West 3rd Street

South Boston gets a water fountain, at least until BWSC shuts off the flow to a busted main

By adamg - 9/7/22 - 11:13 pm

Live Boston reports Boston Fire and BWSC crews reported to A and West 3rd streets tonight after a water main went kablooie. BWSC has shut the water off, but expect road closures in the area.

Developers propose expanding former South Boston church into 35 residential units

By adamg - 9/10/21 - 9:56 pm

Developers who bought the former St. Vincent de Paul Church at E and West 3rd streets in South Boston say they will soon file plans to add a couple floors to the building to create a 35-unit residential building. Read more.

Citizen complaint of the day: A pizza topping even worse than pineapple

By adamg - 6/14/21 - 10:18 pm

A disgusted citizen filed a 311 report after being dive bombed by a seagull at lunch time on West 3rd and C streets in South Boston this afternoon: Read more.

Citizen complaint of the day: Michelin Man wakes up from a bender and wonders where the rest of him is

By adamg - 11/21/20 - 3:01 pm

Michelin Man wonders where the rest of him is

A concerned citizen files a 311 complaint about this bodyless Michelin Man on West 3rd Street, between C and D, in South Boston.

Yutz who used a rooftop planter for an ashtray sparked a fire that damaged three buildings in South Boston

By adamg - 5/23/16 - 12:07 pm

Firefighters on the roof of 57 W. 7 St. in South Boston

Firefighters making sure the fire is out. Photo by BFD.

The Boston Fire Department reports "careless disposal of smoking material" sparked a fire around 11:45 a.m. on the roof of 57 W. 7 St. that jumped to the siding at 55 and 59 W. 7 St. - "specifically using a rooftop planter as an ashtray."

The department reports no injures; six residents of 57 W. 7, however, were displaced.