Laboure Christmas House Tours This Weekend
by Rick Winterson This article is really just a reminder – it will serve to remind you of the very best way to begin the Christmas Season here in South Boston: South Boston’s 28th Annual Christmas House Tour is at hand. There are actually two House Tours: A Twilight Tour this Saturday, December 1, 4 to 6 p.m., followed by [...]
Mayor Walsh Announces Expanded Partnership With Verizon, Bringing More Choices to Residents
Verizon will accelerate small cell deployment for additional wireless broadband capacity, bring Fios Internet and TV to all city neighborhoods, and provide Verizon Smart Communities products and services. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Verizon today announced a new partnership that will accelerate Boston’s plan to be one of the most technologically advanced cities in the nation, giving residents more choice. [...]
Toys for Tots: Christmas in Southie
by Rick Winterson “Toys for Tots” for Greater Boston is located here in South Boston. It’s on the Eighth Floor of the Design Center (formally called the “Innovation and Design Building”) at 21 Drydock Avenue. You can visit there to drop off donated toys, which are then distributed by U.S. Marine Corps personnel working there, along with many, many [...]
Thanksgiving Day
by Rick Winterson To state the obvious, Thanksgiving Day tomorrow (November 22, 2018) will be a day set aside to offer gratitude for our lives in America, along with all that we have and enjoy. There never has been (and perhaps never will be) a nation like the United States of America. On their first Thanksgiving, held in October [...]
Antiquarian Book Fair: Local Vendors Lead the Way
By Richard Campbell The 42nd Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair ran November 16-18 at the Hynes Convention Center attracting booksellers from around the world, as well as some great vendors from New England. This is a free event that is sufficiently entertaining for book people, and a source for truly unique gifts. The limited edition, first edition priceless older [...]
Sellout at Collaborative Comedy Night
by Rick Winterson As South Boston Online promised in its last issue, the Annual Comedy Night, a laugh-filled party courtesy of the South Boston Collaborative Center, was a great success. The Collaborative’s Comedy Night was held last Friday evening, November 16, in Florian Hall. A full house of between 250 and 300 guests formed a responsive audience, [...]