Maybe the New York Times was prescient
Sure, we all snorted when the Times said we're all calling South Boston SoBo these days, but next spring, the neighborhood could get an Italian restaurant called the Sobo Bistro. And on East Broadway,...
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The Globe reports Michael Norton is only using "Sobo Bistro" as a placeholder until he comes up with a better name for the Italian restaurant he wants to open at L and Broadway.The Boston Licensing...
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DA: After killing Amy Lord, man tried killing another woman
AttachmentSizeConley's statement on Alemany indictments6.18 KBAuthorities today announced the indictment of Edwin Alemany for the murder of South Boston resident Amy Lord and attacks on three other...
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One stabbed, one beaten in South Boston attack
Gates Street scene. Photo by Brian Fluharty.Police are looking for several white teens for an attack around 9 p.m. outside 10 Gates St. that sent one victim to the hospital with stab wounds to the...
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UPDATE: The more seriously injured man, Edwin Santos, died; two now face murder charges.A man was taken away in critical condition following a beating and stabbing around 5 p.m. at Bell's Market, 246...
View ArticleThird man sought for fatal stabbing at South Boston market
Even as a South Boston father and son were being arraigned on murder charges, police continued to hunt for a third man they say also took part in the killing of Edwin Santos outside a Dorchester Street...
View ArticleSuspect IDed in South Boston stabbing
Capt. John Greland at District C-6 reports police have applied for a warrant for a juvenile for a stabbing and beating Friday night on Gates Street.
View ArticleYo ho ho and a bottle of rum makes one South Boston burglar pretty sick
Capt. John Greland at District C-6 reports that on Monday, somebody broke into 795 E. 3 St., opened a full half-gallon of rum, drank almost all of it, couldn't handle it, vomited in the toilet, then...
View ArticleAll in the family: Brother of South Boston murder suspect now also charged...
Gabriel Sanchez is scheduled for arraignment in South Boston District Court today for his alleged role in the murder of a man at the entrance to Bell's Market on Dorchester Street on Sunday, the...
View ArticleNew handicap ramp in South Boston put to good use
File this under "Only in Southie."Technically, a concerned citizen was complaining about this, but hey, give the person credit for just parking a car on that "yard" instead of applying to the zoning...
View ArticleFlying off into the sunset
Stevil spent some time at Castle Island on Saturday afternoon.Copyright Stevil. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
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Fire destroys building on Summer Street in Fort Point
A fire reported at 4:29 a.m. at 327-333 Summer St. went to 8 alarms. Firefighters found heavy fire on several floors of the five-story brick building; they were ordered to evacuate around 5:05 a.m.,...
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Big fires in South Boston
As an industrial and warehouse district, the areas along Fort Point Channel and the harbor have had more than their share of fires over the decades. The Boston Public Library has posted a number of...
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Happy 21st Amendment Day
Eighty years ago today, the failed experiment of Prohibition ended, ending scenes like this one - a Boston police officer with a raided still in South Boston.Throughout Prohibition, news photographer...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to possible arson on West Broadway
Firefighters and arson investigators are at 354 West Broadway in South Boston, where somebody apparently tried to use gasoline to set the rear of the building on fire shortly after noon.Neighborhoods:...
View ArticleBicyclists urge Wu to backpedal on Linehan vote
Peter Stidman, director of the Boston Cyclists Union, is urging members and bike fans to call Michelle Wu - and other city councilors, but especially newcomer Wu - to try to convince them not to vote...
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Capt. John Greland at C-6 reports that around 11:25 a.m. yesterday, police were summoned to Dorchester Avenue and W. 4 Street for a suspicious bag about the size of a pressure cooker:Ended up being bag...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Walsh better have a spine
An irate citizen complains about space savers on Telegraph Street in South Boston:WTF?! Space holders in VISITOR PARKING?! Come on! The old Mayor's office was do-nothing on this stuff. I hope Walsh has...
View ArticleMan smacked with own cane at Andrew says nobody tried to help
UPDATE: Arrest made.WCVB interviews the man who was just standing at Andrew station on Saturday when some guy grabbed his cane and hit him with it.Meanwhile, Transit Police have released three photos...
View ArticleDorchester man charged with Andrew cane beating
Transit Police report arresting Miguel Velazquez, 20, of Dorchester today on charges he grabbed a disabled man's cane at Andrew station Saturday night and then hit him with it.Velasquez will be...
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