cup excitement builds across Boston, a new community soccer facility at West Broadway is ensuring the tournament's impact will extend far beyond the final whistle. Community leaders, residents, nonprofit partners, and city officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Visa Street Soccer Park at the West Broadway housing development, [...]
Sen. Collins & Rep. Biele Announce State Funding for Public Safety Planning During World Cup
City of Boston awarded $1.2 million through state Sports & Entertainment Events Fund ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 festivities Senator Nick Collins and Representative David Biele announced that the City of Boston will receive $1.2 million through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Sports & Entertainment Events Fund to support public safety and [...]
PKL Already a Big ‘Dill’ in South Boston
By Ginger DeShaney PKL Boston is not just a pickleball facility. It’s a destination. A gathering place. A celebration waiting to happen. “There’s somebody every day who is celebrating something and you get to be part of those moments,” said Katie Coakley, one of the owners of PKL at 64 C St. “That connection is [...]
Lifestyle
New Soccer Pitches at West Broadway Create Lasting World Cup Legacy in South Boston
As FIFA World Cup excitement builds across Boston, a new community soccer facility at West Broadway is ensuring the tournament's impact will extend far beyond the final whistle. Community leaders, residents, nonprofit partners, and city officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Visa Street Soccer Park at the West Broadway housing development, [...]
Rick Winterson Marks 25 Years of Telling South Boston’s Stories
From the opening of a long-gone waterfront restaurant to the rise of the Seaport skyline, from the heartbreak of 9/11 and the Boston Marathon bombing to the resilience of a community during a global pandemic … Rick Winterson has been there to document it all. This month, Rick celebrates 25 years as a reporter and [...]
Business
Flynn Urges City to Require In-Person Work 4 days a Week
Councilor Flynn Passes Resolution Urging City to Require In-Person Work for a Minimum of 4 Days a Week Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn passed a resolution (11 support, 1 present) urging the City of Boston to require in-person work for a minimum of four days per week for city employees. While Fidelity recently announced that [...]
Flynn Cruiseport Sets Sail for a Bigger 2026 Season
Largest-Ever Homeport Vessel and Key Upgrades Signal Continued Growth Coming off a successful cruise season last year, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is looking forward to another year of growth, highlighted by larger ships, more passengers and key infrastructure upgrades. One week from today, Flynn Cruiseport Boston will kick off its 2026 season, welcoming 23 [...]
Editorial
Happy Thanksgiving
You may not be aware of this, but our American Thanksgiving Day is unique in the world. This is not to say that other countries are ungrateful for their blessings. They certainly are grateful. Instead, we claim that America was the very first nation to set aside an entire Holiday to say “Thanks”. It’s also [...]
American Veterans Day: November 11, 2023
Today, think of them as “Global Veterans”. Today November 11, all American veterans, living and dead, will be honored. Thanks will be especially offered to all living veterans, who have served the United State honorably in war or in peace and who are still with us. There’ll be gatherings in veterans’ posts, governmental remembrances, and [...]
Happenings
New Soccer Pitches at West Broadway Create Lasting World Cup Legacy in South Boston
As FIFA World Cup excitement builds across Boston, a new community soccer facility at West Broadway is ensuring the tournament's impact will extend far beyond the final whistle. Community leaders, residents, nonprofit partners, and city officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Visa Street Soccer Park at the West Broadway housing development, [...]
South Boston’s 250th Evacuation Day Observance
The South Boston Citizens’ Association (the SBCA) is planning a truly memorable Evacuation Day observance on March 17 – the 250th Anniversary of that historic Day. In this year of 2026, March 17 occurs on a Tuesday, two days after our annual St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade here in South Boston on Sunday, the15th. March 17 [...]
Real Estate
Rebates, Increased Exemptions are Real Residential Tax Relief
By Senator Nick Collins Earlier this month, residents across Boston saw their property tax bills go up and, in some cases, skyrocket. There are several reasons for this, and all were avoidable. The first reason is that the City of Boston Assessing department unilaterally increased, in some cases dramatically, the assessed values of many homes [...]
Summer Street Pilot Program Open House Meeting Tonight
SBTAP (the South Boston Transportation Action Plan) has the mission to improve traffic of all kinds in the central area of South Boston. Last week, SBTAP held a community meeting and presented an initial list of draft recommendations to accomplish this. Patrick Hoey, the Neighborhood Planning Director from the BTD (Boston Transportation Department) gave the [...]
South Boston Real Estate Recap: Interest Rates Cause Transaction Numbers to Plummet
By Ginger DeShaney Interest rates are wreaking havoc on the real estate market. In South Boston, real estate transactions in 2022 were down 34 percent from 2021, but at the same time, median prices have increased, said a longtime South Boston realtor. In 2021, there were 933 transactions; in 2022, that number was down to [...]
South Boston Real Estate Market Recap: Year-to-Date Transactions Down but Prices Hold Steady
By Ginger DeShaney The third quarter of 2022 held some local real estate market surprises. “Some things even surprised me,” said long-time South Boston realtor Jackie Rooney. “The big change is the number of sales is down 30%.” But the bigger surprise is that prices held through the year's first three quarters, although many of [...]
Moving Season: Despite Better Timing, It’s Still a Tough Week for Locals
By Ginger DeShaney The Sept. 1 lease cycle puts a lot of pressure on our neighborhood – from clogged traffic and mounds and mounds of trash, to long lines at local businesses. But because the move-out (Aug. 31) and move-in dates fall midweek, we may have gotten a bit of a reprieve this year. Jackie [...]
Dorchester Bay City – 2022 Update
by Rick Winterson For the past few years, a project entitled “Dorchester Bay City” (DBC) has been in the works – from initial exploratory discussions to the formation of development/construction organizations, and recently followed by the first property usage plans and proposed building designs. Briefly, the DBC development agent is Accordia Partners, LLC; the DBC [...]