Waterfront loses two dive bars - where people actually dived
Neil watched the Atlantic Beer Garden come down this morning to make way for one of those trendy waterfront residential towers.Unlike other dive bars, the Beer Garden and the neighboring Whiskey...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: We don't need public tic-tac-toe boards
A concerned citizen files a complaint about improper manhole-cover placement on K Street in South Boston:After cleaning this catch basin they put the cover on upside down. Manhole cover needs to be...
View ArticleMan wanted for making Black Friday withdrawal at Andrew Square bank
Fri, 11/23/2018 - 17:49The FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force is looking for a man who held up the East Boston Savings Bank branch at 501 Southampton St. around 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 23. Read more.Free tagging:...
View ArticleDeveloper tried to get around city requirement to provide affordable condos
The Dig takes a look at one South Boston condo project in which the developer sold the two "affordable" units she was required to have to herself, then sold them off at market rates. The BPDA only...
View ArticleWaterfront residents want revamped Northern Avenue Bridge open to just...
NorthEndWaterfront.com reports on a recent meeting on the currently closed bridge - which Mayor Walsh has said in the past he wants rebuilt to allow for cars to jam themselves into the existing crush...
View ArticleGood day for a ship commissioning
Adam Castiglioni is at the Flynn Cruiseport for the formal commissioning of the USS Thomas Hudner.
View ArticleMore stores and offices, less expo space planned for World Trade Center
Fidelity Investments, which owns the World Trade Center, has told the BPDA it plans to invest heavily in revamping the Word Trade Center, to add stores, offices and "public realm" space by re-purposing...
View ArticleThe sun came pouring in
See it larger.Moooonchiiilldd was up early enough to catch the sunrise over Pleasure Bay in South Boston this morning.
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Something stinks in South Boston
An aggrieved citizen files a 311 complaint about the skunks waddling rampant in South Boston:Wide spread skunks. There has been widespread skunks all around the neighborhood. My neighbor was sprayed...
View ArticlePoetry slams, podcasting and a gathering spot for writers coming to the Seaport
The mayor's office reports GrubStreet, which offers creative-writing classes, has been awarded space in a Fan Pier luxury condo building to create "a literary destination with year-round...
View ArticleBoo hoo hoo: Train died near Andrew
Update: Mere seconds after posting this around 9:15 a.m., we started seeing reports of new delays heading towards Alewife.A Red Line train died near Andrew during rush hour, causing delays for riders...
View ArticleFort Point Channel gets approval of seal
Lis the roving UHub photographer spotted this seal in Fort Point Channel in front of the Children's Museum near Seaport Boulevard today. She reports she alerted the Aquarium so they could check on him...
View ArticleClassic car on Congress
Roving UHub photographer Christine Beaton spotted this Chitty Chitty Bang Bangish car (without wings or Dick van Dyke, though) perched outside Metro Cafe on Congress Street today. That's not all that...
View ArticleWoman dies in South Boston fire
Fire scene. Photo by KMV.The Boston Fire Department reports a one-alarm fire at 380 East 8th St. early this morning claimed a woman's life.The department reports firefighters responded around 5 a.m. to...
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The Ghost of Christmas Future visits Fort Point Channel
Justin Teman took a walk along Fort Point Channel this morning, at least, the part that wasn't flooded.In October, the city released a plan to protect South Boston from an anticipated 3 1/2-food rise...
View ArticleIt got a bit aukward at Castle Island today
See it larger.Mary Ellen spotted a razorbill - a member of the auk family - at Castle Island today.
View ArticleThe annual plunge into Dorchester Bay
Bill Brett watched people in swimsuits run into the bay during the L Street Brownies' annual event.
View ArticleWhat a difference a day makes at the Pedialyte case
Eileen Murphy noticed what a run on Pedialyte means at the South Boston Rite Aid, with photos of the display case yesterday and then 24 hours later today.Either a whole bunch of babies got sick or the...
View ArticleWill the last chef out the door please turn off the lights? Amrhein's goose...
The Real Reporter reports (via Caught in Southie) that the Amrheins building on West Broadway is under agreement for sale to local developer Ryan Sillery. News of its eventual demise is not a sudden...
View ArticleMan charged with firing gun in South Boston home invasion
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 23:00Boston Police report arresting a Mattapan man for opening fire during a home invasion at 61 Logan Way on Dec. 8. Read more.Free tagging: GunsLogan WayNeighborhoods: South...
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