April opening for Roza Lyons
A new logo for Roza Lyons has been placed on the signage at 709 East Broadway. It’s punctuated with a line drawing combining a white rose with a lion en passant sinistre. The white rose [...]
City’s street hockey tournament will be during April vacation
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the 2016 Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament over the April public school vacation week on April 19, 20 and 22. “Boston [...]
Opinion: If you want peace, prepare for war
By KEVIN DEVLIN America is definitely in retreat on the world stage due to the fact that President Barrack Obama does not believe in American exceptionalism and lacks the willpower to defend red lines in [...]
South Connect to play at Hard Rock Cafe Boston
Southie Connect, a local band formed in South Boston, will be playing at the Hard Rock Cafe Boston for the first time this Saturday. “We’re stepping up the ladder,” said Jimmy Donovan, the band’s singer. [...]
Reminiscing about “Dirty Old Boston” at South Boston Historical Society meeting
By RICK WINTERSON The South Boston Historical Society held its meeting on Monday. The guest speaker was Jim Botticelli, who assembled, created and wrote “Dirty Old Boston.” This is a lengthy photographic journey through the City [...]
Faithful gather for Easter sunrise service on Castle Island
By RICK WINTERSON At 6:34 on Easter morning, sunlight first peered through a low, gray layer of stratus clouds, although the solar orb could not be seen. The tide was high, and it was cold. Temperatures [...]
Perry School Shark Shout Out: Healthy eating habits musical
Shout out to grades three to five for their enthusiastic performance in the ‘My Plate’ production, a rousing musical promoting healthy eating habits. The show was choreographed by present and former Broadway performers and was [...]
Students build leprechaun traps at South Boston Catholic Academy
The K2 students at South Catholic Academy – with help from the fifth and sixth grade students – made very creative leprechaun traps. K2 also made special hats to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. All of [...]
Meet Colmn Gilroy: ‘Proud of his Irish heritage’
By KEVIN DEVLIN As the old saying goes, “He’s got the map of Ireland” all over his face. And so it is so with our local youngster with the wonderful smile, Colmn Gilroy. Colmn, 11, [...]
Honoring Amy Lord: Self-defense workshop to raise funds for Amy’s Sparkle Park
By SUSAN DOUCET When the true crime special featuring Amy Lord aired last month, it reinvigorated Andrea Regan’s feeling that she should do something to honor the 24-year-old South Boston woman who was murdered in [...]