South Boston
Amidst Parade Boycotts, St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast to Proceed as Planned
While South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will be a few pols light this year, expect a full house at state Sen. Linda Darcena Forry’s annual breakfast. […]
Gay Veterans Group Says It’s Been Denied Entry to Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
New year, new drama over South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. OUTVETS, a local group for LGBTQ veterans, posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that the Allied War Veterans Council, […]
Grievances Were Aired at a Meeting about the Helipad
Predictably, it looks like officials got an earful last night on the idea of bringing a public helipad, a gift used to lure General Electric, to the Seaport. […]
Best Dressed’s Flagship Store Opens in South Boston
Boston dress rental company Best Dressed opens its second location in South Boston Wednesday, ensuring that women all over the city have their couture needs met at […]
South Boston Seafood Company Fined $173,168 after Deadly Ammonia Leak
Six months after an ammonia leak proved fatal and spurred a large-scale hazmat response in the Seaport, Boston’s Stavis Seafoods has been cited and fined […]
488 Dot Ushers in a New Era in South Boston Luxury
488 Dot points the way toward a new era in South Boston luxury.
Lawsuit: Marty Walsh Told Southie Parade Organizers ‘Don’t F— Me Over’
A new lawsuit filed against Marty Walsh in Massachusetts District Court alleges the mayor coerced organizers of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade into allowing LGBT veterans to […]
Curley Center Director on Leave After Boy Is Found Dead
The director of a city drop-in center has been placed on paid leave after the death of a child in its care. The boy, 7-year-old […]
Boy Missing from City-Run Summer Camp Found Dead on Carson Beach
The search for a seven-year-old boy who wandered off from a city-run summer ended when police found him dead on Carson Beach Tuesday evening. The […]
GentriWatch: Will a Statewide Zoning Overhaul Help Boston’s Housing Crisis?
Welcome to GentriWatch, where we look for signs of gentrification happening around the city. All eyes are on Beacon Hill, as lawmakers weigh the first […]
GentriWatch: Is Mayor Walsh’s $7.5 Million Bet Against Displacement Too Late?
Welcome to GentriWatch, where we look for signs of gentrification happening around the city. Boston in on the verge of a historic housing crisis. Rents […]
Southie Brothers Jailed for Trump-Inspired Hate Crime in Dorchester
Scott and Steve Leader—the South Boston brothers accused of bludgeoning a homeless Mexican man with a metal pole, urinating on him, and telling police, “Donald […]
South Boston’s ‘SoBo’ Nickname Resurfaces, and People Still Hate It
No matter how you capitalize SoBo (see Sobo, SOBO, etc.), its proper format should really include a giant red exclamation point. Bostonians were outraged when the […]
Lawn on D Will Reopen May 21 with More Bocce and $3 Waters
Lawn on D was a cute experiment. It really was. Let’s get a patch of grass, someone said, and make it “hip” with glow-in-the-dark swings, and […]
GentriWatch: Southie Says ‘No’ to Another Starbucks
Welcome to GentriWatch, where we look for signs of gentrification happening around the city. South Boston small business owners scored a venti-sized victory over Starbucks […]