Look Who’s Cooking: Julia Kotlinska
By Carol Masshardt At one of the busiest four corner intersections in South Boston rests the lovely and peaceful coffee shop, Esthetic Bean. In a community loved by those from many generations to newcomers, Julia [...]
Career Paths: Teens Learn about Different Professions at Boys & Girls Club Event
By Ginger DeShaney Teens at the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club learned about careers from professionals in the neighborhood Wednesday evening during Career Night. It was the Club’s first Career Night since [...]
Boston Garden: Kathy Provenzano’s Instincts Create Beautiful Front Yard
By Ginger DeShaney Kathy Provenzano says she’s no expert when it comes to gardening, but anyone walking by 105-107 Marine Road would beg to differ. The front yard is an explosion of yellow with some [...]
Kicking into High Gear: Former South Boston Youth Soccer Players Revive League
By Ginger DeShaney After learning that president Billy Baker was stepping down from South Boston Youth Soccer after the COVID-19 hiatus, some former players have vowed to revive the league. When Caitlyn Murphy got the [...]
Running a Business: MyStryde Puts a New Spin on Treadmill Workouts
By Ginger DeShaney A miserable workout led Rebecca Skudder to find her stride … and found MyStryde. While training for a half-marathon back in 2014, Rebecca was supposed to do a running workout on the [...]
Look Who’s Cooking: Filomena Lograsso
By Carol Masshardt Filomena Lograsso, 75, of Sal’s Italian Ristorante and Pizzeria on L. St., looks back to her childhood in Abruzzi, Italy, and draws a quick connection to her lifelong skill and passion for [...]
Taking the Field for a Good Cause: Kickoff for Kids Tournament Benefits Local Youth
By Ginger DeShaney What started as a pickup flag football game between kids and their moms has grown into a major fundraiser that benefits South Boston children. “My main focus is truly the kids who [...]
Voices in Health Care: Jocelyn Guggenheim
By Carol Masshardt There are many options for talented nurse practitioners in a field with great need and short supply, and South Boston Community Health Center’s Jocelyn Guggenheim, RN, MS, CPNP, could be a leader [...]
Voices In healthcare
By Carol Masshardt Armando Correa’s work is all about breath. As a Respiratory Therapist for the past sixteen years plus at Tufts Medical Center, he thinks about the rhythm of breath, how to evaluate it, [...]
Bo Cleary: We Rise By Lifting Others
By Ginger DeShaney Bo Cleary is just an old-school Southie soul. His Southie upbringing – he grew up in Old Harbor, then in City Point – and so many good people here helped him along [...]