SouthBoston TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door JANUARY 9, 2014; Vol.2 Issue 8 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE Monday, January 6th. His opponent in the quest for the presidency was Ayanna Pressley, who currently holds This Week’s an at-large council seat. Bill Linehan will be taking over as president from Poll On Stephen Murphy. Murphy will remain on the Boston City Council in his at- Page 2 large position which he was reelected to in November. South Boston Today extends its congratulations to one of this community’s own for his new position and wishes him much success South Boston Today in the coming year. In the recent city election for the District 2 council seat, which includes all of South Boston, China Town and the South End, Linehan defeated his opponent, Suzanne Lee by a comfortable margin garnering strong support not @SBostonToday Bill Linehan Chosen Boston only from his South Boston base but SOUTH BOSTON TODAY also from other parts of his district. His City Council President Staff Report win in the November final was credited ith the support of newly long time council colleagues, District to the hard work and attention to detail Go to our South Boston Today elected citywide councilor 2 Boston City Councilor Bill Linehan he has been showing to all constituents page to vote on our weekly poll. Michelle Wu and district was elected to the Presidency of that in every part of District 2. Make sure you like & share SBW Today half pg front cover ad:Layout 1 11/12/13 1:08 PM Page 1 councilor Tim McCarthy along with 5 body by a healthy 8-5 vote this past CONTINUED ON page 4 Sophisticated Comfort Food Has Come to Southie! Stephi’s in Southie At the new Eleven West Building 130 Dorchester Avenue Corner of Dorchester Avenue and West Broadway at MBTA Red Line Station Open daily for Lunch, Dinner + Drinks: 11:30am - 2am. Brunch on Saturdays + Sundays: 10am - 3pm. 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Is the Flat Earth Society out, although the recent events looking for new members? in Antarctica seem to show some It’s reassuring for Boston’s future otherwise intelligent people live that Mayor Walsh’s first thought as in a state of denial of reality. he looked at the foot and a half of In order to substitute the new snow was to appoint a snow prophecy of their GWRW, Al removal honcho, not a botanist for Gore and a group of scientists the public gardens. sailed to Antarctica to record the That appointment and the disappearance of the Ice Cap. idea that those scientists are Remember! Five years ago this where they can’t do any harm is past December Gore predicted enough to keep me warm even the Ice Cap would have virtually in this weather. “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else” -Benjamin Franklin Menino Era As Defined By Political Observers ith the end of Tom Menino’s reign, and the beginning of a new one in Mayor Marty Walsh, there have been many different Wdescriptions of Tom Menino’s tenure. Below are the recent words that some Boston political columnists at several major publications have used to describe Tom Menino during his time in office. Boston Herald: micro manager (Howie Carr) Boston Magazine: Thin skinned ruthless sob (September 2013 cover), grudge holder, “when one man makes the rules, there are no Make sure you like & rules” (contributing reporters) Boston Globe: Intimidating, thin-skinned, insecure, petty, imperious share South Boston (Scott Lehigh) Vindictive tendencies (Lawrence Harmon) This week’s South Boston Today Poll asks you to vote on how you would Today with your friends! describe Tom Menino: Outstanding • Thin Skinned • Grudge holder • Petty • Vindictive • Fair www.southbostontoday.com www.SouthBostonToday.com South BostonToday @SBostonToday SouthBoston PO Box 491 • South Boston, MA 02127 TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door South Boston Today is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of Publisher Editor In Chief Managing Editor the space occupied by the error. All South Boston Today produced artwork, design, and layout John Ciccone Brian R. Mahoney Brian P. 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So yes South Boston, or an event that highlights anyone’s couple of Boston issues in and investments” with taxpayers brace yourselves for the annual sexual orientation. This drives some S the news that sort of got over bearing the burden. onslaught of negativity that will be folks absolutely crazy that they looked with all the storm news as Next issue up: The St. Patrick’s coming our way over the parade. cannot make it such. Everyone of late. First, Mayor Walsh made Day/Evacuation Day Parade. New They will work hard to demonize our knows that they, the radicals, have the decision, over some police brass Year’s Day had not even arrived yet war veterans for wanting to keep the every right in the world to have their objections not to arm selected BPD and the local resident whiner, Boston parade a family themed event. There own parades on any other day and units with AR-15 rifles. He cited Herald ‘columnist’ Peter Gelzinis are those who just can’t stand the fact in any location that do just that. And several reasons for his decision; I’m was already baiting the mayor- that they haven’t been able to get their everyone also knows that this is not guessing it was after being advised elect about who should be allowed way and dissolve this South Boston what these radicals want at all. They by some of the lefties who have his to march and how the new mayor tradition. It’s a parade that celebrates a want to crash this parade, make their ear. Though I personally disagree should stand up to the South Boston military victory and an Irish Catholic statements, get their publicity and with the decision, simply because it’s Allied War Veterans who are the Saint and the content of it is geared to wreck a long standing South Boston not good to have the cops outgunned parade organizers. Gelzinis probably families. It is not an anti-war protest CONTINUED ON page 16 by gang members who illegally couldn’t wait for Christmas to be possess more powerful weapons over so he could get to work stirring than the standard issue 40 caliber up negative controversy in South handguns the city department gives Boston. It’s what he does. His act is SOUTH BOSTON them, it was his decision and only his well known, it’s old and it’s tired. DENTAL ASSOCIATES, INC. to make and must be respected. Mayor Walsh has already indicated 29 Farragut Road, South Boston, MA But if Marty will indulge me I that he probably would not march 617-268-1030 too have a bit of advice. Speaking in the parade if the radical ‘Veterans as someone with knowledge on this for Peace’ and their leftist supporters subject, I can confirm that the price were denied a permit. That too is tag on those proposed AR-15’s was Marty’s choice. The parade got along HAPPY NEW YEAR! said to start at $2500. That’s too just fine without Mayor Menino’s high. You can get good quality AR’s participation for all these years, he Let's start the New Year off with that starting at around $900. Why do I wasn’t missed, and it will do fine with bright white smile! bring this up? Because like most or without Mayor Walsh. But let me taxpayers, I want to see our hard remind Mayor Walsh, the radicals earned tax dollars spent wisely. To be who want so badly to crash the event overcharged for something, anything and turn it into a circus and to all JANUARY that can be purchased for a heck of those in the media who play right a lot less isn’t a wise way to keep a into this tiresome game: It doesn’t Special good wrap on the budget and it has matter a bit what Marty Walsh, the a direct effect on the residents of the media, myself or anyone else wants city.