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30 03, 2023

Cleanups Begin at Moakley Park 

2023-03-30T19:24:31-04:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on Cleanups Begin at Moakley Park 

By Ginger DeShaney About 45 people braved the cold and wind Saturday morning to clean up Moakley Park as Boston Harbor Now and the Boston Parks & Recreation Department kicked off the 2023 cleanup season. “It’s community building,” said Lulu O’Leary, one of about 20 members of the Boston University women’s water polo team to participate. “It’s creating a better environment for everybody.” Cliff Meggison traveled in from Sudbury after seeing the event posted on Boston Cares.  “We think it's important that we take care of the natural resources we have, because if we don't, they're not going to be here very long,” he said. “I think it's one of those things that, you know, everybody thinks somebody else is going to do it and [...]

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10 03, 2023

PKL Already a Big ‘Dill’ in South Boston

2023-03-10T13:18:36-05:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle, Sports|Comments Off on PKL Already a Big ‘Dill’ in South Boston

By Ginger DeShaney PKL Boston is not just a pickleball facility. It’s a destination. A gathering place. A celebration waiting to happen.  “There’s somebody every day who is celebrating something and you get to be part of those moments,” said Katie Coakley, one of the owners of PKL at 64 C St. “That connection is what drives me; it's what brings me into work every day.” PKL opened in June 2022 and already thousands upon thousands of people have gone through its doors, including 20,000 unique pickleball players.  The 22,000-square-foot facility, which features amazing space monkey murals by BlindFoxArt throughout, houses five pickleball courts. For the hardcore pickleballers, there are leagues, tournaments, and open play. For beginners, PKL offers lessons, clinics, and mixers.  “It doesn’t [...]

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9 03, 2023

Honoring a Hero: Shamrock Showdown Raises Funds for ‘Doc’ Cook Scholarships 

2023-03-09T18:21:35-05:00March 9th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle, Sports|Comments Off on Honoring a Hero: Shamrock Showdown Raises Funds for ‘Doc’ Cook Scholarships 

By Ginger DeShaney Tim Cook was a man for others.  “That’s what he was,” said his dad, Joseph, noting so many guys have told him that Tim helped shape them into the men they are today. The Shamrock Showdown, March 17-18 at the Murphy Rink, is in its ninth year of honoring and remembering Tim and raising money for scholarships for South Boston youth. Tim was a fun-loving, loyal, amazing guy. “He was always smiling,” Joseph said.  Tim was a Navy Corpsman who brought immediate medical care to wounded soldiers on the battlefield. He was 28 years old in March 2013 when he lost his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder from his combat experiences. The Timothy “Doc” Cook Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to South Boston [...]

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4 03, 2023

South Boston Ambassador: Marisa Carlini: business owner, coach, teacher, volunteer

2023-03-04T12:27:02-05:00March 4th, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on South Boston Ambassador: Marisa Carlini: business owner, coach, teacher, volunteer

By Ginger DeShaney When you see Marisa Carlini in the neighborhood, she will likely have a smile on her face.  Whether in her shop (LUXE home interiors), coaching on the softball field or basketball court, or teaching at Miss Linda’s School of Dance, it’s important for Marisa to give back. “I care about kids; I love teaching them,” she said. “You walk out happy.”   Marisa played basketball and softball and was a dancer herself. So it was natural for her to help out in the community. Her kids, Chloe, 12, and Sadie, 13, have been going to Miss Linda’s forever. To give back, Marisa teaches 4- and 5-year-old dancers.  Her kids go to South Boston Catholic Academy and she coaches basketball there. She’s also involved [...]

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23 02, 2023

Be Rebellious: Strength Training, Mental Health Focus of New South Boston Gym

2023-02-23T19:06:25-05:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on Be Rebellious: Strength Training, Mental Health Focus of New South Boston Gym

By Ginger DeShaney Rich Rowland wants you to rebel against the things that are bringing you down. Rich created Rebel Athletic Club “because I wanted people to rebel against a lot of the things that sort of either oppressed them in their minds or their ideas or what they see fitness as being.” His fitness philosophy is unique. “I think for a lot of people, they think of aesthetics: I need to lose weight. I want to look good. But the reality is, and the thing that I enjoy the most, is when people are working out, they're getting huge mental benefits from it, too. So to me, mental health equals physical health.” Rich believes that engaging in consistent workouts has a huge positive impact [...]

