Annissa Essaibi George A New Opportunity for Service
By Carol Masshardt Endless passion, energy and focused commitment describe the new Executive Director of Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, former second place mayoral candidate in the City of Boston and City Counselor at [...]
‘Be Like Finnbar!’ South Boston Youth Recognized for his Good Works
By Ginger DeShaney Finnbar Starosky is a community leader … and he’s only 12 years old. “I always want to help out my community,” he said. “It feels nice to do that and it feels [...]
It takes a Village to Make a City
By Carol Masshardt There are flashier places than Broadway Pastry and Coffee Shop on 258 West Broadway. But, as a customer, has there ever been a generation that didn’t like the storekeeper to know your [...]
Senior Standouts: SB Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Trust Fund Hands Out Awards
Since its founding in 1995, the South Boston Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Trust Fund has awarded 232 grants for a total of $366,000 to the deserving youth of South Boston. This year’s awards continued [...]
Women in the Trades – Leanne Boylan
By Carol Masshardt “Working hands do this work,” said South Boston daughter and Union 223 Laborer, Leanne Boylan, 57, and no one can tell the story better than she can. She has worked on a [...]
Michaela’s Market Pops Up on West Broadway
By Ginger DeShaney Michaela’s Market has popped up at 369 W. Broadway, the former location of Sweet Tooth Bakery. South Boston’s Michaela Colvin is selling her crocheted items and holding classes in the Event Gallery [...]
Flying to a Record: Ava McKunes Celebrates South Boston Boys & Girls Club Butterfly Mark
By Ginger DeShaney Following in the swim strokes of her dad, Stephen McKunes, Ava McKunes took to the water like a fish. She started swimming the butterfly because that’s what her dad swam when he [...]
Learning Walks: Harborwalk Group Gets Grant to Install Informational Signs at Castle Island
By Ginger DeShaney With a $75,000 grant from the city of Boston’s Community Preservation Act, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk has installed eight interpretive signs around Castle Island and Pleasure Bay. The signs include information [...]
It Takes a Village to Make a Community
By Carol Masshardt City streets, the people who occupy them and the cars that share them are nothing new to Safety Officer/Crossing Guard, Stacey Menjin. Living in Chelsea until she married husband, James, twenty-nine years [...]
Harry Duvall Reflects on Time at Club as He Prepares for Next Chapter
By Ginger DeShaney After 18 years at the helm of the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club, Executive Director Harry Duvall is going to be exploring opportunities in international aid relief and cultural [...]