‘Tis the Season… to Uplift Others
By: Tara Kerrigan Hayes It’s that time of year again for our favorite holiday re-runs, and if you’ve ever watched the hit film, Love Actually, you’ve experienced the pull of [...]
Learning to Adapt: South Boston Club Offers Remote Program
By Ginger DeShaney It has been a tremendous challenge for parents to juggle their jobs AND their young kids’ remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Boys & Girls Clubs [...]
At your convenience: Crossroads Mart delivers on customer service
By Ginger DeShaney Before August, Prabin Dhar had never worked behind a register. Now he’s working a register almost every day at his new convenience store, Crossroads Mart, at 673 [...]
But first, coffee! Olga’s Kafe owner brings her love of java to West Broadway
By Ginger DeShaney Olga Markos still remembers the coffee percolator her mom had so many years ago. She can envision it sitting on the stove. It had a glass knob [...]
Popping up! Camden Hydes owner organizes local shopping events
By Ginger DeShaney When Colleen Howard was starting out with her business, Camden Hydes, she was welcomed by other women-owned small businesses in South Boston, the holiday pop-ups being a [...]
Package Theft Surge
The Boston Police Department’s Station C-6 on West Broadway held its December meeting of South Boston’s Neighborhood Advisory Council (the NAC). Due to COVID-19, this meeting was held virtually; it [...]