The Celtics – A Moonstruck Dynasty?
by Rick Winterson Late Sunday evening, January 20, the moon underwent a total lunar eclipse. Because the moon was at its closest point to the Earth when the eclipse went total, because it occurred in January when wolves bay in hunger, and because the eclipsed moon became a deep orange-red, this eclipse was called a “Super Wolf Blood [...]
Trader Joe’s in South Boston?
by Rick Winterson It’s more than just a rumor. A Trader Joe’s may be coming to South Boston’s Fort Point/Seaport District, into an empty building on the border between Fort Point and the South Boston Seaport. We don’t have many details here at South Boston Online just yet. All we know at this time is that a formal inquiry [...]
Friends of Donny Higgins Fourth Annual Winter Gala
Tickets will not be sold at the door The Friends of Donny Higgins, are holding their Fourth Annual Winter Gala at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel Saturday evening, February 23, from 7 p.m. till 1 a.m. Log onto donnhiggins.com for information and tickets. Tickets are sold through committee members and EventBrite. And a Gala it will be. The Westin is [...]
Maren’s Marathon, 2019
by Rick Winterson Would you believe that a South Boston entry into the 2019 Marathon (Patriots Day, April 15), who is already running 12-minute miles over long distances really did not much care for running prior to last year? Well, that’s the case with Maren Tober, a resident of the West Broadway Development. Yes, Maren is running for her [...]
South Boston St. Pat’s Day Parade Route
The South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade is scheduled for Sunday March 17th at 1:00 p.m. It will begin at Broadway Station to Perkins Square and will continue onto East Broadway. It will continue up East Broadway to P Street. Turning right onto P Street and taking a right turn on East Fourth Street, and following onto K Street. Turning [...]
A Valentine’s Letter to the Lone Ladies
By: Tara Kerrigan Hayes Another Valentine’s Day, another night of binge-watching Netflix with the only reliable dates left on the planet, Ben & Jerry. You tell yourself next year will be different, but just peek out the window at the Wild Wild West of today’s dating world and you’ll see the hope that’s escaped your body, running off down the [...]