Andrew’s What?
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 [...]
ASCA Meeting – Parade Route, Pot Shops (?)
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 [...]
Career Profile: Nursing Professionals in Demand
By Richard Campbell Students searching for a professional career that is near recession proof need look no further than the piping hot nursing field. Massachusetts is projected as one of ten states accounting for half the total job growth in this sector in the nation, with the profession is sitting upon an expected job growth at 16% between now and [...]
Gate of Heaven School Building to Be Demolished
by Rick Winterson By now, you’ll have heard that a decision has been made concerning the Gate of Heaven School building, on East Fourth Street next to the Church. It is to be completely demolished. The demolition will begin this coming spring, and will be completed later in this year of 2018. Most of the “footprint” now occupied [...]
New England International Auto Show Opens
By Richard Campbell The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the Seaport hosted the 2018 New England International Auto Show with the theme Driving the Future featuring a polished consumer centered vehicle line up with a few extra frills. In the standard issue cars Toyota seemed to own the floor in demonstrations and displays revealing it’s Olympic branded RAV4 and the usual [...]
Your Roving Reporter in England
by the Roving Reporter Your Roving Reporter took a trip to see his grandchildren in England during the “first to the seventh Days of Christmas”. The trip began with the traditional English Boxing Day dinner and celebration on December 26. Boxing Day originated as a way to reward servants who worked serving their masters on Christmas Day itself. [...]