Bostonians who think their next property-tax bills seem ludicrous can thank...
Boston was hoping to send out property-tax bills this month with a bit of a break for homeowners. Only problem: state Sen. Nick Collins, who represents South Boston and Dorchester, managed to get any...
View ArticleWoman shot in the ankle in Old Colony development
A woman was shot in the ankle at 8 Rev. Burke St. in the Old Colony development off Dorchester Street in South Boston around 8:05 p.m. The woman was transported to a local hospital with injuries not...
View ArticleElection roundup: Fernandes Anderson has a challenger, hotel workers endorse Wu
Said Ahmed filed paperwork with the state in October to run for the District 7 city council seat now held by Tania Fernandes Anderson, but only sent out a press release about it yesterday. Hmm, what...
View ArticleEven with the slow zones ended, T still not completely mended
The MBTA reported signal problems near Broadway this morning meant rush-hour delays of up to a half hour on the Red Line. And as Your Favorite Deer's Favorite Deer reported, an impromptu homage to the...
View ArticleAlleged South Boston Grinch captured with packages if not bows this morning,...
Boston Police report a keen-eyed cadet working with C-6 officers "spreading holiday cheer" by delivering toys to deserving South Boston kids this morning spotted somebody who seemed to be a bit...
View ArticleBPS looks to shut Excel High, Dever School
Stanley Staco posts the message BPS sent to Excel students, teachers and parents today, in advance of a more detailed explanation tomorrow about their options after the South Boston school is shut....
View ArticleDriver hits and kils pedestrian in South Boston, slams into building
Boston.com reports on a crash around 9:20 a.m. in Andrew Square that killed a pedestrian and, after the vehicle slammed into a building, sent the driver and a passenger to the hospital with critical...
View Article311 complaint of the day: Cats have nine lives, right?
A concerned resident files a 311 complaint about a cat that only appears to be pining for the fjords on West 8th Street in South Boston: There’s a frozen dead cat in front of Alfredo’s and if you...
View ArticleNice sunrise before the snow
Butternugz enjoyed the sunrise this morning from the tip of the Black Falcon Pier before the snow started.Topics: WeatherFree tagging: SnowSunriseBlack Falcon PierBoston HarborNeighborhoods: South Boston
View ArticleOwners of South Boston bar plan remake with four floors of apartments on top
Rendering by Tim Johnson Architect.The owners of the one-story Stats Bar and Grille in South Boston's Perkins Square want to replace it with a five-story building with a ground-floor restaurant and...
View ArticleOwner of Seaport restaurants that want to expand says he has fixes for loud...
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Gavin Moseley, who operates Borrachito and the Garret in the Echelon building at 70 Pier 4 Blvd. in the Seaport, open a third joint next door,...
View ArticleIce not so nice: Cold mischief from the Charles to Jamaica Pond to M Street
Both Boston and Cambridge firefighters responded to the banks of the Charles River around 4:45 p.m. on reports of people walking on the river, roughly in the area of Fairfield Street in the Back...
View ArticleOld South Boston bank would become new South Boston courthouse - and apartments
Rendering by the Cedarwood Group.Two developers have filed plans to convert the old South Boston Savings Bank at 460 West Broadway, which already sort of looks like a courthouse, into a new home for...
View ArticleSouth Boston elected officials warn out-of-town colleges, high schools to get...
Four South Boston elected officials want statewide college and high-school associations to tell their students not to go all Clockwork Orange during this year's St. Patrick's parade.In a letter to the...
View ArticleDinner and a show at Castle Island
Laurie Crist went out for dinner and a show at Castle Island this evening: Dinner from Sullivan's and the show of windsurfers on Pleasure Bay.Free tagging: Castle IslandPleasure BayNeighborhoods: South...
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