7 06, 2018

Tommy Noto: 2018 Community Hero

2018-06-07T14:08:23-04:00June 7th, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Tommy Noto: 2018 Community Hero

    by Rick Winterson      Occasionally, South Boston Online runs into people who speak almost entirely about the contributions and efforts others put into the South Boston community.  They don’t choose to talk about themselves.  Instead, they talk about those who were good influences on them.  Such a person is Tommy Noto – the 2018 recipient of the South Boston Collaborative Center’s “Community Hero Award”.  The Award will be conferred on Tommy next Thursday evening, June 14, during the Collaborative’s Spring Fling at The Lawn on D, 6 to 11 p.m. We interviewed Tommy at the Paramount.  During that interview, it became very clear that Tommy is a devoted family man.  Well, actually, Tommy has two families.  He’s married to Kristin (Labbe) from [...]

7 06, 2018

Airbnb Alternate Bills Head Through State & City Meat Grinders

2018-06-07T14:05:53-04:00June 7th, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Airbnb Alternate Bills Head Through State & City Meat Grinders

By Richard Campbell The various short-term revenue bills going through a series of transformations on the city and state levels have been accompanied by a fair amount of revision, delay and controversy. When Airbnb went after City Councilor Michelle Wu with a mass email campaign in mid-April, they not only got their facts wrong about the proposed restrictions on Airbnb services in Boston, but they brought a flurry of support from other city councilors for Ms. Wu’s positions. The company’s twitter criticism and mischaracterization of Councilor Wu’s well-deserved reputation as an advocate for the residents of Boston (suggesting that she was in the pocket of the hotel industry) aside: Airbnb officials incorrectly stated that the bill proposed a thirty-day cap on short term rentals. The [...]

7 06, 2018

Fireworks Display Over Columbia Point

2018-06-07T14:01:37-04:00June 7th, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Fireworks Display Over Columbia Point

  Join us for a fireworks display over Boston Harbor.  The Boston Harbor fireworks display will be hosted on Friday, June 8, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from Columbia Point, displayed over Dorchester Bay and viewable from beaches along Dorchester and South Boston. The fireworks display is a part of a series of public activations and celebratory events being offered as the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Annual Meeting is hosted in Boston this week: www.usmayors.org

1 06, 2018

The Bruins Visit Condon School

2018-06-01T15:03:35-04:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on The Bruins Visit Condon School

by Rick Winterson      The ostensible cause – an excellent cause, of course – was the cause of fitness among students at the James F. Condon K-8 School.  In addition to “Fitness”, the students, who assembled in the Condon gym, had a marvelous time that included modified street hockey.  The occasion was an interactive press conference last Wednesday at mid-day to highlight a new partnership to support Fitness in Boston’s schools.  Needless to say, the vocal cords and cheering voices of the students are already quite “FIT” There was quite a weighty roster of attendees:  Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, BPS Superintendent Tommy Chang, E.D. of the Bruins Foundation Bob Sweeney, Delaware North CEO Charlie Jacobs, Police Commissioner Bill Evans, Condon Principal Bobby Chisholm, the [...]

1 06, 2018

Visiting the Past: From Old Ironsides to the Cassin Young

2018-06-01T09:43:22-04:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Visiting the Past: From Old Ironsides to the Cassin Young

by Richard Campbell On a suitably gray Memorial Day the Navy kept its jewel, the oldest warship in the world, the USS Constitution open for public viewing and presented a 21-gun salute in honor of those who have given their lives in service to our nation. For those of you who haven’t visited the Charlestown Navy yard recently to see the results of the twelve-million-dollar overhaul of this ship, the trip is well worth making if only to get on board and see presentations by the crew. From the perspective of a brief naval history up close and having a great day out, the Charlestown Navy Yard is an appealing annual summer ritual. Besides Old Ironsides, the yard contains the World War II gem, the [...]

