Why Vote?
Why bother to make the effort, especially for a local city council election, and take two minutes to exercise one of the most important acts in a democracy? The answers are steeped in philosophy, justice, [...]
Stand-Out at Sr. Mary Veronica SND Park
A South Boston Stand-Out took place and its main purpose was to address a serious community problem. The problem in question is the sale of South Boston’s Sr. Mary Veronica SND Park by the Archdiocese of [...]
Community Effort: Seven2 Foundation Rallies Support for Kids, Small Businesses
By Ginger DeShaney Campbell Marchant has been in South Boston since March 2022, but he’s already making an impact on the neighborhood. After getting the lay of the land last November and not wanting to [...]
Over Thirty and Under Three: Bob Monahan
The series features residents who have made SB home for more than thirty years or fewer than three by alternating weeks.) South Boston non-profit leader and engaged community member, Bob Monahan, has made South Boston [...]
Over Thirty and Under Three: Julia Sprofera
Twenty-five-year-old Julia Sprofera grew up in Medfield, went to college at Wake Forest in North Carolina, worked in Charlotte, but it seems as if she was destined to call South Boston home. “I knew I [...]
Lifting Spirits of Deployed Soldiers, One Care Package at a Time
By Ginger DeShaney Coming from a military family, Kelly Conroy has always been passionate about taking care of soldiers. “Our troops don't get what they need and certainly not what they deserve,” said the lifelong [...]
Joseph’s Bakery Relocated and Open as Annie’s Bakery and Café
By Carol Masshardt If the opening day of October 7, 2023 is any indication, South Boston is returning the affection for the transformation of Joseph’s Bakery on K. St. to the new location at the [...]
Over Thirty and Under Three: Dolly Pickup
Dolly Pickup has lived all of her sixty-three years in South Boston and could write her own book about a community she knows from experience at four 02127 addresses. Asked about almost anything and she [...]
Over Thirty and Under Three
(This series features those who have made South Boston home for thirty years plus and those who are new to the neighborhood.) If you are ever tempted to think that all new neighbors to South [...]
Over Thirty Years in South Boston Featuring: Lynn Morris
Over Thirty Years in South Boston Featuring: Lynn Morris By Carol Masshardt (This series will introduce people who have called South Boston home for more than thirty years and others for three and under) Any [...]