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Award winning Pig Beach will be Popping Up at PKL for 5 Days This Week
Listen up, BBQ lovers! For five days only, June 5- June 9th, PKL will welcome the award-winning BBQ concept Pig Beach from legendary NYC restaurateur Rob Schwager and fellow BBQ pitmasters Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride. The menu will feature some Pig Beach classics like baby back ribs, smoked chicken...
Fire Rainbows in the Sky on Sunday – Did you see them?
On Sunday, it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood to hit the beach, take a walk, or enjoy outdoor dining! Blue skies, sun shining, and fire rainbows! Fire rainbows? Yes, spotted up in the sky were vibrant colors of the rainbow, but not in the traditional arc form, more like a square of stripes hanging in the sky. A very rare sight!
5 Things You Should Know This Week – June 3rd
The South Boston Farmers Market is a neighborhood farmers’ market operating under the direction and sponsorship of the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation to provide South Boston residents with access to fresh, nutritious local produce and meat. Riverdale Farm is back this year, bringing Massachusetts-grown produce to South Boston from their 200-acre Groton farm. The farm’s hothouse operations allow market shoppers to enjoy locally-grown, ripe tomatoes and bell peppers as early as June – much earlier than is typically possible in New England! The market operates Mondays from 12 pm to 6 pm, June through October. It is located adjacent to the municipal parking lot at 446 West Broadway, a busy bus stop, and tremendous foot traffic, making it a very accessible location for marketgoers! Stop by!
Pride Celebrations in the Neighborhood
The annual Pride parade will return to the streets of Boston on Saturday, June 8, but that’s not all that’s planned! South Boston is gearing up for Pride Month with a vibrant array of events and activities designed to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community. Below is your guide to Pride events in and around Southie. Check back this list may be updated!
Dorchester Man arrested in South Boston on drug related charges.
At about 5:50 PM, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, members of the Drug Control Unit of District C-6 (South Boston) arrested Andy Alcantara-Beltre, 31, of Dorchester, on drug charges. Officers were conducting an ongoing drug investigation in the area 45 William T. Morrissey Boulevard to address ongoing community complaints of...
South Boston Farmers Market – Back for another season – 2024!
The South Boston Farmers Market is a neighborhood farmers’ market operating under the direction and sponsorship of the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation to provide South Boston residents with access to fresh, nutritious local produce and meat. Riverdale Farm is back this year, bringing Massachusetts-grown produce to South Boston...
New on the Horizon: Sally’s Apizza – one in Seaport + one in Dot!
Watch out, Santarpios, Sally’s Apizza is coming to town!. Considered one of the best pizza spots in the country by some, a Connecticut restaurant is coming to the neighborhood!. According to Boston Restaurant Talk, Sally’s Apizza will open in Seaport on Thompson Place in 2024. Sally’s Apizza was...
Weekend Picks – May 31st
Shuckfest Block Party at Gray’s Hall x American Provisions. Island Creek Oysters + SelectioNaturel will be on hand to celebrate block party style at Gray’s Hall and American Provisions on Friday starting at 5pm. DJ Chemka Radio will be spinning tunes! Stop by!. Family Fun Day. South Boston...
City of Boston Legacy Business Award Winner – Broadway Lock
You can tell a lot about people by their keys. For nearly a century, Patty Maestranzi’s family has run the same two-room lockshop in South Boston! Small shops like Broadway Lock used to line the neighborhood. Now, her shop is among one of the last. The 2024 Legacy Business Awards were announced, and included on the list is this beloved South Boston shop! See the press release below! And if you need keys or a new lock, give Patty a call – she’s the best!
Boston Calling safety situations has some attendees taking to social media to air concerns.
The heat, combined with overcrowding, lack of water, and high ticket prices, left some Boston Calling attendees taking to social media to air some grievances. Evidently, Sunday was the day when concerns were on the rise. According to a profile on Axios Boston, the wildly popular music festival is facing...
Letter from City Councilor Ed Flynn to Office of Participatory Budgeting opposing voting by residents as young at 11.
