PHOTO BY BILL BRETT M Street Beach in Boston. SOUTH BOSTON — You might not think that you are in South Boston when you hit M Street Beach. With crowds packing the shoreline, the area has more of vibe of say Miami, Florida’s South Beach, says Caught in Southie on its guide to area beaches. Even if the crowds packing the beaches have changed from the days when families would flock to M Street, L…

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NEEDHAM — A segment on the award-winning television magazine show “Chronicle” about our own Bill Brett and his fifth book, “Boston: Irish” was re-aired on the show recently. The segment also gives an exclusive sneak peek of the cover of “Boston: Game Changers,” Bill’s latest book, which is expected to be released this fall. (Just in time for Christmas!) You can view it here.

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NANTUCKET SOUND — Bill Brett was on the ferry from Nantucket to the Cape when the boat got an announcement that it was a woman’s birthday. A rendition of “Happy Birthday” followed soon after. Bill, who was traveling back from covering the Ireland Funds Nantucket Celebration, was seated next to Tom Sexton, a Boston-based bagpiper who had performed at the Ireland Funds event. (We’ll publish his photographs from that event in the coming days.) Sexton…

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