News
Senator Collins Announces Appointments to the SBCDF
Senator Nick Collins recently selected LTC Tim Murphy, MANG and Mrs. Haley (Dillon) Walsh to his appointed seats on the South Boston Community Development Foundation (SBCDF). “Tim and Haley know the community well having participated in many of the types of programs SBCDF seeks to support whether in their youth or now as coaches and supporters. I have faith that [...]
Mary Ellen McCormack $2 Billion Redevelopment Project
WinnCompanies and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) announced that work will begin in 2024 on the $2 billion redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack public housing complex under a two-phase master plan to build 3,300 mixed-income apartments on the 30-acre site, including the replacement of all 1,016 public housing units with a guaranteed right to return for current residents. The [...]
Sports
Taking the Field for a Good Cause: Kickoff for Kids Tournament Benefits Local Youth
By Ginger DeShaney What started as a pickup flag football game between kids and their moms has grown into a major fundraiser that benefits South Boston children. “My main focus is truly the kids who are in need,” said Allison Baker, founder of Kickoff for Kids. “That’s why it was created.” This year’s Kickoff for [...]
Bo Cleary: We Rise By Lifting Others
By Ginger DeShaney Bo Cleary is just an old-school Southie soul. His Southie upbringing – he grew up in Old Harbor, then in City Point – and so many good people here helped him along the way. He now settles in doing some fit coaching and once-in-a-blue-moon acting, stunts, and voiceovers as a Screen Actors [...]
Sharing Her Gifts: Irinna Rosa Uses Her Experiences to Mentor Youth
By Ginger DeShaney Through her participation in sports and her work with Boston Police Department District C-6, Irinna Rosa has grown into a confident young woman. As a tennis player and judo brown belt, Irinna has learned “confidence, leadership, don't be afraid to do things, and even though you are down, you always find a [...]
Lifestyle
SB Sports Hall of Fame Awards Scholarships
The South Boston Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship Trust Fund awarded a record-breaking 16 $2,500 scholarships as well as the inaugural Ed Buccigross $5,000 Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Grant recently at the Curley Community Center. The Board applauds these youth for all that they do in their schools and in the community. Since its founding in 1995, [...]
Boys & Girls Club Explores Japanese Cuisine in Unique Collaboration
Most of the preteens in the after-school program at the Edgerley Family South Boston Boys & Girls Club had never tried Japanese food … much less cooked it. But through a collaboration of Table for Two, SHOWA Boston Institute, and the Boys & Girls Club, the youngsters are getting a taste of international cuisine. Table [...]
Business
Dirty Italian Owner Living the Dream
By Ginger DeShaney The line to get into the Dirty Italian on opening day Saturday, July 22, was out the door and down the sidewalk on Old Colony Avenue. “Everything is going great,” said owner Talya Pessolano, who estimated they made 300 sandwiches on Saturday alone. “This last weekend was crazy. Crazy good. “I'm beyond [...]
Rhythm is Gonna Get You
New Latin Studio Proves Dance is for Everyone By Ginger DeShaney Dance is for everyone. “Some people think they're too old or they don’t exercise enough or you need to be in tip-top shape to do it,” said Liliana (Lili) Jimenez. “I’m just trying to break those myths about dance. That's what we're about. I [...]
Editorial
Letter to the Editor – Pedestrian Safety
Hello Southie neighbors, The way that South Boston's main streets are set up today make it easy for drivers to drive dangerously, creating unsafe conditions for pedestrians. I was hit by a car as a pedestrian walking in the crosswalk in Southie last February and am frustrated by what I see as car-centered traffic management [...]
Independence Day, 2019
First of all, South Boston Online wishes you Independence Day celebrations that are really enjoyable and memorable. Please have yourself a great Holiday. A few facts and figures: In 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted America’s final Declaration of Independence, making some last changes and adjustments. This document was completed on July 4 that year. Our Independence [...]
Happenings
Over Thirty Years and Under Three: Jane Crump
(A series of profiles of neighbors who have long lived or are recent to South Boston by alternating weeks) Jane Crump, born in Indiana and raised in Weymouth, moved for love to South Boston in 1979. It is here that she stayed, for a period of nearly ten years living on Thompson Island with her [...]
Why Vote?
Why bother to make the effort, especially for a local city council election, and take two minutes to exercise one of the most important acts in a democracy? The answers are steeped in philosophy, justice, history, psychology, and experience. There was a commonly expressed wish for a productive, fair, and respectful city council that can [...]
Real Estate
South Boston Development Update
by Rick Winterson This article will attempt to summarize the frenetic pace of development in South Boston. It keys in on seven major individual developments, including those areas of South Boston being most intensively developed. South Boston Online encourages you to keep yourself up to date about what’s going on, via the Internet, public meetings, [...]
A “Time” for Steve
By Rick Winterson Next Thursday, September 8, is State Primary Election Day – just one week away. As always, South Boston Online strongly encourages you to vote. It takes just a small amount of your time, and in our opinion, it’s not only your duty to vote, it’s actually your privilege. Please consider voting for [...]
South Boston Catholic Academy Summer News
Highlights from the Early Childhood Summer Camp Program at South Boston Catholic Academy It has been another wonderful summer at South Boston Catholic Academy! The children in the Early Childhood Summer Program had a lot of fun while learning and exploring new things. The camp ran for 7 weeks changing themes biweekly. The themes [...]
Unity Day, 2016
by Rick Winterson Unity Day has become another South Boston tradition, especially within the West Broadway Housing Development. The 2016 event last Saturday, August 20, was no exception. This is a celebration that is sponsored by the West Broadway Task Force, a highly active civic group presided over by our community’s own Betty [...]
Cruiseport Boston in Honor of Former Mayor Ray Flynn
Governor Charlie Baker today signed legislation naming the Massachusetts Port Authority’s Cruiseport Boston in honor of Raymond L. Flynn, former Mayor of Boston and United States Ambassador to the Vatican. “Mayor Flynn has answered the call to represent both the people of Boston and the United States throughout his career and private life,” said [...]
General Electric (GE) Headquarters Project Begins
You have no doubt heard about the General Electric (GE) Company’s plans to relocate its Corporate Headquarters from Connecticut to South Boston’s Fort Point District. Specifically, GE’s new Headquarters will be sited on the South Boston side of the Fort Point Channel, and will utilize two existing, renovated brick warehouses at 5-6 Necco Way (Yes, [...]