South Boston Catholic Academy News
Thank you to Junior Achievement (JA) of Northern New England for their continued partnership with State Street and South Boston Catholic Academy. JA invests in youth today to empower them to strengthen our communities tomorrow. [...]
Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision at the ICA
By Richard Campbell Bridging the span between documentary and art photography Nicholas Nixon’s current show at the ICA recreates the passage of time from 1975 to our current day. For younger viewers unfamiliar with the [...]
“75 on Courthouse Square” Opened Friday
by Rick Winterson In another piece of good news for South Boston’s One Seaport at Courthouse Square, a new restaurant has located there. At 5 p.m. last Friday evening, January 26, “75 on Courthouse Square” [...]
McGrath Returns as SBCA President, Announces 2018 Evacuation Day Events
State Representative Nick Collins will Serve as General Chairman The South Boston Citizens’ Association has announced that Tom McGrath, who stepped down from the presidency of the Association at the close of its 2017 Evacuation [...]
The State of Water: Getting Better
Water is by far the most valuable resource needed to sustain life. You can live without natural gas, oil, even electricity; but you won’t last long without fresh water. From this perspective it is [...]
“Big Broadway’s” Back
by Rick Winterson In the dim and misty past that was once the 20th Century, neighborhood rivalries in South Boston were intense. Because West Broadway attracted so many people – shoppers, movie goers, Sunday [...]
Movies Come to South Boston
by Rick Winterson For many years now, getting to a movie in South Boston was difficult, and occasionally impossible due to traffic, weather, and/or “T” breakdowns. The theaters in South Boston had closed down, [...]
Gate of Heaven School Wrap-Up Meeting
by Rick Winterson In our last issue (JAN 18, page one), South Boston Online reported in some detail on the decision to demolish the building – now unoccupied for nine years – that once [...]
Boston Redevelopment Authority Approves New Hotel Plans
By Richard Campbell A new hotel 159 Room, 20,000 square feet hotel has been approved for 248 Dorchester Avenue on the location of the current Enterprise Car Rental site. The hotel that is within walking [...]
Bad Week for NPS During Washington Meltdown
By Richard Campbell As if the mass resignations of the Advisory Board of the National Parks this past Wednesday over being ignored by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wasn’t enough, as the chaos in Washington ensued [...]