Crossing the Centuries: Bridging Cultures At the UMASS Boston Campus Gallery
By Richard Campbell Opening this week on the UMASS Boston campus is an interesting graduate work art show by Li Wang, who having returned from studying in Japan on a Ruth Butler scholarship, was influenced by works of traditional Asian artists. The beautiful creations this study inspired have an iconic and unique feeling to them- as though one is traveling [...]
South Boston Receives $30,000+ from SH/SB
by Rick Winterson “Save the Harbor/Save the Bay” (SH/SB) is a 32-year-old organization, founded in 1986. Its name is self-explanatory. You have almost certainly seen the results of SH/SB’s efforts. The beaches of South Boston are now A+ squeaky clean. They pass the regular bacterial tests virtually 100% of the time. Just go to any one of our beaches [...]
Summer Take-Aways at the Boston Nutrition 2018 Conference
By Richard Campbell The Nutrition 2018 Conference ran this past week June 9th to 12th at the Hynes Convention Center gathering nutrition professionals from New England and around the nation. The big take-aways were the effect of good nutrition on child development, and the continuing evaluation of the role the microbiome plays in health of individuals. Not surprisingly what your [...]
Marijuana – Medical and Recreational – in South Boston: Questions Remain
by Rick Winterson It’s well known that marijuana has been legalized in Massachusetts. Medical marijuana is legal as you are reading this. After a long delay, recreational marijuana (Question 4, approved by voters 54% to 46%) becomes legal at mid-year: on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Even though the vote on marijuana was unquestionably in favor of legalizing it, [...]
The Bowery Bar – A Summer Hot Spot
By: Tara Kerrigan Hayes With summer approaching (and the Seaport scene becoming more congested every season), it’s the perfect time to welcome The Bowery Bar to Dorchester, set to open in mid-June. As the list of new restaurants grows in our neighbor’s neighborhoods, this one is bound to be an instant hit. Located in the heart of [...]
Dalton and The Sheriffs Come to Southie
by Rick Winterson Country & Western in South Boston? Why, certainly! Every Tuesday night, that is. Plan a Tuesday drop in/hang out downstairs in the Supper Club at Capo Restaurant – 443 West Broadway, not very far from where Blinstrub’s sat for so many years. Combine eating (varied Italian/American dishes), with drinking (inventive designer cocktails), and original [...]