After-School Special: Boys & Girls Club Program Provides Some Normalcy
By Ginger DeShaney The kids in the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club after-school program are part of something special … especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re in this thing together. We’re a [...]
L Street Station Approved
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (the BPDA) granted approval for a mixed-use redevelopment of the original Edison Power Plant site. Everyone now residing in South Boston is familiar with the power plant’s massive structure [...]
Southie Student Finds His Posse: Thomas White Earns Prestigious Leadership Scholarship
By Ginger DeShaney Thomas White is the epitome of South Boston: hard-working, civic-minded, community-driven, and determined to make a difference. And he will be bringing those Southie qualities to Bucknell University next fall as a [...]
Get in the Habit! Longtime Southie boutique keeps neighborhood fashionable
By Ginger DeShaney When Pam Santorelli opened her boutique Habit at 703 E. Broadway almost 15 years ago, she received amazing support from the neighborhood. “There was a lot of positive energy. We had a [...]
The Art of Giving: Local Woman Uses Her Talent to Help Others
By Ginger DeShaney Erica Hagler Erica Hagler uses her superpowers for good. The South Boston artist has a passion for employing her talent to give back to the community. “If you have a [...]
Ringing in the New Year: Polar Plunge
Despite the cancellation of the L Street Brownies New Year's Day plunge, people still flocked to the beach to take a dip. According to Sarah-Jo Sinnott, Elvira Stridsberg, and Jo Davies -- the Tribal Dippers [...]
Island Treasure: Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Sully’s from Serving Great Food
By Ginger DeShaney Kizito Paganini When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, management at Sullivan’s at Castle Island rallied to keep serving its loyal customers. “It’s been pretty good for a bad year,” said Kizito [...]
The “Friends of Donny Nave and Katie” Raffle Winners
The committee gathered and would like to announce that due to the current and ongoing COVID pandemic the “Friends of Donny Nave and Katie” committee decided to draw the 50-50 raffle and the other raffle [...]
‘Tis the Season… to Uplift Others
By: Tara Kerrigan Hayes It’s that time of year again for our favorite holiday re-runs, and if you’ve ever watched the hit film, Love Actually, you’ve experienced the pull of your heartstrings before the first [...]
Learning to Adapt: South Boston Club Offers Remote Program
By Ginger DeShaney It has been a tremendous challenge for parents to juggle their jobs AND their young kids’ remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston created the Remote [...]