Crafting a Side Hustle: Kathryn Rizzo Creates Leather Items by Hand, with Love
By Ginger DeShaney The amount of leather Kathryn Rizzo watched get tossed during her time working for a luxury handbag designer in New York sparked a passion. She had a boss who handed her a full leather hide – you could still see the shape of the cow – [...]
Join the Katy and Ellie Collaborative for Special Event
A yoga benefit to serve homeless adults and teens on April 16th Ellie Morin died on December 2011, at age twenty of an overdose, and Katy Harrington of cancer in 2017. The Morin family of South Boston was left to grieve the loss of a caring, kind and promising daughter just beginning adult life. Michelle Harrington was still in shock [...]
‘All is Well’: Son Writes Book as Tribute to Late Father
By Ginger DeShaney To deal with the unexpected loss of his father, Kevin P. Martin Jr. started writing down stories and life lessons he had learned from his dad. “Part of it was the grief processing … and as crazy as it sounds, I didn't want to forget him. This was my way of keeping him in the present moment [...]
Micro Plant Studio: An Artist with a Vision
By Carol Masshardt The art of plants is displayed in the work of Julio Cesar Roman-Rios of Micro Plant Studio on West Broadway, and the inspiration was formed through his experiences of both trauma and resilience. His path to the Museum of Fine Arts, followed by a Tufts University Master’s Degree in Public Policy, he has now been a business [...]
Cleanups Begin at Moakley Park
By Ginger DeShaney About 45 people braved the cold and wind Saturday morning to clean up Moakley Park as Boston Harbor Now and the Boston Parks & Recreation Department kicked off the 2023 cleanup season. “It’s community building,” said Lulu O’Leary, one of about 20 members of the Boston University women’s water polo team to participate. “It’s creating a better [...]
It Takes a Community: Nicole Alfano
By Carol Masshardt There are people who are at home in an office and only go outside to get back inside, but Nicole Alfano, a mail carrier for the past seventeen years, is not one of them. Serving the community on a route of six hundred addresses that takes up to six hours to complete, Nicole, at 42, is undaunted [...]