News
Senator Collins’ Tax Relief Legislation Wins Ways & Means Approval
Property Tax Relief Package Moves to Senate Floor for Vote Thursday The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted last week to advance bipartisan property tax relief measures, including An Act Relative Municipal Property Tax Relief, authored by Senator Nick Collins. This legislation would provide cities and towns the authority to issue direct rebates to homeowners by tapping the surplus fund. Currently, the [...]
Billy Baker Field Dedication Honors South Boston Legend Who Built a Community Through Soccer
Under a crisp blue sky and the sound of bagpipes, dozens of family members, friends, former players, coaches, and community leaders gathered at Moakley Park to celebrate the naming of Billy Baker Field — honoring the man who, nearly four decades ago, founded the South Boston Youth Soccer League and forever changed youth sports in the neighborhood. Jack Baker, Billy’s [...]
Sports
Honoring a Hero: Shamrock Showdown Raises Funds for ‘Doc’ Cook Scholarships
By Ginger DeShaney Tim Cook was a man for others. “That’s what he was,” said his dad, Joseph, noting so many guys have told him that Tim helped shape them into the men they are today. The Shamrock Showdown, March 17-18 at the Murphy Rink, is in its ninth year of honoring and remembering Tim [...]
All About Community
By Carol Masshardt Edward “Teddy” Cunniff has been involved with the Murphy Rink for forty-three years, and he is a man at home with both the past, and the opportunities of 2023. On a recent day, there were hundreds of young children and families, some with equal interest in snacks and skates, as Teddy held [...]
GOAL! South Boston Soccer League Kicks Off Season
By Ginger DeShaney It was a full-circle moment for some parents last week as the upstart South Boston Soccer League kicked off its first season with a meet-and-greet and parade at Moakley Park. When Jean Matthews was a kid, she played for South Boston Youth Soccer, which has been revitalized as the South Boston Soccer [...]
Lifestyle
MAYOR WU DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY, PARKING BAN (Jan. 25, 2026)
Residents are encouraged to stay home. If travel is necessary, please use public transportation. Mayor Michelle Wu Saturday declared a snow emergency starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 ahead of the forecasted winter storm. The highest rate of snowfall will take place from 2 p.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. Monday. Residents are [...]
Billy Baker Field Dedication Honors South Boston Legend Who Built a Community Through Soccer
Under a crisp blue sky and the sound of bagpipes, dozens of family members, friends, former players, coaches, and community leaders gathered at Moakley Park to celebrate the naming of Billy Baker Field — honoring the man who, nearly four decades ago, founded the South Boston Youth Soccer League and forever changed youth sports in [...]
Business
Clover Clubhouse Offers a Community Haven for Families
For three South Boston moms, the need for an indoor play space in the neighborhood was clear — so they decided to create one themselves. Their vision became a reality with Clover Clubhouse, a bright and welcoming play space located on the fourth floor of the Lithuanian Club at 368 W. Broadway. Designed to be [...]
The Cannabis/Marijuana Buffer Zone
Recently, South Boston Online read in Boston’s media that a move was afoot to reduce – or perhaps even eliminate – the buffer zone between authorized shops legally allowed to sell “cannabis”, which is actually “marijuana”. This buffer zone is supposed to measure at least one-half (0.5) mile between any and all such shops. Several [...]
Editorial
Remember: It Has Been Twenty Years
Today, September 11, is the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the tragic terrorist attack on America, at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. Nineteen members of al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial flights in Boston and New York. All of these planes crashed; three of them managed to intentionally destroy major buildings in New York and Washington, [...]
South Boston Elected Officials Hold Fireworks Meeting
On Monday evening, Councilor Ed Flynn, Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty and State Rep. David Biele, along with the offices of Congressman Lynch and Senator Collins, hosted a meeting with concerned neighbors and representatives from both the Boston Fire Department and the Boston Police Department to discuss the impact of illegal fireworks on our neighborhoods. The [...]
Happenings
MAYOR WU DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY, PARKING BAN (Jan. 25, 2026)
Residents are encouraged to stay home. If travel is necessary, please use public transportation. Mayor Michelle Wu Saturday declared a snow emergency starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 ahead of the forecasted winter storm. The highest rate of snowfall will take place from 2 p.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. Monday. Residents are [...]
Councilors Passed a Unanimous Resolution in Support of Expanding Prevention of Drink Spiking
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn and Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata passed a unanimous resolution in support of prevention and public awareness campaigns related to drink spiking in the City of Boston. Drink spiking occurs when a person deliberately puts alcohol or drugs into someone else’s drink without their knowledge or permission. These drugs can include [...]
Real Estate
Dorchester Bay City – “Housing and Economic Development”
The second of four virtual meetings in 2022 concerning the proposed Dorchester Bay City project (the “DBC”) took place via ZOOM on Thursday, January 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. The two key topics discussed were housing, followed by economic development, with particular emphases on affordable housing and jobs that would become available as DBC [...]
Deconstruction of the Edison Power Plant to Begin
by Rick Winterson Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., a ZOOM meeting began, which concerned the major project at 776 Summer Street. This ZOOM meeting explained the first onsite step, called “Deconstruction,” in developing the property where the Edison Power Plant now sits – at the 776 Summer Street address, from the Dedicated Freight Corridor near [...]
The South Boston Zoning Initiative (cont.)
by Rick Winterson No one has to be told that South Boston is an unusual place. It was annexed to the City of Boston 215 years ago in 1804, and certain areas in Southie still retains their original names, evoking a “once-upon-a-time” connection with Dorchester. These names include Washington Village, whose brother neighborhood [...]
Amazon Project Breaks Ground
Another keystone, landmark event occurred in South Boston. Call this event what you will, the Amazon Corporation and WS Development broke ground that day, for a new office complex in the center of South Boston’s booming Seaport District. The nameplate address of the new complex is 111 Harbor Way, and it is located near the [...]
Residential Project in South Boston will Move Forward
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved a residential development project in South Boston near Broadway Station. The 21-35 West Second Street will construct a new six-story building with 55 residential rental units, approximately 2,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and two on-site parking spaces for car share services. Seven [...]