Third Annual Seaport Light Up
By Richard Campbell The third annual Light Up Seaport went off this past Friday December 1st, showing signs of Christmas coming. The event supports Massachusetts Fallen Heroes and the Gavin Foundation, The Fort Point Arts Community, and the Friends of Fort Point Channel. A hefty crowd filled the Seaport Common, and the event was surrounded by other happenings on Seaport [...]
The Tree Market at Seaport Opens
by Rick Winterson The Tree Market at Seaport opened for business last Thanksgiving weekend. South Boston Online visited Joseph, James, and Ben on their Opening Day on Black Friday. You should visit for your greenery needs this Christmas Holiday Season – trees (of course), wreaths, illumination, and more. And the Tree Market is “green” in more ways [...]
“The Partisans” Relocated, Rededicated
by Rick Winterson “The Partisans”, by Polish artist Andrzej Pitynski, is a striking quintet of mounted soldiers, an aluminum sculpture cast with a modern, impressionistic treatment – figurative in a way, but not fully so. It measures 33 feet long and 17 feet high, to the tips of the soldiers’ weapons. The five ghostly horsemen, who are carrying muskets that [...]
Accurate Information Required for Public Good
Letters to the Editor By Raymond L. Flynn, Former Mayor of Boston and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. After attending Mass on Sunday at St. Brigid Church in South Boston, one of the parishioners came over to me and said, “Mr. Mayor, I heard you on WBZ radio last night and really liked what you had to say about [...]
South Boston Catholic Academy News
We want to say a special Thank you to all the members of our 2018-2019 South Boston Catholic Academy Student Council. With help and advice by our Guidance Counselor, Ms. Meghan Logue. This year’s South Boston Catholic Academy Student Council has been off to a great start working on fundraisers and community service projects. They are a hardworking group of [...]