Seaport Building Continues: Adding Omni Brand Major Hotel
By Richard Campbell This past week the Boston Planning Development Agency approved a new Omni Hotel across from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The hotel has two 21 story towers, 1,054 rooms, and encompasses 788,500 sq. ft. It is designed by the monster international firm Elkus / Manfredi Architects. As readers might imagine, this is a massive hotel complex [...]
Children’s Museum “Snowmazing” Amazes
The Children’s Museum on Congress Street in South Boston sets a worldwide example for the learning experiences (and the fun) with their exhibits. The Museum has embarked upon its year-end school break program called “Snowmazing”. Stop by from December 26 to December 30. by Rick Winterson “Snowmazing”, the winter exhibition at the Children’s Museum is, well, amazing, [...]
Conroy’s Last Plunge
by Rick Winterson The 2018 Polar Plunge, perhaps the longest continuous annual custom and event in South Boston, will happen on Monday morning, January 1 (of course), at 9 a.m. The location – the Curley Community Center (a.k.a. “The L”) on Day Boulevard at the foot of L Street, on the K Street Beach side. South Boston’s [...]
BPS Tries Damage Control On School Start Times
Three Hour Meeting Held at Condon School By Richard Campbell Students and parents of the Boston Public Schools were activated into respectful protest Tuesday night at the Condon School in South Boston over the ham handed moves by the BPS Board’s to change start times for elementary and secondary students- seemingly with little regard to parent’s opposition to major aspects [...]
ICA Winter Harbor Market Weathers the Storm
By Richard Campbell This past Saturday the Institute for Contemporary Art celebrated their Winter Market, a small pop-up festivity of artists and vendors designed as a holiday attraction for Seaport visitors. It was well received by those who braved the first Boston snowfall. Held in the lobby of the ICA the low key event featured young artists and entrepreneurs, plying [...]
“Toys for Tots” in South Boston
by Rick Winterson You have surely seen and heard of the “Toys for Tots” program, first founded by Major Bill Hendricks, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and his wife Diane. Actually, the idea occurred to Diane, after she had unsuccessfully tried to find a way to get Christmas toys to needy children. Just as a reminder, here are a few [...]