Kicking into High Gear: Former South Boston Youth Soccer Players Revive League
By Ginger DeShaney After learning that president Billy Baker was stepping down from South Boston Youth Soccer after the COVID-19 hiatus, some former players have vowed to revive the league. When Caitlyn Murphy got the blessing from Baker to take the ball and run with it, she recruited Samantha Mackie, Michaela Colvin, and Katelyn Evans. The foursome has been busy [...]
Running a Business: MyStryde Puts a New Spin on Treadmill Workouts
By Ginger DeShaney A miserable workout led Rebecca Skudder to find her stride … and found MyStryde. While training for a half-marathon back in 2014, Rebecca was supposed to do a running workout on the treadmill because it was cold out. “And I was like, this is miserable,” she recalled. So she took a spin class to change things up [...]
Look Who’s Cooking: Filomena Lograsso
By Carol Masshardt Filomena Lograsso, 75, of Sal’s Italian Ristorante and Pizzeria on L. St., looks back to her childhood in Abruzzi, Italy, and draws a quick connection to her lifelong skill and passion for cooking. She also looks ahead to a time when the third generation of her family with husband, Salvatore, continue the fine tradition. But, for now, [...]
Taking the Field for a Good Cause: Kickoff for Kids Tournament Benefits Local Youth
By Ginger DeShaney What started as a pickup flag football game between kids and their moms has grown into a major fundraiser that benefits South Boston children. “My main focus is truly the kids who are in need,” said Allison Baker, founder of Kickoff for Kids. “That’s why it was created.” This year’s Kickoff for Kids women’s flag football tournament [...]
Voices in Health Care: Jocelyn Guggenheim
By Carol Masshardt There are many options for talented nurse practitioners in a field with great need and short supply, and South Boston Community Health Center’s Jocelyn Guggenheim, RN, MS, CPNP, could be a leader in any of them. “I started eleven years ago as a NP student and refused to leave,” she joked, adding “it is really close to [...]
Voices In healthcare
By Carol Masshardt Armando Correa’s work is all about breath. As a Respiratory Therapist for the past sixteen years plus at Tufts Medical Center, he thinks about the rhythm of breath, how to evaluate it, and establish adequate flow regardless of a patents condition A life can depend on, and never has his expertise been more needed than in recent [...]