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by Rick Winterson The Fort Point Theater Channel (FPTC) has produced many fine, memorable live performances over the past several years. One of the more remarkable of these was the first performance on October 1 of “Basra-Boston Connections” in the Atlantic Wharf performance space at 290 Congress Street. This stirring production, which was blessedly free to all, will be repeated on Friday evening, November 4 in Arts at the Armory in Somerville (191 Highland Avenue). Here again, admission will be free. “Basra-Boston Connections” is one result of an Iraq-U.S. collaboration entitled The Boston-Basra Project. “Connections” combines live theater, poetry, and music on a stags that actually uses studio arts like paintings and photography to create a flexible and striking performance space. A word about Basra: [...]

The "Learn to Swim" Class was splishin' and splashin' with instructor Miss Mary Devlin and sporting the coolest T's in town. The "Learn to Swim" Class is for girls and boys ages 3+ and runs for 6 weeks on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6pm. The next session begins in early November. Please call James at the Condon CC, (617)635-5100 for more information. The BCYF Condon has a full gym, pool and computer lab schedule with "something for everyone" including the top notch "Lobsters" youth swim team and a great water aerobics class for adults. Visit our friendly staff at 200 D Street from 1:30-9:30pm, M-F. #alwaysreppin' #teamcondon Photo by Barbara Kelly

Since 2000 A.D., South Boston has been blessed with a Street Festival in September. Non-stop entertainment, many civic groups, 100 merchants, and thousands of spectators have made it into a traditional “Southie time”. Last Saturday, September 17, was no exception. The entertainment deserves special mention, including the Woods School of Irish Dance, Ultimate Self Defense, and Miss Linda’s School of Dance. A high point was the return of Thomas Park Band, a cover band that (somehow) does their own thing – putting their own unique interpretation on each number. And once again, the weather smiled. Photos by Rick Winterson The girls from Woods School of Irish Dance step off for the Festival crowd. That’s a guest tooth courtesy of the South Boston [...]

Some 35 children served by South Boston’s Tierney Center started school with a new backpack full of school supplies and new clothes provided by Massport. This is the 9th year that Massport has partnered with programs in South Boston and East Boston to support families at the start of school year.

On September 7 we welcomed our K2 to 6 grade students, families, faculty and staff to another wonderful school year of faith, family and academic excellence at South Boston Catholic Academy.  In the morning we gathered in the school yard, with our school community for morning prayer. In the classroom, Ms. McCarthy read "First Day Jitters" by Julie Danneberg to her brand new first graders. We were not expecting the surprise ending! After a class discussion, we learned that many of us had the jitters on our first day of school - including Ms. McCarthy!  We took care of that by learning a new poem called, "Jitter Juice."  Of course, we then had to make jitter juice. It was extra fun when we got to [...]

By Rick Winterson You have heard that Joseph “Dodo” Nee died this week. He fought a long and a largely successful battle against his illness, but it finally overcame him. His death is a great and very sad loss to the South Boston community. Residents of our beautiful neighborhood saw Dodo everywhere; he took part in our lives with great joy. We have chosen a photo from South Boston Online’s archives that shows Dodo (to the left) as we would like to remember him – with his friends, taking part in a fundraiser, a “Southie time” for the South Boston Collaborative Center, one of his favorite and most successful community projects.

Rep. Collins Marries Dr. Olivia Liff in Ceremony at Gate of Heaven Church Representative Nick Collins married his fiancée, Dr. Olivia J. Liff, in a wedding ceremony at Gate of Heaven Church on August 13, 2016. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Joseph M. White. The couple attended Boston Latin School together in the 1990s and were introduced by a mutual friend from South Boston in late 2014. When they met, Olivia was living in her home neighborhood of Jamaica Plain and was in midst of her medical residency at Boston Medical Center. The clinical part of her work took her to the South Boston Community Health Center and the Marian Manor. Rep. Collins had this to say about his bride, “I knew right [...]

    Perhaps you have heard of Steve Sennett.  Maybe you know him.  He’s 33, a born-and-brought-up South Bostonian, who most recently lived on East Second Street.  Steve is a devoted craftsman, too – a member for the past 15 years of Local 17, Sheet Metal Workers.  He’s a hard worker, well fitted for a craftsman’s life in the booming construction scene in and around Boston.  In his spare time, Steve enjoys camping – he’s an active and enthusiastic outdoorsman. On Sunday, June 26 – an even two months ago as you are reading this issue of South Boston Online – Steve suffered a violent, near-fatal automobile accident in New Hampshire’s White Mountains near Sculptured Rocks.  He was returning from the outdoor scenes he loved to [...]