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Once a working-class Irish neighborhood, South Boston (known as "Southie" to locals) has, in recent years, become a vibrant neighborhood filled with young families and urban professionals. Part of the attraction of Southie is, of course, the easy access to downtown Boston and public transportation. But residents say
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BOSTON – In an upstairs loft in South Boston, watercolor paintings line the walls of Dan McCole's studio and living space. His works depict scenes from the streets nearby and some of the locals who live there. McCole, who grew up just six blocks away, on East Broadway, on
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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
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STATE HOUSE — Arlington Police Chief Fred Ryan said some of his officers were a bit uneasy when the department rolled out a program that would embed a civilian — in this case a public health clinician — on patrol alongside officers. But after seeing the successes of the Arlington Outreach Initiative, Ryan
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BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence the longtime girlfriend of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to three more years in prison for refusing to testify about whether anyone else helped Bulger after he fled the city. Catherine Greig already is serving an 8-year sentence for
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BOSTON – In her legendary 1994 National Prayer Breakfast speech, Mother Teresa exclaimed: "I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child… How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with
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The New England Conservatory is at the forefront of cultural renewal in Boston's urban neighborhoods. Through their Community Performances & Partnerships Program, musicians offer free concerts at homeless shelters, public schools, hospitals, rehabilitative facilities, community centers, and other diverse venues. Created in 2003 to bring classical music to
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Irish Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys won applause at Sunday morning's St. Patrick's Day breakfast when she said the Irish in Massachusetts have thrived in politics, business and culture, and called Boston "the Irish capital of America." Noting she'
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