17th Annual South Boston Street Festival
The South Boston Chamber of Commerce, working in conjunction with South Boston NDC – is pleased to announce that the 17th Annual South Boston Street Festival will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Over the past sixteen years, the festival has grown significantly and has become South Boston’s most highly anticipated events, attracting over 8,000 residents and visitors. [...]
Steven Sennett – Making Good Progress
Perhaps you have heard of Steve Sennett. Maybe you know him. He’s 33, a born-and-brought-up South Bostonian, who most recently lived on East Second Street. Steve is a devoted craftsman, too – a member for the past 15 years of Local 17, Sheet Metal Workers. He’s a hard worker, well fitted for a craftsman’s life in the booming construction [...]
Pedestrian signage installed at K Street and East Broadway
By Kevin Devlin At the beginning of the summer (“Yeah I’ve got a gripe June 23”) SBOL wrote about the danger to pedestrians when crossing the street at the intersection of East Broadway and K Street. This intersection has a high amount of foot traffic and drivers need to be aware of this because sometimes they drive too fast without [...]
Concert on the Ramparts
by Rick Winterson Not only was last Saturday a fine of example of South Boston’s sunny summer weather, it also featured the next to last Concert on the Ramparts. These are presented by WUMB-FM, the broadcast arm of UMass Boston. We’ll remind you to think about spending next Saturday afternoon as WUMB’s guests at their last summer concert [...]
Bidding Her Farewell
Tierney Center Director to Explore New Horizons By Kevin Devlin On Wednesday, August 17, the Joseph M. Tierney Learning Center staff held a combination kickball-softball game, at Moakley Park with their youth members, before journeying across the street to the Center, to surprise outgoing Tierney Center director, Kristin Taylor, with a much-deserved farewell party. Kristin has been the director for [...]
Tynan Fun in the Sun Wiffleball Classic
By: Joey Maiullari (Jr.Camp counselor) On a warm, sunny day in South Boston, the campers at the local Tynan Fun in the Sun program used the heat to their own advantage. They originally planned to play a quick four –on-four game, but once one of them realized they had a rope in their backpack, they thought it would be a [...]