“Toys for Tots” in South Boston
by Rick Winterson You have surely seen and heard of the “Toys for Tots” program, first founded by Major Bill Hendricks, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and his wife Diane. Actually, the idea occurred to [...]
“For Now” Opens
by Rick Winterson “For Now”, located at 68 Seaport Boulevard on the edge of One Seaport’s Courthouse Square, is a retail incubator. Inside “For Now”, there are thirteen - Lucky 13 - small [...]
Seaport Restaurant Review: Gather in a Cozy Enclave
By Richard Campbell It’s a little tough to find reasonable restaurants in the Seaport that are more sophisticated than glorified junk food and more accessible than pricy establishments. District Hall’s Restaurant, Gather, isn’t exactly a [...]
Finding the Center: The South Boston Branch Library
By Richard Campbell While members of the community give the South Boston Branch Library positive ratings on service, and in general the atmosphere of the library is welcoming, we hold the position that the library [...]
Beautifully Festive Scenes on 2017 Laboure House Tours
By Rick Winterson The 27th Annual Laboure House Tours have come and gone once again. In South Boston, these much-anticipated events have always foreshadowed Advent and a joyous Christmas Season. The Tours in the Year [...]
West Broadway Development Gets Community Review
by Richard Campbell Monday night two meetings were held by the Boston Planning and Development Agency BPDA concerning new housing developments on West Broadway. First was the Impact Advisory Group Meeting at the Laboure Center, [...]
South Boston Bulletin: Small Business Saturday, 2017
by Rick Winterson There is a certain insanity to “Cyber Monday”, the Monday of November’s final week. Yes, we live in a cyber-influenced age, but blending this into the Winter Holiday Season is a [...]
Luke’s Lobsters Opens in Seaport
By Richard Campbell Serving a fresh lobster roll is deceptively simple, and you know this is true because so many times when restaurants try it, they yuck it up with fillers and nonsense. With three [...]
Boston City Plaza 2017 Winter Begins
By Richard Campbell November 24th kicked off the Boston’s 2nd annual Winter on City Plaza, which is open seven days a week until December 31, (not counting Christmas) providing a touristy winter village of sorts [...]
City’s Resilience on Full Display, Rising from the Ashes of Inferno
Raymond L. Flynn is a former mayor of Boston and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. As we mark the 75th anniversary of the tragic Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire that claimed 492 lives and led [...]