Unity Day at Old Colony
Annual event held in the Perkins Schoolyard On Saturday, June 25, the Old Colony Tenant Association held their annual South Boston Unity Day in the Perkins Schoolyard, which is located within the Old Colony Development. The weather was welcoming as youngsters and adults alike enjoyed the day’s festivities. The younger kids enjoyed the bouncy house and the older youngsters played [...]
Rugby Comes to Southie
The Rugby Rookie League is ready to start up in South Boston (tonight, June 30, at Moakley Field on the soccer pitch, 6 p.m.). It’s for beginners, 8- to 12-year-olds, both boys and girls. No previous rugby experience is necessary. Learn fitness, skilled teamwork, and respect for your fellow rugby players. These are the keys to playing rugby well. [...]
“Dreambook” a Success
The FPTC (Fort Point Theatre Channel) is a group of performing artists, loosely arrayed along the South Boston side of the Fort Point Channel. Its most recent production was “DREAMBOOK: A New Orleans Story”, by Dan Osterman (Book) and Nick Thorkelson (Songs). “Dreambook” was directed by Jaime Carillo and produced by Marc Miller. The venue for its six June performances [...]
Father Joseph M. White – 25 Years as a Priest
It was an event filled with joy – there’s no other word but “Joy” for Father Joseph M. White’s 25th Anniversary as a dedicated Catholic priest. Last Saturday, around 500 people, many of them from South Boston, joined him in a jam-packed Mass of Gratitude at St. Joseph Catholic Church, which is located in Father Joe’s new parish in the [...]
Collins Lauds Boston Latin Selections
Collins Lauds Selection of Mr. Contompasis as Interim Superintendent of Boston Latin School Earlier this week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Dr. Tommy Chang, Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, announced that Michael Contompasis will be the interim headmaster of Boston Latin School. Mr. Contompasis, a Latin School alumnus, served as headmaster of his alma mater from 1976 to 1998. Beginning in 1998, [...]
Yeah I’ve got a gripe
The things people do make me shake my head in disbelief Two times recently I was walking across East Broadway at the K street intersection to go into the SBOL office. Both times I was walking within the crosswalk lines. Both times a car stopped on my left, and both times a second driver from behind the first stopped vehicle [...]