Author Steve Ross Signs His Book: “From Broken Glass”
by Rick Winterson Two months ago, South Boston Online reviewed author Steve Ross’s autobiographical book “From Broken Glass” (our April 12 issue, page 11). We highly recommended it. In his book, Steve narrated two harrowing stories about himself – as a young boy cruelly enmeshed in the Holocaust for five years during World War II, and as a [...]
Tommy Noto: 2018 Community Hero
by Rick Winterson Occasionally, South Boston Online runs into people who speak almost entirely about the contributions and efforts others put into the South Boston community. They don’t choose to talk about themselves. Instead, they talk about those who were good influences on them. Such a person is Tommy Noto – the 2018 recipient of the [...]
Airbnb Alternate Bills Head Through State & City Meat Grinders
By Richard Campbell The various short-term revenue bills going through a series of transformations on the city and state levels have been accompanied by a fair amount of revision, delay and controversy. When Airbnb went after City Councilor Michelle Wu with a mass email campaign in mid-April, they not only got their facts wrong about the proposed restrictions on Airbnb [...]
Fireworks Display Over Columbia Point
Join us for a fireworks display over Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor fireworks display will be hosted on Friday, June 8, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from Columbia Point, displayed over Dorchester Bay and viewable from beaches along Dorchester and South Boston. The fireworks display is a part of a series of public activations and celebratory [...]
Bio International 2018 Conference Draws Thousands of Innovators to BCEC
By Richard Campbell Even if one is involved deeply in this massive industry, keeping track of the sheer number of innovations and research in the biomedical and life sciences fields would be an impossible task, so industry insiders attend conferences to find out about the latest in research and development. This week starting June 4th the Boston Convention and Exhibition [...]
The Bruins Visit Condon School
by Rick Winterson The ostensible cause – an excellent cause, of course – was the cause of fitness among students at the James F. Condon K-8 School. In addition to “Fitness”, the students, who assembled in the Condon gym, had a marvelous time that included modified street hockey. The occasion was an interactive press conference last Wednesday at [...]