For the past 25 years Zumix’s Corey DePina has not only been been an artist, but also an emcee, teaching artist, and youth worker. DePina has dedicated his life to using hip hop as a tool for positive youth development. …
More to Come: Davis Companies Donates to Zumix and Piers Park Sailing Center
Christmas came early for East Boston’s popular neighborhood music program Zumix, as well as Piers Park Sailing Center through a generous donation to both groups by the Davis Companies. On Monday, Stephen Davis of the Davis Companies stopped by Zumix’s…
Speaker DeLeo Tours New Social Centers Pilot Program
House Speaker Robert DeLeo stopped by the Social Centers to check out a new pilot program that is a collaboration between the Social Centers, Neighborhood Villages, Bunker Hill Community College and Urban College. Speaker DeLeo visited a classroom at the…
RisingEMOTIONS: East Boston Comes to the Greenway
On Saturday, the community came together at the East Boston Branch Library to unveil a new art installation outside the library on the East Boston Greenway that brings attention to sea-level rise and climate change. Science has told us that…
The Mayor’s Trolley Tour And Tree Lighting
Eastie’s Nantucket Lightship Receives Prestigious Federal Grant
Since 2009, Eastie has played host to a national treasure. The giant red lightship docked on Marginal Street was declared a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1989. Since then there has been a push locally to restore the historic Lightship…