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18 10, 2017

The Joseph “Dodo” Nee Foundation’s “Time”

2017-10-18T14:40:13-04:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Featured|Comments Off on The Joseph “Dodo” Nee Foundation’s “Time”

by Rick Winterson It was quite an event – truly memorable. The occasion was the first fundraiser for the Joseph “Dodo” Nee Foundation. The best way to describe the event is to call it a celebration – a celebration of Dodo Nee’s life. He was South Boston born-and-brought-up, a Marine veteran, a Boston firefighter for 28 years, and a participant in countless community activities right up until the day he died earlier this year. But most memorable of all were his roles as a family man and a friend of everyone he met. Hundreds showed up for the first fundraiser in support of the Joseph “Dodo” Nee Foundation last Friday evening at Florian Hall, the home of Boston Firefighters’ Local 718. That by itself symbolized [...]

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18 10, 2017

Condon “Friendship” Fundraiser at PubliCo NOV. 1

2017-10-18T14:50:35-04:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Featured, Happenings, News|Comments Off on Condon “Friendship” Fundraiser at PubliCo NOV. 1

by Rick Winterson Would you please reserve just a few evening hours about two weeks from now? On Wednesday evening, November 1, from 5 to 8 p.m.? The EVENT: “The Condon “Friendship” Fundraiser – a crucial fundraiser to support new and enlarged programs at the Condon Community Center. The LOCATION: PubliCo on the corner of Dorchester and West First Streets - #11 Dorchester Street, to be exact. A word or few about PubliCo: It’s a bistro with the full name of “Public & Company Street Bistro & Garden”. But it’s more than that, especially inside. There is a garden space in the middle of PubliCo’s interior. It has been carved out with an interior design that’s intelligent, innovative, and creative. How else would it be [...]

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18 10, 2017

The Crown Princess Docks

2017-10-18T14:04:35-04:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on The Crown Princess Docks

by Rick Winterson The Grand-cruise class ship, the Crown Princess, which is just over 900 feet long and can transport more than 3,000 passengers along with a crew of 1,200, docked at the Reserved Channel’s Black Falcon Terminal in Flynn Marine Park last weekend (OCT 14-15). This view of the Crown Princess is from the small, unnamed park area across the Reserved Channel from the Black Falcon, and next to the Summer Street Bridge. This follows upon the prior weekend (OCT 07-08), when three cruise ships were docked at the Terminal. As evidence of the Boston area’s popularity, were you aware that there have been times during October when absolutely no (yes, NONE!) rental cars were available around here? Part of the reason was the [...]

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28 09, 2017

Harry Uhlman’s 85th

2017-09-28T09:43:25-04:00September 28th, 2017|Categories: News|Comments Off on Harry Uhlman’s 85th

Jack Hart reprised his role as a favorite South Boston emcee last Saturday in the Boston Teachers Union Hall on Mt. Vernon Street, where he took the reins at Harry Uhlman’s 85th Birthday Party. He started the program by asking everyone to rise and sing “Happy Birthday” to Harry. And Jack then struck exactly the right note by mentioning that classic American popular song, “I’m Just Wild about Harry!”, because all of us there were wild about him (and still are). The reasons for this high esteem were evident. Many of the guest were “special kids”, all of whom have been dear to Harry’s heart for the last 25 years. They were having the time of their lives, socializing with perhaps as many as 500 [...]

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28 09, 2017

Washington Village 235 Old Colony: First Signs Major South Boston Development

2017-09-29T15:39:32-04:00September 28th, 2017|Categories: News, Real Estate|Comments Off on Washington Village 235 Old Colony: First Signs Major South Boston Development

Richard Campbell DJ Properties Development plan for Washington Village is a huge project in full swing with the first of eight buildings being built, on a 5acre site, to include over 656 units, and nearly 100,000 square feet of retail shops- largely reinventing the moribund corridor on the corner of Dorchester Street and Old Colony Avenue outside of Andrew Square.  It looks small on a map, but it is about replacing 192,000 square feet of existing “obsolete and vacant” properties that also includes parking for about 600 cars. The architectural firm designing the buildings is Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, PCA, who are perhaps best known locally for transforming Northeastern University campus centers, and many landmark retail/restaurant designs in New England. Halvorson Design is hired for the [...]

