It Takes a Community: Nicole Alfano
By Carol Masshardt There are people who are at home in an office and only go outside to get back inside, but Nicole Alfano, a mail carrier for the past seventeen years, is not one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It Takes a Community
Not every Boston neighborhood has a hotel and not every hotel has a Claudio Pereira as General Manager. The Cambria Hotel, across from Broadway Station has sweeping rooftop views of the city, restaurants, event space, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]