Commissioner Evans to B.C.
by Rick Winterson It had been announced to the media over last weekend, culminating in a Press Conference in City Hall’s Eagle Room on Monday morning. The current Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (the BPD) William B. Evans is retiring. He will shortly assume responsibility for the Public Safety Department at Boston College, which includes B.C.’s Campus Police. At [...]
Volley Ball Tournament Heats Up on Carson Beach
By Richard Campbell Undaunted by the heat, and perhaps creating some heat themselves, Social Boston Sports drew a large group of players for their coed Beach Volleyball Tournament on Carson Beach this past Saturday, July 28th. Teams were formed in 6 versus 6, 4 versus 4 coed groupings and started around 2:00 pm in the bright sun, with some players [...]
Flynn Holds South Boston Office Hours
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will take his Neighborhood Office Hours program to two locations in South Boston this Saturday, August 4th. Councilor Flynn will be at Caffe Nero, 416 West Broadway from 8:30am-9:30am and the South Boston Public Library, 646 East Broadway, from 4pm-5pm. Residents are encouraged to bring constituent and neighborhood issues directly to Councilor Flynn and his staff. “As the [...]
Brainstorming the Future of Moakley Park
By Richard Campbell South Boston residents, city planners, landscape architects, and stakeholders of all backgrounds met at the Tierney Learning Center this past Thursday night for three hours of exploration on the future of Moakley Park. This was the most recent installment of several meetings to engage stakeholders from the neighborhood to give input into how South Boston envisions the [...]
Boston Youth Symphony at BPL McKim Courtyard
By Richard Campbell The Boston Public Library has had their traditional afternoon concerts all summer, and this past Saturday hosted the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra in the McKim Courtyard to present a short chamber music program to a good-sized audience on a sunny afternoon. Under the direction of Frederico Cortese since 1999, the BYSO, founded in 1958 has been training [...]
Review: TEMAZCAL (A Tequila Cantina)
by Rick Winterson It was early Thursday evening, July 12. Whether it was the oncoming weekend or the leftover crowds from the week of the Fourth of July was impossible to say. Whatever the reason, the lines into the restaurants along the Waterfront, specifically those with Harbor views or rooftop pavilions, were impossibly long. Many places were simply [...]