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One of the most appealing reasons to live in South Boston is it's central location to three major train stations and bus stops on just about every corner. Thousands of residents and visitors use the extensive MBTA system of trains and buses to get in and around Boston. Commuting into Boston for work is a snap. Public transportation via bus, subway, and commuter train serves as a vital link between Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and the greater Metro-Boston area.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  •  11:00am-6:00pm

Come visit us at the South Boston Street Festival and you’ll have a chance to win an iPad!! There will be live entertainment, over 100 local merchants, artists and organizations. There will be fun for all ages and it is even pet friendly. Hope to see you there!

“You can take the Girl out of South but you can’t take the Southie out of the Girl” Even if you move away from South Boston, it has a way of staying with you.  One former Southie girl, Malena Luongo from East Third Street, moved to L.A., but Southie blood still ran though her veins.  Her love of her hometown inspired her to create an original print to represent her favorite childhood places.  These posters can be customized to represent your hometown favorite places too!!! They come in two sizes and all different colors.

 "I wanted to stay connected to my roots in Southie so I created a poster to hang in my apartment. When I posted the picture on Facebook, everyone loved it, so I opened and Etsy shop and put them up for sale."

This poster would make the perfect gift for Southie residents past and present.  If you just bought or rented a new place and want something to remember home, this is the poster for you!

To purchase your Southie poster visit:http://www.etsy.com/shop/wearebornandraised

About Malena:
Malena graphic designer who found her aesthetic voice at the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University and early on, developed her skills at South Boston-based Blackcoffee Design. In September she plans to resign from her position as Art Director at the Milken Family Foundation to explore new opportunities as the owner of Malena Marie Design. 

Football season is upon us and there is no better place to watch the games than South Boston. There is an endless list of sports bars that offer multiple large flat screens airing different games so that you will never miss a play!

The Stadium - Whether you are watching the game or looking to listen to some of the hottest local bands, Stadium South Boston is your weekend destination. We are the ultimate sports-viewing bar with more than 20 HD TVs.

Boston Beer Garden – The Boston Beer Garden subscribes to all the premier sports subscription services so you never have to miss a sporting event!

The Playwrite - One of the South Boston’s favorite neighborhood bars for over a decade now. Our long oak bar, that stretches from end to end, offers a wide variety of draughts, spirits and fine wines. The friendly, sports inspired atmosphere is the perfect place to root for your favorite team while enjoying some solid bar fare.

Jerry Remy’s – In 2010, Jerry Remy built a new type of dining, sports and entertainment viewing experience. The vision to create a stylized yet casual restaurant where great contemporary American cuisine complements the unique flair of Jerry Remy was realized in 2010. This new location at Liberty Wharf on Boston harbor allows for a unique waterfront dining and sports experience.

So don’t miss the Pats season opener on September 9^th as they undoubtedly beat the Titans!! Go Pats!

Adults $32 / Children $19.20

Experience the city's celebrity history on a bus tour to film locations from popular television shows and movies.

Get the inside scoop on all of the movies and television shows that have filmed in Boston:

• See where the chase scene took place in The Town
• Grab a drink at L Street Tavern from Good Will Hunting
• Visit 10 locations from The Departed, including the climatic rooftop scene
• Glimpse at buildings from Boston Legal and Ally McBeal
• Learn secrets behind the filming of Mystic River, Legally Blonde, Fever Pitch, 21, and Gone Baby Gone

Begin your tour from Boston Common, a 50-acre park centrally located within the city. Travel to the brownstone-lined streets of Beacon Hill. Then it is off through Back Bay to Copley and the largest Irish neighborhood in the city—South Boston, or otherwise known as "Southie." Your tour ends around the North and West Ends.

For more information visit expedia.com and click on the Things To Do tab.

637 East First Street

Total square footage: 29,211 square feet

Housing: 23 residential units

This 29,000 SF project will create 5 one-bedrooms, and 18 two-bedrooms ranging in size from 750 SF to 1,408 SF on a vacant lot.  Twenty-four parking spaces will also be constructed.

The yearlong construction process will begin in the fall of 2012, and 75 construction jobs will be created.

Real estate is not the only think that’s cooking in South Boston. Now you have more to drool over that the low interest rates! There are two new huge names coming to this small town, Stephanie’s on Newbury and Tasty Burger!!

Stephanie’s, the swanky Newbury Street eatery, will be opening a third location, in South Boston. The restaurant, which has a location on Newbury Street and another on Tremont Street in the South End, plans to open a full service restaurant at 11 West Broadway, the former home of the Quiet Man Pub. The restaurant will serve comfort food with lunch and dinner seven-days-a-week and brunch on the weekends.

Tasty Burger, the much loved Fenway burger joint, will be opening its doors to South Boston customers, but with no patio. The hours will be from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Friday – Saturday. There will be no inside seating and food will be served through a take-out window. The new restaurant will be located in the former home of the Boathouse.

Those are just two additions to the already overflowing amount of restaurants that South Boston has to offer. Southie is not only the place to live but also the place to dine! BON APPETIT!

This weekend weather is calling for rain, so take this opportunity to take a break from the beach to come by Capital Residential Group to check out all of our new listings. Whether your looking to rent, buy or sell the experienced agents at CRG are ready to assist you.  Call, click or stop by today!

611 East Broadway, South Boston • 617-268-1119

 Vanessa@capresidential.com • www.capresidential.com

In the past decade, South Boston has evolved more than most Boston neighborhoods, becoming one of the trendiest places to live.

Once the part of town that even locals avoided, the Fort Point Channel has seen a transformation over the past ten-years into one of the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

Cresset Development, recently filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority for a 200,000 square-foot project on D street in South Boston across from the Boston Cenvention & Exhibition Center. The development at 411 D Street will consist of two residential buildings with retail/commercial space on the ground floor.

The developer of Pier 4 in South Boston’s Seaport District will build a $170 million apartment and retail tower. It is said that they expect to begin construction next spring on a 21-story tower that would include 357 apartments, retail stores, and an underground parking garage next to the Institute of Contemporary Art.

South Boston residents have taken a huge interest in the development of the waterfront.