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21 09, 2017

TOM TINLIN JOINS HOWARD STEIN HUDSON AS INSTITUTIONAL AND PRIVATE MARKETS DIRECTOR

2017-09-21T10:55:30-04:00September 21st, 2017|Categories: News|Comments Off on TOM TINLIN JOINS HOWARD STEIN HUDSON AS INSTITUTIONAL AND PRIVATE MARKETS DIRECTOR

Howard Stein Hudson (www.hshassoc.com), a firm delivering transportation and engineering solutions for clients in Boston and throughout the region since 1987, recently celebrated their 30th anniversary at their corporate headquarters at 11 Beacon Street in Boston. Howard Stein Hudson is pleased to announce that Tom Tinlin joins our firm,  as Institutional and Private Markets Director.  Tom has a natural understanding and a deep expertise in advancing projects to completion.  With 30 years of experience, including service as MassDOT’s Highway Administrator and Commissioner of Boston Transportation Department, Tom looks forward to help improving mobility and the built environment for the people of New England. “It is terrific to have Tom Tinlin join our team,” says Tom Stokes, Chief Executive Officer. “We know his expertise will advance [...]

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13 09, 2017

The Punk & Poet Opens

2018-11-27T13:06:35-05:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Happenings|Comments Off on The Punk & Poet Opens

By Richard Campbell The soft opening for The Punk & Poet was just in time for the Patriots season opener. Despite how that went, the crowds showed up to usher in the renewal of the former Playwright with a more eclectic starter menu, and traditional vs. edgy interior design, featuring Punk graphics with Poet Portraits. The staff on hand adjusted early on to the demands of the crowd, and South Boston Online noted that the party stayed pretty lively until close, despite the Patriots loss. Stay tuned for a full restaurant review in the near future.      

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13 09, 2017

Vietnam Memorial Rededicated

2017-09-13T15:23:18-04:00September 13th, 2017|Categories: Happenings, News|Comments Off on Vietnam Memorial Rededicated

Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts, US Army ( center) 25 year US Navy veteran Ed Flynn and former Mayor Of Boston and U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn. by Rick Winterson OnSunday, September10, the 36th remembrance of the 25 South Boston veterans who gave their lives in Vietnam took place. A Memorial Mass was celebrated in St. Brigid Church at 10:30 that morning. The colors and the participants in the rededication of the Vietnam Memorial (the first in the nation) marched to the Memorial in MedalofHonorPark, arrivingatmid-day. Approximately200peoplehadgathered there to take part. It was fair and sunny. SpecialguestsincludedMedalofHonor recipientsRyanPittsandThomasKelley. John McDermott rendered the National Anthem. Fr. Robert Casey, Pastor of St. Brigid Church, spoke the Invocation, during which he also asked for prayers [...]

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6 09, 2017

Opening the Gate for Celtic Culture

2017-09-06T17:35:11-04:00September 6th, 2017|Categories: Editorial|Comments Off on Opening the Gate for Celtic Culture

By Richard Campbell It has been well over a year (June 2016) since the developer Oranmore Enterprises dropped the deal with the Archdiocese of Boston to develop the Gate of Heaven School, presumably in favor of some group renting the space for educational or community purposes. In absence of deep pockets or imagination, local groups definitely need some help untangling an intractable situation. This is a building that should find a hybrid purpose in order to engage significant philanthropic support. For that to happen, nostalgic aspirations must be supplanted by a clear institutional mission. The Gate of Heaven School presents so many opportunities for a creative architect, if only the stakeholders can find a real mission for the property. Instead of it viewing it as [...]

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