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VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

West Broadway’s Unity Day

Anna White and Sr. Monica at Unity Day.

by Rick Winterson

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he West Broadway Task Force held its first Unity Day in two years. The last Unity Day took place in 2019.

Unity Day was a festive occasion, with perhaps the most emphasis (other than eating, meeting, and greeting) on staying healthy and communicating.

The festivities opened at 11

a.m. This was close to lunchtime, so grilled outdoor food was served immediately.

Terry and Teddy served up freshly popped popcorn; James and Claudia grilled a huge number of both hamburgers and hot dogs. Desserts included Italian ices in several flavors and takeaways from the Dunkin’ Donuts table. Another table held condiments, fruit (bananas, watermelon, and strawberries), and a variety of chips and other crunchies.

Hearing lively music is a key part of community gatherings like Unity Days in South Boston. Agustin Esnal served as the DeeJay for Saturday’s event. He played rhythmic pieces, with a Latin emphasis in many of them, for four non-stop hours. Agustin has many South Boston connections, including nine years as a member of Linda Doran’s Youth Ambassadors, whose group is sponsored by the South Boston Community Health Center located at F and West Broadway. While a Youth Ambassador, Agustin served four years as Continued on Page 3

A Success It Was

The South Boston Special Kids & Young Adults hosted their First Golf Tournament at George Wright Golf Course. Many people participated and enjoyed the beautiful weather. There were amazing raffles and lots of great prizes. Special thanks to all that participated, volunteered and sponsored a hole. Lots of Photos Inside this weeks SBOL!

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ains fell on South Boston early this week – and to some extent, followed by bracing thunderstorms.

At times these rains fell heavily, leaving behind large puddles and backed-up gutters. It was almost as if our drain systems had forgotten how to do their jobs, which might be the truth after an almost completely dry summer so far.

You have certainly heard that most residents of the U.S. (including us)

are suffering from a historic drought.

Maybe some figures will make this seem more vivid. Monday’s rainfall amounted to 0.35 inches here in South Boston. There were a few “starts and stops” as the rain fell, so let’s just say we received around a half-inch. Well, the last time we got a half-inch of rain was late in June - 0.55 of an inch eight weeks ago – more than 50 days back. Now that’s really a dry spell!

Other municipalities have started to conserve water. Worcester has just begun restricting some of its daytime

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water usages. And you know that our forests, farmlands, and countryside are critically, even dangerously, dry. The prairie fire conditions out West are far more serious. And recent thunderstorms in Texas and even on Cape Cod have caused massive flooding, meaning that most of the rainfall ran off and could not be caught in a reservoir.

We don’t mean this to be discouraging. In fact, we have included a few small Southie photos showing that the rain we just received was mostly gentle and useful. And here’s a few final figures for you to think about: as of August 1 (three weeks ago), Boston’s major water reservoirs – Quabbin and Wachusetts – contained more than 400 billion gallons of water. That’s over 90% full, and roughly a year’s supply of water we have available.

Actually, even if we must conserve it for a while, South Boston residents are fortunate to have such a reliable supply of water on hand. An “attitude of gratitude” is what we should feel.

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Unity Day

a Youth Leader. Nowadays, he works as a photographer, videographer, recording artist, and a DeeJay. He personifies that South Boston saying – “Local boy makes good!” In addition to being the DeeJay, Agustin ran the drawings for gift certificates at nearby stores. Five of these gift certificates awarded every half-hour.

The very first winner of a gift certificate was named Anne. Congratulations, Anne, and for the record, Anne’s

James and Claudia serve burgers and franks.

winning number was 3-9-6-1-6-7.

BFD Engine 39 visited Unity Day from the Stationhouse on D Street, crewed by Chris (10 years as a firefighter), Cory (9 years), and Sean (7 months).

We were delighted to meet Michelle Persson-Reilly, the new Executive Director of Julie’s Family Learning Program, who assumed that position just three weeks ago on August 1.

Michelle and two people from the staff at Julies’ – Anne Fernandez-Buehrens

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and Winslow Holman – ran a booth at Unity Day. Another exhibitor at Unity Day was the City of Boston Emergency Management. A particular item that caught our eye was the notification service Boston offers when an emergency occurs. As Malik and Ky’ron explained, by enrolling in this service, you’ll be notified of any emergency situation that might affect you. An example could be the water main breaks that happened last week and closed off major streets like

parts of Charles and Tremont. Contact Boston.gov/emergency to find out how to sign up. Anna White, the City Hall liaison to South Boston, also dropped in at Unity Day, along with Sr. Monica.

