South Boston Bantams Capture the Gold Medal in Lake Placid, New York
By Bobby McGarrell This past weekend the South Boston bantams participated in the Can/Am Challenge Cup in Lake Placid, New York. Teams from various states such as Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Minnesota were [...]
Marching Together
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh It was a scene similar to one Boston’s seen before. This past weekend, on a cold Saturday morning, tens of thousands of people gathered to kick off another march demanding [...]
SBCA’s Annual Banquet – A Great Evening
by Rick Winterson Last Friday saw the South Boston Citizens’ Association (the SBCA) 138th Annual Evacuation Day Banquet, a part of the 242nd Annual Evacuation Day Events. It commemorated March 17, 1776, the day that [...]
Goings On – St. Patrick’s / Evacuation Day
by Rick Winterson Last Saturday, was “the day itself” (so to speak). It was March 17, the combined St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day. If you are seeking a more explicit tie-in between both observances, Gen. George Washington [...]
The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council
It is worthwhile repeating a few facts and figures about last Sunday’s 2018 St. Patrick’s/ Evacuation Day Parade. An estimated 125 marching units participated in this year’s Parade. On Monday, we read in Boston’s daily [...]
Friday, April 6th:The 2018 “Ollie” Benefit & Gala
by Rick Winterson Perhaps a definition and a bit of history at first: the South Boston Neighborhood House at H and Sixth is affectionately nicknamed “The Ollie”, standing for the Neighborhood House’s Founding Spirit, Olivia [...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Photos
South Boston Online at the Parade! Photography by Richard Campbell Mayor Walsh with Congressman Lynch Runners Relax ! Police Bagpipes Police Lead Off. Pipes [...]
The Parade is ON!
Above: Woods School of Irish Dance students are ready for the parade! By Rick Winterson You don’t need to be told that South Boston, Boston, and much of Eastern Massachusetts have been plagued with triple [...]
Maurice Fitzpatrick: A Conversation on John Hume
Edward M. Kennedy Institute By Richard Campbell Writer and filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick was introduced by several speakers this past Monday night at the EMK Institute with stories of their forefathers who filled in [...]