South Boston

Citizen complaint of the day: Houses aren't supposed to lean like that, are they?

By adamg - 8/30/15 - 7:32 pm

A concerned citizen frets about his house on E. 8 Street in South Boston:

House is falling over more than ever before and now looks like it's causing house next door to sag.

H/t Trevor Maloney.

Sure, it's $4,500 a month, but look at the views

By adamg - 8/29/15 - 11:36 pm

Castle Island regular Eileen Murphy ran across some people filming "World's Smallest House" with a tiny unit they probably just brought in for the filming, rather than something they're actually going to try to rent out, although one would probably have to check with the BRA to be sure.

Nightboats

By adamg - 8/28/15 - 10:01 pm

Eileen Murphy captured some boats moored off South Boston tonight.

Fight over South Boston restaurant not over

By adamg - 8/25/15 - 2:51 pm

Residents opposed to a restaurant planned for Dorchester and Dresser streets meet tomorrow to figure out their next steps now that the Boston Licensing Board has agreed to grant it the license it needs to open. Read more.

A hammock kind of day

By adamg - 8/17/15 - 6:22 pm

Hammock at M Street Beach in South Boston

Eileen Murphy spotted somebody cocooned in a hammock at the M Street beach in South Boston today.

Gwen Betts, meanwhile, took a moment out from reading a book to give us a foot's eye view from the Greenway hammock she's in this afternoon: Read more.

Body recovered from Reserved Channel

By adamg - 8/15/15 - 11:33 am

First responders rushed to the Summer Street bridge around 8:30 a.m. on a report of a person in the water. Eileen Murphy reports they recovered a body.

South Boston suspect all wet

By adamg - 8/14/15 - 12:21 pm

A man who apparently decided to try to evade justice at South Boston Municipal Court shortly before noon quickly found himself being tracked by Boston police officers. Eventually, as one does in Southie, he found himself at the water, in this case the beach at O Street. Read more.

Citizen complaint of the day: The South Boston dust bowl

By adamg - 8/14/15 - 10:31 am

A concerned citizen complains about the clouds of dust bursting from the St. Augustine project, in which the former school is being demolished. Another concerned citizen reports the entire neighborhood now reeks of paint.

Vertex didn't hire as many people as it promised Boston for its new HQ, so it's giving up part of the tax break it got

By adamg - 8/10/15 - 9:14 pm

Mayor Walsh says his administration and Vertex have negotiated a roughly 25% cut in a property-tax deal for Vertex because the company did not bring as many jobs to the South Boston waterfront as it had originally said it would. Read more.

Two South Boston break-in attempts don't end well for would-be burglars

By adamg - 8/10/15 - 11:31 am

Capt. John Greland at District C-6 reports that a guy who'd come all the way up from Rhode Island spent most of his weekend in a holding cell after he was arrested for an attempted breaking and entering at 652 E. 2 St. around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday.

Around 12:10 a.m. today, somebody else tried breaking into a residence at 46 O St., only to be confronted by the owner, who made it clear the guy was not welcome. He's described as white, 5'8" and heavy, wearing ripped blue jeans and a black hoodie.

Pavilion rocks

By adamg - 8/8/15 - 11:32 pm

Mallory Mathias couldn't get enough of the "amazing sound" at the Need to Breathe show at the Bue Hills Bank Pavilion on the South Boston waterfront tonight.

Seaport Legal wants to test later hours on patio

By adamg - 8/6/15 - 12:00 pm

CORRECTED: Application is only for LTK patio.

Legal Test Kitchen, 225 Northern Ave., goes before the Boston Licensing Board next week to seek permission to keep its outdoor patio open until 2 a.m. The restaurant currently has to shut it at 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Legal Harborside, 270 Northern Ave., meanwhile, hopes to gain permission to keep its patio open until 2 a.m. seven days a week.

The board considers the requests on Wednesday in its eighth-floor hearing room in City Hall. Hearings start at 10 a.m.

New developer unveils plans for replacing the old Anthony's Pier 4

By adamg - 8/5/15 - 9:12 am

The Boston Business Journal reports on Tishman Speyer's new look for the proposed office and residential buildings it wants to put on Pier 4. The actual old Anthony's building will be replaced with a park. The company purchased the property from another developer, who had BRA approval for its own plans, last December.

The Queen Mary 2 returns

By adamg - 8/2/15 - 8:07 pm

Queen Mary 2 at Black Falcon pier in Boston

Eileen Murphy spent some time watching the Queen Mary 2 today, as it approached the Black Falcon pier and after it docked at the pier.

For a size comparison, she also photographed a harbor water taxi as it passed the ship: Read more.

Somebody smashed up the little Lego wall on Congress Street

By adamg - 8/1/15 - 7:11 pm

The haters won't stop me.

Posted by Nate Swain on Saturday, August 1, 2015

The wall in better times - in June.

Sun goes down, moon comes up

By adamg - 7/31/15 - 9:27 pm

John Gage watched the sun go down from Nahant.

Southie Spots watched the blue moon rise over the Harbor Islands from South Boston: Read more.

Society of Arts and Crafts moving from Newbury Street to South Boston waterfront

By adamg - 7/31/15 - 10:52 am

Proposed Society for Arts and Crafts in South Boston

The BRA announced yesterday that the Society of Arts and Crafts will move into space set aside for cultural uses at the almost finished 100 Pier 4 residential building. Read more.

Man stabbed in South Boston

By adamg - 7/31/15 - 9:06 am

Around 3 p.m. Thursday on Patterson Way, the Globe reports.

Smaller version of proposed South Boston restaurant gains approval

By adamg - 7/30/15 - 4:19 pm

The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans for the proposed Republic restaurant at Dorchester and Dresser streets after the proposed owners - who are putting up the 30-unit residential building it will go in - agreed to shrink its size from 240 to 130 seats and to eliminate an outdoor patio along the street. Read more.

Boston 2024 details insurance plan; but what if stadium developer pulls a Filene's Hole?

By adamg - 7/23/15 - 9:50 am

Boston 2024 today released details of its plans to spend more than $100 million on insurance to cover the risks of a hurricane hitting Boston during the Olympics, terrorists striking the games, sponsors dropping out, ticket sales proving disappointing or entire countries boycotting the games. Read more.