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Run With Me, Be Life Saving: Two women’s experience with cardiac arrest inspires a mission
The 128th Boston Marathon is next week and even if you aren’t training to run the race, there is certainly training to be done. On the morning of October 11th, 2021, Meghan Roth was gearing up to run the Boston Marathon while Olivia Hough was gearing up for her next shift as a nurse at Tufts Medical Center. Little did they know that over the next 24 hours, they would meet and become best friends…but under unique circumstances.
Green Flash Delivery Has Landed In Boston – Delivering at Light Speed
Green Flash Delivery offers same-day or even same-hour delivery for an elevated menu of carefully selected products, including award-winning flowers, concentrates, beverages, and beyond. They make every effort to deliver the best in cannabis right to your door in record time and at unbeatable prices. Green Flash Delivery is based...
BPDA Community Meeting – Reserve Channel Development
Be informed. Get involved. The Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting a virtual meeting to discuss the Reserved Channel on Monday, April 22nd from 6pm-8pm to discuss the Reserved Channel Development project. Zoom Link: bit.ly/4cyFujD. Toll Free: (833) 568 – 8864. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Meeting ID:...
Southie History Lesson: James Brendan Connolly
The original Southie bad boy with smarts and a heart of gold. Southie has many native sons and daughters that we all take pride in, but one of our most beloved is James Brendan Connolly. Born in Southie in October of 1868, Connolly was the sixth of John and Mary Connolly’s ten (!) sons.
Seaport Announces the Return of Boston’s Largest Free Workout Series, Seaport Sweat, Kicking Off Its Ninth Season on May 1
Plus New Fitness Series, Stretch and the City Presented by Lifeway Kefir, Debuts with Yoga Classes at the Summer Street Steps on May 3. April 8, 2024 – Boston, MA – Boston’s largest free outdoor workout series, Seaport Sweat, is back for its ninth season, running from May 1 through September 28, 2024. This year, the community-driven program will offer over 100 free fitness classes, with weekly instructors like Michael Soares, Britney Willingham, and Nicole Derosiers. Amongst returning favorites are exciting new weekday classes like Barre and Balance with Justin Quinn, Power Sculpt with Aleigh Jerome and Release Yoga with Marlene Boyette. The weekend instructors include favorites Eliza Shirazi and Bron Volney. Classes will also be offered by various fitness and wellness minded brands in the neighborhood, including the recently opened performance-driven apparel brand, Rhone, and smart strength-training equipment company, Tonal, as well as from returning favorites such as Equinox and lululemon.
A Quick Guide to the Solar Eclipse
Look up – but only if you have those glasses on. Have you heard the news? There’s a solar eclipse happening today. The solar eclipse will be visible across the continental United States. In Boston, viewers will see 92.55% of the sun eclipsed by the moon. See the...
5 Things You Should Know This Week – April 8th
Be Informed. Get involved. SB Transportation Plan Meeting. The Boston Planning and Development Agency will host a community meeting to present the South Boston Transportation Action Plan on April 10th at the Condon School at 6:30pm. You can learn more here. Get your Bike Tuned Up for Spring. For the...
Telegraph Hill is official closed – but something new is on the horizon
Telegraph Hill, a neighborhood favorite located on Dorchester Street, officially closed its doors last month. We did hear from a reliable source that the owners of Shamrock Pub bought the building and the liquor license. The license will be transferred to the Shamrock’s newest venture – Scobie’s Cafe + Bar in Adams Village in Dorchester.
$25,000 bail for Bridgewater man involved in violent City Hall incident including biting BPD Officer
BOSTON, April 5, 2024 – A Bridgewater man was ordered held on $25,000 bail today after being charged with initiating a violent confrontation with Boston police officers attempting to remove him from Boston City Hall this morning, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, 51, was charged in Central...
We love a Parade – Especially a Celebratory Championship Parade! Celebrate the Boston high school teams that won State Champs!
On Saturday, Mayor Michelle Wu will celebrate Boston high school sports teams that won the State Championship at a Championship Parade. The teams include the Charlestown Townies (Basketball), New Mission Titans (Basketball), Cathedral Panthers (Basketball), and the Boston Latin Wolfpack (Hockey). The parade will start at Boston Common Park St. Station and end with a speaking program on City Hall Plaza. You can read about the championship victories here!