And City Council President Ed Flynn came by with his daughter Caroline.

She has just completed an internship; Ed recently celebrated a birthday.

All in all, the West Broadway Unity Day was a good event put on by good people.

Anne won the very first drawing – a gift certificate to Target.

Popcorn, courtesy of Terry and Teddy.

The Engine 39 crew – Cory, Chris, Sean.

Malik and Ky’ron Boston’s Emergency Management.

Ed Flynn and his daughter Caroline.

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22nd South Boston Street Fest to be held Sept. 17

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he South Boston Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the South Boston Neighborhood De ve lopment C or p or at ion, is pleased to announce the 22nd South Boston Street Fest, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on East Broadway bet ween I a nd L streets.

Over the past 21years, the festival has grown to include more than 90 local businesses, artists, a nd c om mu n it y org a niz at ions a nd at tract s more than 8,000 residents and visitors throughout the day.

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place on two stages, providing festivalgoers with a fun-filled day for the entire family.

Enterta inment will include performances by Southie’s own classic rock and top 40s cover band Thomas Park, country si n g er/s on g w r iter Hou s ton Bernard, and more. There will also be performances by the Wood’s School of Irish Dance, Miss Linda’s School of Dance, a long with up – a nd-coming youth talent from our good friend Michael Caputo from Mu s ic B a l l E nt e r t a i n me nt .

FREE c h i l d r e n’s ac t iv it ie s will include ba lloon t wisters, caricature artists, costumed characters,

street per formers, a nd more. Be sure to keep an eye out for a roaming band of pirates.

A lfresco dining a nd libations will be available at The Broadway, Roza Lyons, Deja Brew, Café Porto Bello, and the Paramount. Enjoy a great selection of grab-and-go options from some of South Boston’s favorite food spots. including Publ ic o, Sa l ’s R i s tor a nte & Pizzeria, Capo, Lincoln, Hunter’s, Loco, the Sausage Guy, Larry J’s BBQ Café, and more.

Shop until you drop by enjoying outstanding one-dayonly savings from local retailers, including Bringing Up Baby, Bohdii Boutique, Deirfiúr Home,

Habit, In Good Company, Liz on E, Love Child, Neatly Nested, Southie’s Own, Stapleton Floral, LUXE home interior, and MYSTRIDE, just to name a few.

Local artists from South Boston will include Norman Crump, Deb Putnam, and Dan McCole, along with several artists from the Fort Point A r t s C om mu n it y (FPAC).

These talented people will be displaying and selling their art.

Be sure to stop by the booths of South Boston’s vital non-profit agencies; they will be providing information about their services.

For up-to-date i n f or m at ion, v i sit w w w. sout hbostonst reet fest.com

Southie Celebrated Local Celebrity Chef Lambert Givens

ocal celebrit y chef Lambert Givens gaining fans across America with his appearance o n “ B e a t B obby F l ay.”

Chef Lambert got back to his southern soul food roots, putting together a gumbo that

t he Fo o d Ne t wo r k chef cou ld not comp et e w it h.

“It’s a dream come true to get to bring my favorite recipe to a national audience.

Not ma ny people ca n say t hey Beat Bobby Flay, but I’m happy to ta ke t he w in home for Hunters,” he said.

Chef Lambert is the chef de cuisine at Hunter’s Kitchen and Bar on Dorchester Street.

H i s s out her n c om for t food has people l i ni ng up down the block each weekend, hoping for some shrimp and grits, chicken and dumplings, br i s ke t or f r ie d c h ic ken .

But when bat t l i ng t he celebrit y chef, Chef Lambert knew it was all about the roux!

“G u m b o i s n o t t h e easiest dish to ma ke. You’re combining a lot of f lavors, and you need to ma ke sure e ve r y t h i n g i s b a l a n c e d ,” Chef Lambert said.

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Junior Sailing Programs in South Boston The South Boston Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program went to the Harry McDonagh Junior Sailing Center at Castle Island for their First and only racing trip of the year, SBYC won both races Led by Tim Whelan and Sean Flaherty (images Below)

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Triathlon at Carson Beach

Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon was held at Carson Beach in South Boston. In the 14th annual event, Aaronn Gu of Brookline captured the title of top male athlete in the Olympic Distance race and Emily Tato of Somerville triumphed as the top female athlete. In the Sprint Distance race, Mohamad Alsabbagh of Somerville captured the title of top male athlete in the race and Reia Tong of New York, NY triumphed as the top female athlete.

