REVIEW: House of Siam Reaches 20
by Rick Winterson His full Thai name is Banjongyuvayong Yuvayongdee, but he is known around here as Joe Thailand, although he could now be called Joe America since receiving his U.S. citizenship seven years ago. A still youthful looking Joe Thailand has been a Boston restaurateur for 33 years, starting with his first House of Siam in Copley Square [...]
Café Porto Bello: Still the Best Italian Deal in Southie
By Richard Campbell After reviewing some of the new guns in the South Boston restaurant scene, I was recently tempted back to an old favorite: Café Porto Bello. Friends beg me to go there whenever they visit South Boston, and over the years I’ve tasted most of the standards on this menu. Café Porto Bello is cozy and the staff [...]
Excel Women’s Groups Visit P&G Gillette
by Rick Winterson To be sure, Gillette here in South Boston is now owned by Procter & Gamble, a large corporation more frequently called “P&G”. That results in the combined corporate title “P&G Gillette”, which South Boston Online will use in the rest of this article about a visit to their headquarters. There’s a group of female students at [...]
Chapel/Cemetery 200th Committee Meets
by Rick Winterson Momentum (and excitement) for observing the 200th Anniversary of Father Francis Anthony Matignon’s death is growing. This was increasingly obvious at the most recent Anniversary Committee meeting on April 12. To briefly review, Fr. Matignon served as the Catholic priest for Boston and all of New England from the late 1700s until his death on [...]
Spanning the Boston Harbor: The Future Long Island Bridge
In Mayor Walsh’s inaugural address, he pledged his support to rebuilding the Long Island Bridge and an extensive rehabilitation and addiction recovery medical unit on the island. Rebuilding the bridge is a no brainer for many Bostonians, but has not been as well received by some residents and the mayor of Quincy. By public infrastructure standards this project is moderate, [...]
Opening in Style: LL Bean at the Seaport
By Richard Campbell As big box retailers fade into irrelevance blaming Amazon for their demise, LL Bean’s opening in the Boston Seaport this past week showed everyone that old fashioned customer service, genuine product, and just being friendly drives customer loyalty. I’ve been to plenty of store openings over the years, and would have to go way back to recall [...]