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18 02, 2023

Fort Point Writer Helps Create Dyslexia Documentary    

2023-02-18T17:27:21-05:00February 18th, 2023|Categories: Education, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on Fort Point Writer Helps Create Dyslexia Documentary    

By Ginger DeShaney  Black Pearl Productions’ passion project, “Blame it on Gutenberg,” is getting high praise from the dyslexia community.  Fort Point resident Rocco Giuliano is a writer and producer on the documentary and filmed some of the interviews at his A Street studio. “This is a must-see documentary on the evolution of reading, reading science, and dyslexia,” Susan L. Condrin, M.A., CCC-SLP, said in a testimonial. The documentary, which is directed at parents, focuses on the evolving science of dyslexia, dueling theories over how to teach reading, and one family’s struggle with an unresponsive school system. The film defines dyslexia as a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read letters and symbols. In 2016, a nonprofit reached out to Black [...]

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17 02, 2023

It’s All About Community: Bernie Nania

2023-02-17T10:40:28-05:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on It’s All About Community: Bernie Nania

By Carol Masshardt Bernard “Bernie” Nania has been seeing South Boston eyes for two decades.  As the optician at Two Opticians on West Broadway for the past 15 years he knows a thing or two about people, eyes, and products. “It’s a big deal when you need to see and can’t,” he said. “It can be your whole life. You can’t work, or get places, and people get into a panic. Not everyone has a spare pair of glasses,” he said. “I listen and never rush anyone.”  Every known scenario has come his way, and he meets them all with a calm philosophy. “I figure out what people need and let them know they have they options. Sometimes, they don’t think they have recourse if [...]

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10 02, 2023

It’s All About Community

2023-02-10T12:31:11-05:00February 10th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on It’s All About Community

Food insecurity will be eliminated if Nick Owen and Mercy Robinson's dream comes true By Carol Masshardt South Boston is exciting and desirable in well-known and new ways, and it is also a community with poverty, and this is where Nick and Mercy devote endless energy and heart. Nick, 23, is the Program Director for the Food Programs of Action for Boston Community Development, and his community partner, Mercy, 31, is the Executive Director of South Boston En Accion. Coming from different backgrounds, they share a mindset about the importance of sound nutrition for all people. Although fun and interesting to plan for food distribution at different sites, in their ideal world their food “pop-ups” in South Boston would be unneeded rather than attracting old [...]

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2 02, 2023

A New Point of View: Men’s Clothing Store Brings a Different Vibe to the Neighborhood

2023-02-02T19:09:00-05:00February 2nd, 2023|Categories: Business, Featured, Happenings, Lifestyle|Comments Off on A New Point of View: Men’s Clothing Store Brings a Different Vibe to the Neighborhood

By Ginger DeShaney The Point Clothing Lounge is a slam dunk for Brendan Carter, a son of South Boston and a former college basketball player and coach. The recently opened shop at 135 Emerson St. carries high-quality men’s clothing and accessories, but it’s so much more than that. “We want it to be an experience,” said Brendan, the founder and CEO. “It's very homey,” said the son of Jean and Paul Carter, who have lived on East Sixth Street (in City Point, thus the store’s name) for 46 years. “You feel like you're in someone's apartment; that’s the vibe we’re trying to give off.” While neighborhood shops cater mostly to women, Brendan created a one-stop shop for men, offering clothes, accessories, skincare products, even wireless [...]

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27 01, 2023

All About Community

2023-01-27T08:43:16-05:00January 27th, 2023|Categories: Featured, Lifestyle, Sports|Comments Off on All About Community

By Carol Masshardt Edward “Teddy” Cunniff has been involved with the Murphy Rink for forty-three years, and he is a man at home with both the past, and the opportunities of 2023. On a recent day, there were hundreds of young children and families, some with equal interest in snacks and skates, as Teddy held his position in the well-known skate rental and sharpening booth-like room at the rink. He has been President and Vice President of Youth Hockey and knows every element of the game and place. The history is rich and deep, sad and joyful as is so often the case. First, Teddy holds the record for the most goals scored (thirteen) in a school game at South Boston High according to those [...]

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