Be Prepared: Snow Shoveling Tips + Suggestions
Peter Gailunas2024-01-13T10:37:41-05:00Last Tuesday, I saw a guy at D & West 9th Streets scraping the ice off his car with a stringless tennis racket. Then, on Wednesday, I saw a reel [...]
Why I hate Elf on the Shelf
Peter Gailunas2023-12-12T09:12:14-05:00I hate the Elf on the Shelf. One year, I spent almost two hours in a cold shed on December 1st looking for the box we stuffed the elf in [...]
History Lesson – Cocoanut Grove Fire
Peter Gailunas2023-11-28T17:59:29-05:00Eighty-one years ago, the deadliest nightclub fire in US history took place in Boston. 492 people were killed in 15 minutes by a raging inferno. The Cocoanut Grove - a [...]
Halloween Remembered – thoughts from a parent from 2010
Peter Gailunas2023-10-31T13:51:24-04:00a trip down memory lane (Editor's Note: This was originally published in November of 2010 - but still very much relevant.) When did Halloween become a week-long event? When I [...]
Everything, everywhere, all at once -The challenging feat of getting around Southie lately.
Peter Gailunas2023-10-18T13:54:59-04:00If you've been driving around the neighborhood lately, you've probably noticed how frustrating it is. Between the numerous construction projects, the replacement of underground pipes, and bus lanes, it has [...]
Hey, Southie! Let’s keep it clean.
Peter Gailunas2023-03-27T10:20:12-04:00Southie PSA It’s become very clear that Southie is dirty! The month of March is by far the dirtiest of all of the months in the neighborhood. Trash is strewn [...]
Caught in Southie: “King” Callum Walsh
Peter Gailunas2023-02-07T13:49:30-05:00Up-and-coming Irish boxing prospect “King” Callum Walsh popped into Peter Welch’s Gym in Southie on Monday to say hello and break James Murrin’s house record for punching power. He was [...]
Dos + Don’ts for Double Parking in Southie
Peter Gailunas2022-09-02T13:57:49-04:00Double parking is as much a part of Southie's culture as Castle Island and the Saint Patrick's Day Parade. Everybody has done it at one time or another. Some [...]
The Worst Intersections in South Boston
Peter Gailunas2022-08-09T16:52:49-04:00I’ve been driving in Southie since I was 16 and I’ve tackled everything from double parking to banging a U-y on East Broadway on a busy Saturday. I can parallel [...]
Great news – the new phone book is here!
Peter Gailunas2021-12-19T12:06:39-05:00How is this still a thing? Yesterday, I walked out my front door and discovered sitting on my stoop, a plastic bag containing two new phone books. Not one, but [...]