Councilor Flynn has written the following letter to the Office of Participatory Budgeting opposing the voting process for project proposals to be open to residents as young as 11 years old. Here are more details on OPB’s process. Pages of note re: voting age are 3 and 4 for the summary of the process, and on Page 19 – titled “Vote,”OPB notes that residents as young as 11 years old can vote on the proposals)
North Carolina man sentenced in 2020 South Boston attack
BOSTON, May 28, 2024 – Suffolk Superior Court Judge Michael Doolin today sentenced GLEN MUMFORD, 57, of North Carolina to two-and-a-half to three years in state prison on an assault with intent to rape charge and two years’ probation on an assault and battery charge stemming from a 2020 South Boston attack on a female victim.
Summer Street Pilot Program Open House Events
Be informed. Get involved. The Boston Transportation Department will be holding three upcoming open house events regarding the Summer Street Pilot Program. The open houses will take place in person at The 105 by Breakthrough (CRISPR) on June 11th, a virtual meeting via Zoom on June 14th, and a third open house will be scheduled in City Point/South Boston (Date and Location TBA).
BPD Community Alert – Watch out for Spiked Drinks – Report Any Incidents
BPD Community Alert: The Boston Police Department would like to remind the public of the dangerousness of scentless, colorless, and tasteless drugs such as Rohypnol, also known as roofie, being placed in the drinks of unsuspecting victims. Other drugs commonly used in a similar fashion are GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) or Ketamine. These drugs and substances can cause disorientation, confusion, temporary paralysis, or unconsciousness, along with a host of other symptoms, leaving the potential victim vulnerable to the intentions of the suspect.
Neighborhood Profile: The South Boston Family Fun Day
On Saturday, June 1, the South Boston Moms Club will host the thirteenth annual Family Fun Day, a completely free event in Marine Park for families of all ages. According to Jamie Moss, president of the Moms Club, the tradition—started in 2009—is an opportunity for “the whole community to come out and experience a fun, free day of events for families.” Thousands attend the event each year, and this year’s festivities are shaping up to be the biggest yet.
5 Things You Should Know This Week – May 26th
The MOMS Club of South Boston is excited to announce that they will be holding a Southie Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 1st, from 11am-4pm, with many different performers for the kids to enjoy! The event is free, so come kick off the summer season with the family! You can learn more here! Make sure to follow The Moms Club of South Boston on Instagram for the latest details!
A large brawl at Carson Beach ends with a person stabbed on Friday night
There’s nothing like kicking off summer with a good old-fashioned beach brawl. On Friday night around 9pm, MA State Police, BPD, and Boston EMS responded to a call for a large fight involving over 100 people at Carson Beach. NBC10 Boston reported that one man was stabbed and suffered...
Traffic Advisory – MassPike near Ted Williams Tunnel Due to Car Fire
Wondering what all the helicopters flying over the neighborhood are for? Well, there was a car crash inside the Ted Williams Tunnel on Friday afternoon. According to WCVB, BFD and BPD are on the scene responding to a car fire inside the tunnel connecting Interstate 93 northbound with the Mass Pike eastbound, just before the Ted Williams Tunnel. You can check out the video here.
Beach Etiquette 2024
Just a few short years ago (ok, fine, more like a few short decades ago, but when you get old, you round down), I would head down to M St Beach with a Jackie Collins novel and be one of three people at the beach…the other two might be a couple on crutches engaged in sensual massage. I didn’t really have to worry about anyone else and could do pretty much as I pleased because a couple navigating sensual massage with crutches had bigger fish to fry than little old me. Oh, how times have changed. The beaches in Southie have gone from underused oases to some of the best and cleanest in the country and hence some of the most crowded. Now, for the record, I am not complaining. I’m glad our beaches are being used and that people of all ages are enjoying them, BUT when beaches are more crowded, your etiquette game needs to be on point, and some of ya’ll need help. And since I am nothing if not a servant of the people, I am here to help…so here are my beach etiquette tips!
Restaurants with the Best Views in Boston List – including these two in the neighborhood
Boston Eater came out with a list of the Best Views in Boston, and the following are right here in the neighborhood!. This is not surprising to us! We think that Castle Island is a beautiful spot to take in the views! Sullivan’s has been delivering delicious burgers, dogs, and more to South Boston and beyond for over 60 years. It’s legendary.
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