News
Moving Season: Despite Better Timing, It’s Still a Tough Week for Locals
By Ginger DeShaney The Sept. 1 lease cycle puts a lot of pressure on our neighborhood – from clogged traffic and mounds and mounds of trash, to long lines at local businesses. But because the move-out (Aug. 31) and move-in dates fall midweek, we may have gotten a bit of a reprieve this year. Jackie Rooney, broker/owner of Rooney Real [...]
Kicking into High Gear: Former South Boston Youth Soccer Players Revive League
By Ginger DeShaney After learning that president Billy Baker was stepping down from South Boston Youth Soccer after the COVID-19 hiatus, some former players have vowed to revive the league. When Caitlyn Murphy got the blessing from Baker to take the ball and run with it, she recruited Samantha Mackie, Michaela Colvin, and Katelyn Evans. The foursome has been busy [...]
Sports
Southie Stars win tournament for second consecutive year
By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, April 17, at the South Shore Sports Complex in Pembroke, the Southie Stars defeated the GT Elite, 63-37, to win the 2016 under 12 HoopRootz Gold Rush tournament title. It was the second consecutive year that the local squad brought home the championship trophy. In the opening game of the [...]
Boys youth lacrosse season opens at Moakley Park
By KEVIN DEVLIN Last Sunday, the Boston Youth Lacrosse Association boys’ teams opened their season at Moakley Park. The seventh and eighth grade boys’ team defeated their foe from Braintree, 4-2. The fifth and sixth grade boys’ team defeated Braintree, 5-4, while the third and fourth grade boys’ team battled Braintree to a 3-3 tie. [...]
South Boston has dozens of entrants in the 2016 Boston Marathon
Thousands of people will line up in Hopkinton Monday morning for this year’s Boston Marathon. The competitive and historic race attracts runners from across the globe – as well as locals who have the advantage of training on the course. This year, 64 of the 30,000 Boston Marathon runners call South Boston home. The marathon [...]
Lifestyle
South Boston Ambassador: Marisa Carlini: business owner, coach, teacher, volunteer
By Ginger DeShaney When you see Marisa Carlini in the neighborhood, she will likely have a smile on her face. Whether in her shop (LUXE home interiors), coaching on the softball field or basketball court, or teaching at Miss Linda’s School of Dance, it’s important for Marisa to give back. “I care about kids; I [...]
Be Rebellious: Strength Training, Mental Health Focus of New South Boston Gym
By Ginger DeShaney Rich Rowland wants you to rebel against the things that are bringing you down. Rich created Rebel Athletic Club “because I wanted people to rebel against a lot of the things that sort of either oppressed them in their minds or their ideas or what they see fitness as being.” His fitness [...]
Business
Look Who’s Cooking
By Carol Masshardt (This series focus is on the journey of area restaurant chefs) Joel Howard, 27, is a man of few words with a deep and clear passion for his work as Executive Chef at the popular Publico on 11 Dorchester St. This has earned him the respect of customers, his boss and team. [...]
Look Who’s Cooking!
By Carol Masshardt (This series will focus on local chefs) Moonshine’s owner/chef, Asia Mei, could be doing a million things successfully. A Boston College graduate in Biology and Economics with minors in Film and Education, Asia, 40, was a competitive gymnast and has enough sustained intellectual and physical energy to take on most [...]
Editorial
Happenings
Have a Juicy Day: Bamboo Beach Brings Tropical Vibe to the Neighborhood
By Ginger DeShaney A visit to Tenerife in 2019 sparked a dream that Nicole Jankowski and Anxhelo Taho have now brought to life in South Boston. “We had the best time and we were only there for three days, but it was so much fun,” Nicole said. On the last day, they found a juice [...]
South Boston Real Estate Recap: Interest Rates Cause Transaction Numbers to Plummet
By Ginger DeShaney Interest rates are wreaking havoc on the real estate market. In South Boston, real estate transactions in 2022 were down 34 percent from 2021, but at the same time, median prices have increased, said a longtime South Boston realtor. In 2021, there were 933 transactions; in 2022, that number was down to [...]