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By Richard Campbell The cheap fast lunch options in the Seaport are starting to grow a little.  In the case Aceituna Grill, which opened in 2016, the restaurant is in its second iteration- having had a restaurant in Kendal Square, Cambridge. This Mediterranean grill offers a variety of lunch options believed to be more healthy than regular fast food. It [...]

By Richard Campbell   You have to hand it to Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos, he’s not afraid of a challenge. The opening night of the musical Road Show, the Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman collaboration with orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, had some rough spots.  Many of these seemed to be because of the inherent complexity of the piece.  Directed and choreographed [...]

On Friday morning, January 12, 2018 the students, faculty and staff at South Boston Catholic Academy attended a short prayer service to commemorate Dr. King.  Several of our students, along with Mrs. Hoy, the music teacher, led the students in song and prayer honoring the extraordinary life and contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr. We look forward to highlighting our [...]

  by Rick Winterson   Last Friday, there was an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal (still America’s best newspaper).  And it was on the front page, yet.  Entitled “Come to Our Stores – They’re Absolutely Not in a Mall”, this article described a new trend in America, a trend away from calling shopping centers “Malls”.  In a spectacular [...]

by Rick Winterson      There are seven neighborhood civic organizations in South Boston.  They generally meet on a monthly basis to review crime statistics, proposed developments, and specific neighborhood controversies.  Since it’s early in 2018, South Boston Online will be reporting on these civic meetings, with an emphasis on key controversies that could be of general interest.  In our [...]