Voices in Healthcare: Kathleen Curran-Nigl, LPN,
By Carol Masshardt There are many great leaders who hail from South Boston, and Kathleen Curran-Nigl, LPN, who grew up in the Old Colony Housing Development, is among them. Director of the Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aid Training Program at Catholic Charities’ Laboure Center, she uses her [...]
Outdoor Art Series Returns to Rec Station
By Ginger DeShaney The outdoor Recreation Station Art Series is back for its second season at the Pappas Way greenspace and it is drawing repeat customers. Felicity and Sarah Cooper participated in art events last year and are excited for this year’s offerings. They participated in [...]
Look Who’s Cooking! Gabe Branch
By Carol Masshardt An artist from Sioux City, Iowa, Gabriel (Gabe) Branch, is also a serious and experienced cook and the new Chef at Gray’s Hall on East Broadway. His creativity and thoughtfulness seem a particularly good match for this popular and mature small plate and [...]
South Boston Street Fest Provides Full Day of Fun
By Rick Winterson The 22nd South Boston Street Fest provided five full hours of non-stop festivities. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, more than 80 local artists, merchants, and South Boston organizations of all kinds attracted thousands of visitors from all over South Boston and [...]
GOAL! South Boston Soccer League Kicks Off Season
By Ginger DeShaney It was a full-circle moment for some parents last week as the upstart South Boston Soccer League kicked off its first season with a meet-and-greet and parade at Moakley Park. When Jean Matthews was a kid, she played for South Boston Youth Soccer, [...]
Friday Night Lights: Youth Flag Football League Brings Community Together
By Ginger DeShaney The football action was fast and fierce. The cheering was thunderous. The girls and boys were having a blast on the field and parents couldn’t contain their enthusiasm on the sidelines. The electric atmosphere of Friday Night Lights has come to South Boston, [...]