Home prices are skyrocketing in South Boston, almost doubling in less than 15 years. What has been a boon for developers, though, has been cause for concern for long-time residents, who fear for the loss of the town as they once knew it.
According to a report in South Boston Online earlier this year, "the median sales price of a South Boston property in 2015 was $599,000, according to The Warren Group. In 2002, the median price was $300,000…. "(o)f those properties sold in 2015, 709 were condominiums and 77 were one-family residences."
Everyone knows that Boston has a bedtime, but did you know that Boston also banned Christmas? That's right — the Pilgrims banned Christmas for over two decades in the 17th century, punishing those who celebrated the holiday.
