A Street

Mystery stench permeates waterfront intersection

By adamg - 7/7/16 - 9:17 am

TruNE_79 wonders:

Holy crap, what was that horrid stench over near the corner of A & Congress this AM? People were nearly puking.

Bob Hammerling adds:

People keep passing by and checking the bottoms of their shoes. would love to know what the smell is.

Board affirms death sentences for two South Boston bars

By adamg - 4/9/16 - 1:37 pm

Proposed 100 A Street building in South Boston

The new 100 A St.

The Zoning Board of Appeals this week approved the replacement of Williams Tavern, 100 A St. and the Stadium Sports Bar, 232 Old Colony Ave., with the sort of fancy new housing that is rapidly taking over the neighborhood. Read more.

Riveting proposal on A Street: Developer would add three floors to old factory for new office building

By adamg - 1/7/16 - 3:25 pm

Architect's rendering of proposed 69 A St. building

Archtect's rendering (no, those are not vultures).

A developer has filed a proposal with the BRA to add three floors to the old Standard Rivet Co. building at 69 A St. and build a new six-story extension to create room for five floors of office space and a fitness club and retail space at the ground level. Read more.

Another South Boston bar to make way for condos

By adamg - 1/6/16 - 10:54 pm

Architect's schematic.

A developer has filed plans for a six-story luxury condo building at 100 A St. that would feature eight two-bedroom units and one with an almost unheard of four bedrooms on land now occupied by Williams Tavern and My Diner. Read more.

Another longtime Southie bar could be about to dry up

By adamg - 9/17/15 - 1:14 pm

Boston Restaurant Talk reports a developer has purchased the building at A and West 2 that houses Williams Tavern and My Diner and that, of course, its plans do not include keeping those two places open.