By John Lynds Last week the Democrats had a huge victory as the U.S. Senate failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obama Care. While there was much to celebrate as several Republicans, like Senator John…
Month: August 2017
175 McClellan Highway Eyed for Large Development
By John Lynds Gate Residential Properties, LLC and Bulgroup Colorado LLC. have filed a Letter of Intent with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to develop 175 McClellan Highway into a mixed use development. The 143,139 sq. ft. parcel…
Barnes School Senior Housing Celebrates Milestone
By John Lynds Before the first tenant moved into the Barnes School Senior Housing Development ten years ago, East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) Executive Director Al Caldareli had been trying for years to convert the abandoned former school and…
It’s All in the Name:Eastie Band, Wild Painting, Releases First CD
By John Lynds The first time you hear the alternative rock band Wild Painting play live you quickly realize this is a band that should be on the radio. The band, founded last year by four East Boston Zumix teens,…
Discount Sox Tickets for Area Students
For less than the cost of movie ticket, East Boston students can enjoy the magic of Boston Red Sox baseball at Fenway Park this summer. The Red Sox are offering young fans affordable tickets to games through the team’s Student…
Mural on Greenway to Feature Eastie Grandmothers
By John Lynds Boston’s Office of Immigrant Advancement’s Heidi Schork,who runs the office’s Mural Crew program is looking for community involvement for an upcoming mural at the East Boston Greenway. Schork and the Mural Crew are starting one mural in…
A New Collective, the Shout Syndicate Announces a New Fund for Greater Boston Youth Arts Organizations
A new collective, The Shout Syndicate, made up of music industry veterans in Boston, has come together to help support Boston-area youth arts programming. The group announces the first three of many fundraising efforts aimed at establishing a competitive grant…
Hilton Garden Inn to Hold Public Meeting on Adding Hotel Rooms
By John Lynds Several years ago when First Bristol first pitched a hotel at a vacant lot along Boardman Street and McClellan Highway that had been a community eyesore for decades, it came with several community benefits. One of those…
Eastie Resident and Entrepreneur James Testa’s Energy Drink Taking Off
By John Lynds When East Boston resident James Testa launched his energy-drink company last winter as part of a entrepreneurship class he was taking as a senior at Suffolk University, he didn’t know what to expect. Testa, who graduated from…
EBHS Gets All New Windows
By John Lynds Being located under a flight path, East Boston High School received soundproof windows from Massport decades ago. However, those windows are long gone and were replaced several times with windows from Boston Public Schools. “The last round…