February 2018
The State of Water: Getting Better
Water is by far the most valuable resource needed to sustain life. You can live without natural gas, oil, even electricity; but you won’t last long without fresh water. From this perspective it is [...]
January 2018
“Big Broadway’s” Back
by Rick Winterson In the dim and misty past that was once the 20th Century, neighborhood rivalries in South Boston were intense. Because West Broadway attracted so many people – shoppers, movie goers, Sunday [...]
Movies Come to South Boston
by Rick Winterson For many years now, getting to a movie in South Boston was difficult, and occasionally impossible due to traffic, weather, and/or “T” breakdowns. The theaters in South Boston had closed down, [...]
Gate of Heaven School Wrap-Up Meeting
by Rick Winterson In our last issue (JAN 18, page one), South Boston Online reported in some detail on the decision to demolish the building – now unoccupied for nine years – that once [...]
Boston Redevelopment Authority Approves New Hotel Plans
By Richard Campbell A new hotel 159 Room, 20,000 square feet hotel has been approved for 248 Dorchester Avenue on the location of the current Enterprise Car Rental site. The hotel that is within walking [...]
Bad Week for NPS During Washington Meltdown
By Richard Campbell As if the mass resignations of the Advisory Board of the National Parks this past Wednesday over being ignored by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wasn’t enough, as the chaos in Washington ensued [...]