Romina Bendo and Patrick Dillon Enter the Mayor of Southie Race
With great excitement we can announce Romina Bendo and Patrick Dillon as Candidates for Mayor of Southie in 2022. Romina is a proud, hard-working Southie mom who has a long track record of working in public service and believes her campaign is a great opportunity to give back to the community that has helped her so much over the years. [...]
Missing on Mass Ave Facebook Page Offers Support for Families
By Ginger DeShaney One mother’s love has sparked an online community that offers support and comfort to families with loved ones on Mass & Cass. Dawn Cobb started the Facebook page “Missing on Mass Ave” at the end of October as a group where family and friends can post about their loved ones who are believed to be missing or [...]
Community Comes Together to Make Diaper Depot Dream a Reality
By Ginger DeShaney Cheryl Itri had a dream to create a Diaper Depot and the community came together to make it a reality. Itri, director of early education & care programs at South Boston Neighborhood House, envisioned a place where families could access what they need for their babies without barriers and without judgment. The Ollie Diaper Depot’s grand opening [...]
SBCA Jimmy Flaherty Breakfast & Essay Poster Competition Topics Announced
SBCA Jimmy Flaherty Kickoff Breakfast Saturday, February 26th SBCA President Tom McGrath and Executive Board are pleased to announce that on Saturday, February 26th,2022, at the Kick-off Breakfast, The Henry Knox Award Presentation will take place at the Seapoint Restaurant, 367 East 8th Street, at 10:00 a.m. Family, friends and neighbors are respectfully invited to attend this wonderful event. A [...]
Dorchester Bay City – 2022 Update
by Rick Winterson For the past few years, a project entitled “Dorchester Bay City” (DBC) has been in the works – from initial exploratory discussions to the formation of development/construction organizations, and recently followed by the first property usage plans and proposed building designs. Briefly, the DBC development agent is Accordia Partners, LLC; the DBC area is just over 35 [...]
Dorchester Bay City – “Housing and Economic Development”
The second of four virtual meetings in 2022 concerning the proposed Dorchester Bay City project (the “DBC”) took place via ZOOM on Thursday, January 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. The two key topics discussed were housing, followed by economic development, with particular emphases on affordable housing and jobs that would become available as DBC is developed. The overall outline [...]