Tommy Noto: 2018 Community Hero
by Rick Winterson Occasionally, South Boston Online runs into people who speak almost entirely about the contributions and efforts others put into the South Boston community. They don’t choose to talk [...]
Airbnb Alternate Bills Head Through State & City Meat Grinders
By Richard Campbell The various short-term revenue bills going through a series of transformations on the city and state levels have been accompanied by a fair amount of revision, delay and controversy. When Airbnb went [...]
Fireworks Display Over Columbia Point
Join us for a fireworks display over Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor fireworks display will be hosted on Friday, June 8, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from Columbia Point, displayed over [...]
Bio International 2018 Conference Draws Thousands of Innovators to BCEC
By Richard Campbell Even if one is involved deeply in this massive industry, keeping track of the sheer number of innovations and research in the biomedical and life sciences fields would be an impossible task, [...]
The Bruins Visit Condon School
by Rick Winterson The ostensible cause – an excellent cause, of course – was the cause of fitness among students at the James F. Condon K-8 School. In addition to “Fitness”, the students, [...]
Visiting the Past: From Old Ironsides to the Cassin Young
by Richard Campbell On a suitably gray Memorial Day the Navy kept its jewel, the oldest warship in the world, the USS Constitution open for public viewing and presented a 21-gun salute in honor of [...]
LaunchByte Picks $25,000 Winner at Excel
by Rick Winterson Last week’s first ever Student Entrepreneur Workshop at Excel High School was an exciting, remarkable event. It was sponsored by LaunchByte, an execution-focused investment firm and startup hub. Hosted by [...]
Boston Now > Next: 2018 Annual Boston Chamber of Commerce Meets
By Richard Campbell A glittering evening brought 1,700 participants to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this past Tuesday May 15th as business leaders of Boston met for the Annual Chamber of Commerce meeting entitled [...]
“Little Angels” Means Service Dogs
Jean and Gina are selling miniature plants outside the Branch Library on East Broadway. In fact, their project was going on at the same time as the recent Book Sale. They are raising funds [...]
The Wiz at the Lyric: Reaching for Magic
By Richard Campbell The Lyric Stage mounted a revival of the 1970’s musical “The Wiz” this past Sunday, with guest director Dawn Simmons at the helm, Musical Director Allyssa Jones, and Choreography by Jean Appolon. [...]