31 05, 2018

LaunchByte Picks $25,000 Winner at Excel

2018-05-31T12:55:18-04:00May 31st, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on LaunchByte Picks $25,000 Winner at Excel

by Rick Winterson      Last week’s first ever Student Entrepreneur Workshop at Excel High School was an exciting, remarkable event.   It was sponsored by LaunchByte, an execution-focused investment firm and startup hub.  Hosted by Excel’s Headmaster Renee McCall, the Workshop challenged five groups of Excel students to develop their own original ideas for new, viable businesses.   The five groups were tasked with brainstorming and then designing new concepts for a marketable/saleable mobile application - which these five groups of (very) promising student entrepreneurs certainly did. LaunchByte is a highly interesting, comparatively new firm.  It was founded just over three years ago in 2015 by its CEO, Tan Kabra.  Unique in its own way, LaunchByte is a startup hub that focuses on many entrepreneurial steps [...]

23 05, 2018

Boston Now > Next: 2018 Annual Boston Chamber of Commerce Meets

2018-05-23T17:21:39-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Boston Now > Next: 2018 Annual Boston Chamber of Commerce Meets

By Richard Campbell A glittering evening brought 1,700 participants to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this past Tuesday May 15th as business leaders of Boston met for the Annual Chamber of Commerce meeting entitled Now>Next. With a somewhat self-congratulatory emphasis upon the great business accomplishments of this past year, Boston’s global leadership, and a nod to the future of the city’s continued success in the international economy, the evening focus was what makes Boston a unique environment to do business, and Sweet Harmony an A cappella group sang the national anthem and popular ballads.  Before the event there was a brief cocktail meet and greet outside the main hall at the BCEC. After opening comments from Annual Meeting Co-chairs, Angus Leary and Kimberly Vaughn, [...]

23 05, 2018

“Little Angels” Means Service Dogs

2018-05-23T17:07:34-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on “Little Angels” Means Service Dogs

  Jean and Gina are selling miniature plants outside the Branch Library on East Broadway.  In fact, their project was going on at the same time as the recent Book Sale.  They are raising funds to provide service dogs to deserving people.  Their website at Little Angels Service Dogs explains their mission far better than we can at South Boston Online.  Look them up and see for yourself. According to them, they are, “Changing Lives, One Dog at a Time.”

23 05, 2018

Mayor Speaks of Plans at Flaherty Park Coffee Hour

2018-05-23T16:38:14-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Categories: Featured, News|Comments Off on Mayor Speaks of Plans at Flaherty Park Coffee Hour

by Rick Winterson   On Thursday morning, May 17, Mayor Walsh held one of his patented Neighborhood Coffee Hours.  The location was in the Flaherty Park on the north leg of B Street.  This was the sixth such event, out of a total of 17 the Mayor had scheduled all across the City of Boston between late April and mid-July this year.  The Mayor, District 2 City Councilor Ed Flynn, at-large City Councilor Annissa Essabai-George, and several City officials were on hand.  Perhaps most important, an estimated 200 or more local residents showed up.  All in all, it was quite a well-attended event. Plans are afoot to improve upon Flaherty Park.  It is currently a mixed use green space, with most of the equipment designed [...]

18 05, 2018

Grand Opening at Ethos Learning Center

2018-05-18T14:48:23-04:00May 18th, 2018|Categories: News|Comments Off on Grand Opening at Ethos Learning Center

By Richard Campbell Ethos Early Learning Center held a Grand Opening at their new West Broadway location on Saturday, May 12, and South Boston Online followed up on our earlier coverage from the company inception this past January, to see the early childhood learning center fully prepared for accepting children. The learning program is modeled on a hybrid Montessori / Reggio Emila / Steiner Method approach, and the staff at this new center showed excitement as their small school looked perfectly modeled for South Boston. Particularly for parents of small babies growing into toddler stages, many of whom have busy professional lives working in the city, this kind service is a most welcomed addition in the neighborhood. Having achieved all state and city inspections and [...]

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