State Street volunteers visit South Boston Catholic Academy
Thank you to all of the wonderful Junior Achievement volunteers from State Street Bank who recently visited South Boston Catholic Academy. The students in K2 were fortunate to be the youngest participants of a visit from the Junior Achievement program of State Street Corporation. They learned how even young children can save their money and spend it wisely. They were [...]
Team Southie seeks ‘pawsitive’ support at the Dog Bowl fundraiser
By KEVIN DEVLIN The 50th Super Bowl is history and now it’s time to attend the first “Dog Bowl” sponsored by Team Southie, which will be held at the South Boston Bowlarama on East Broadway on Sunday, Feb. 14. Team Southie, which entered into the Youth Entrepreneur Venture with the United Way, was awarded $1,000 to begin its venture. But [...]
South Boston’s Murphy Rink reopens
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday, Feb. 6, the newly renovated Murphy Rink in South Boston was re-opened to the public. A community open house was held, along with public skating from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by two South Boston Youth Hockey Alumni Men’s League games. The rink closed in early 2015, according to a statement from the administration of [...]
Hearts of Kindness Project returns for an eighth year
In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness and Valentines Week, a display of beautiful hearts created by the youth of South Boston has been hung on the tree outside of the Area C-6 Police Station on West Broadway. The hearts, created by South Boston youth, are a gift to the residents of South Boston. This is the eighth consecutive year [...]
“On the Line” opens at Spoke Gallery
Medicine Wheel Production’s SPOKE Gallery (110 K Street, second floor) debuts another exhibition curated by Kathy Bitetti, the gallery’s chief curator. The central theme is artists who live or work along the original Fairmount Indigo commuter train line that once served South Boston. This line now runs from Readville in Hyde Park to South Boston. “Boston, like a living organism, [...]
Youth hockey players recognized at Teddy Cunniff Scholarship Award dinner
By KEVIN DEVLIN and KATHY LAFFERTY On Thursday evening, Feb. 4, at the Boston Beer Garden on East Broadway, the South Boston Youth Hockey League (SBYHL) held the second annual Teddy Cunniff Scholarship Award dinner, to congratulate the nominees as well as the scholarship recipient, who was Aidan Fitzgerald. The scholarship seeks to honor players who demonstrate a sense a [...]