An elite athlete jumps into the water at Carson Beach for the start of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon 2022.

(Photo by Adam Glanzman).

Somerville’s Mohamad Alasbbagh won the male division of the Olympic sprint triathlon with a time of 54:32. (Photo by Adam Glanzman for Columbia Threadneedle Investments)

Somerville’s Emily Tato won the female division of the Olympic triathlon with a time of 1:54. (Photo by Adam Glanzman).

An athlete expresses his joy at the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon 2022 (Photo by Brent Doscher)

An athlete participates in the bike leg.

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Athletes run into the water at Carson Beach. (Photo by Adam Glanzman).

An athlete looks to cool off while running at the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon 2022. (Photo by Adam Glanzman).

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Strand Theatre Awarded $200,000 in Grants

ayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture today announced the City of Boston has awarded $200,000 in grants to 12 individuals and organizations to support productions at the Strand Theatre in Upham’s Corner.

“The Strand Theatre has been an iconic landmark in the Dorchester neighborhood for more than a century, and it’s great to see such a diverse group of presenters sharing their work at the theater over the next year,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “This grant program provides us with a unique opportunity to support those presenters, while also making these productions more accessible to the surrounding community.”

This grant aims to assist presenters with mitigating costs to produce events at the Strand. The grant was open to all forms of performances, including dance, music, theater, film, and video. The City of Boston has set aside three five-week blocks on the Strand Theatre calendar throughout the next year for these productions.

“We’re thrilled to be able to help bring exciting, new programming to the Strand with this grant program and give small and emerging producers a chance to bring their visions to life,” said Kara Elliott-Ortega, Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston.

The Strand Theatre grantees include: Boston Bhangra, which will produce two dance events promoting Bhangra, a form of traditional Indian folk dance.

MAPOU Entertainment Inc., which will produce an event highlighting Haitian artists and vendors.

FaceMeStudios, which will produce its first collaborative project, FaceMe Body Gallery, a three-day event and gallery focused on sharing the stories of the women and their experiences with selfesteem and body dysmorphia.

4 Star Dance Studio, which will produce an event celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary of serving the community.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project, which will produce the five-year series As Told By: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage, starting with the New England premiere of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. CUSAV Entertainment, which will produce Mega Show, an annual event featuring Cape Verdean artists with proceeds benefiting children in Cape Verde.

Tony Williams Dance Center, which will produce a multimedia piece that tells the story of African slavery in America and includes dancers and spoken word.

OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, which will produce the annual musical theater production of Our Story!

Celebrating the African and African-American Experience through Spoken Word, Music & Dance, which takes place during Black History Month.

Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts, which will produce its 26th performance of Nubian Nativity, a nativity show focused on African-centered themes with an all-Black cast, in November 2022.

ANIKAYA/Akhra, Inc., which will produce The Women Gather, a ritual of healing performed by seven local and international ensemble members and a cohort of local dancers, singers, and performers.

Robby Thomas, who will produce “We Move in Color”, a musical revue that seeks to capture the African American narrative through music, poetry, dance, and visual art, with 300 tickets donated to the

community for the event.

Company One Theatre, which just completed a four-week production of the new play can i touch it?, with all tickets being Pay-What-You-Want.

“This grant gave us the opportunity to reinforce our mission— amidst a pandemic—by returning to the Strand with a story focused on its own community, told by a writer who calls both Roxbury and Dorchester home,” said C1 Co-Founder and can i touch it? director Summer L. Williams. “Over four weeks of performances, we partnered with over a dozen local communitydriven organizations connecting artists, activists, entrepreneurs, teens, families, and more—all coming together around a truly local piece of art which will continue to make

an impact far beyond Boston, with future productions already scheduled in Los Angeles and Cleveland, as well as a digital capacity to introduce this neighborhood and the Strand to the world. We are so grateful to partner with the City in creating meaningful performances at the Strand!”

Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $80,000 and were based on the scope of the production and grantees’ budget sizes. Productions must take place at the Strand, and the funding can be used for any production expenses, with the exception of the fourwall building space. Grantees receiving grants of at least $25,000 are required to make their productions Pay-WhatYou-Can or provide a required percent of free tickets to the community.

Applications for the next round of Strand Theatre grant funding will open in the fall of 2022. More information will be posted on boston.gov/strand.

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