Mayor Wu Announces 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hours Series
BOSTON – Thursday, April 4, 2024 – Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’® in parks citywide from April 22 to June 26. Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours offer a unique...
Chimney Collapse at G + 5th in South Boston
Boston Fire and Boston Police are responding to a call for a chimney collapse at the corner of G and 5th Street. More accurately, 57 G Street. Power lines are down, and there is rubble on the ground. Luckily, no one was hurt. Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught...
Weekend Picks – April 5th
With The Playwright reopening, Country Sundays are back!! Country Sundays was a staple in Southie for a long time back in the day. Houston Bernard will be providing the country music from 6 to 9pm. Make sure to stop by this Sunday, April 7th, and every Sunday from now on! Make your reservation here!
Councilor Flynn to Hold Hearing on Ordinance to Create an Office of Pest Control
It is clear we need some help with pest control in the city of Boston! Remember this? Or how about this “situation” that involved not one, not two, but a barrel of rats?. BOSTON – Councilor Flynn will be holding a hearing on his ordinance to create an Office of Pest Control in the City of Boston on Tuesday, April 9th, at 10am. This hearing will be the first step in the process towards establishing a standalone office dedicated to pest control, and will bring together City Councilors, city officials, and residents to discuss this proposal. The hearing will be chaired by Councilor Coletta in the Committee on Government Operations.
Travel Mug Cafe is now Open in the Seaport
The wildly popular mobile coffee shop tricycle from East Boston has expanded to a new location in the Seaport! Travel Mug Cafe is now operating a pop-up at Grub Street/Porter Square Books at 50 Liberty Drive in the Seaport! Be on the lookout for special events!. Travel Mug Cafe tricycle...
Councilor Flynn Files Hearing Order to Discuss Pedestrian Safety, Traffic-Calming, and Expanding the Safety Surge Program in the City of Boston
BOSTON – Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for a hearing at this week’s City Council meeting to discuss measures that would improve pedestrian safety, traffic-calming, and the possibility of expanding the Safety Surge program in the City of Boston. The hearing aims to discuss ways to slow down speeding cars, and installing better traffic safety infrastructure around the city, through the use of speed humps and raised crosswalks on main streets and commercial roads, high traffic corridors, and bus routes due to their high concentration of vehicles and pedestrians.
Senate acts to protect firefighters, increase “hot work” safety
BOSTON (3/28/2024)—Last week the Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost safety for people conducting “hot work”—welding, plasma cutting, and spark-producing construction—by requiring the state to create a public database of violations of the fire prevention statute, and a public notification system to alert workers of violations.
The Return of Cisco Brewers Seaport! The big day is Thursday, April 11th
BOSTON, MA – April 2, 2024 – Boston Seaport by WS and Cisco Brewers are thrilled to announce the return of Cisco Brewers Seaport for its seventh season. Starting on Thursday, April 11, the pop-up will bring back those Nantucket island vibes to Seaport. Alongside its renowned portfolio of innovative beer, this year’s Cisco experience will showcase returning favorite menu items from Cisco Kitchen Bar and the debut of a new pizza truck launching for the season, as well as craft cocktails featuring spirits from Triple Eight Distillery and wines from Nantucket Vineyard. Cisco Brewers Seaport will be open seven days a week, with an extended, tented space so guests can enjoy the pop-up all season long. The space will also be available to rent for corporate outings and special events.
Caught in Southie: Shane Gillis
Comedian Shane Gillis was “Caught in Southie” on Friday night after his show at the Boch Center at West Broadway’s Lincoln Tavern. The recent SNL host was accompanied by local comedians “Be A Man Guy” (who grew up in Eastie) and Nick Rochefort, who both performed at the Boch Center.
The Return of the Nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Just like the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, the hanging nasturtium at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a sign of spring in Boston!. Twenty gloriously bright flowering nasturtium vines are on display in the museum courtyard until April 14th. These striking orange blooms were a special favorite of founder Isabella Stewart Garnder. Make a plan to visit and take in the beauty! Reservations are strongly recommended.
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