Flying Remembered: “A Pilot’s Life” At the South Boston Branch Library
By Richard Campbell This past Monday night at the South Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library, retired pilot and author William Frew gave a brief talk on his book: “A Pilot’s Life”. There was [...]
THE BIRTH OF K STREET CANDLES
By Tara Kerrigan Hayes Inspiration can strike at any moment, from the most unexpected of places. Just ask Navy Veteran and South Boston Native, Michael Aldred, who fortuitously ventured down a new career path when [...]
17th Annual Boston Marine Corps Honor Run 5K to honor Lance Corporal Alexander Arredondo
A Run to Honor … An Honor to Run Race date: Saturday, May 5, 2018 The 17th Annual Boston Marine Corps Honor Run will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in honor of [...]
Fort Point Business Community Tours IDB
by Rick Winterson South Boston Online was invited to take part in a recent tour of the newly entitled “Innovation and Design Building”, now commonly known as the “IDB”. The tour was arranged [...]
REVIEW: House of Siam Reaches 20
by Rick Winterson His full Thai name is Banjongyuvayong Yuvayongdee, but he is known around here as Joe Thailand, although he could now be called Joe America since receiving his U.S. citizenship seven years [...]
Café Porto Bello: Still the Best Italian Deal in Southie
By Richard Campbell After reviewing some of the new guns in the South Boston restaurant scene, I was recently tempted back to an old favorite: Café Porto Bello. Friends beg me to go there whenever [...]
Excel Women’s Groups Visit P&G Gillette
by Rick Winterson To be sure, Gillette here in South Boston is now owned by Procter & Gamble, a large corporation more frequently called “P&G”. That results in the combined corporate title “P&G Gillette”, [...]
Chapel/Cemetery 200th Committee Meets
by Rick Winterson Momentum (and excitement) for observing the 200th Anniversary of Father Francis Anthony Matignon’s death is growing. This was increasingly obvious at the most recent Anniversary Committee meeting on April 12. [...]
Spanning the Boston Harbor: The Future Long Island Bridge
In Mayor Walsh’s inaugural address, he pledged his support to rebuilding the Long Island Bridge and an extensive rehabilitation and addiction recovery medical unit on the island. Rebuilding the bridge is a no brainer for [...]
Opening in Style: LL Bean at the Seaport
By Richard Campbell As big box retailers fade into irrelevance blaming Amazon for their demise, LL Bean’s opening in the Boston Seaport this past week showed everyone that old fashioned customer service, genuine product, and [...]