San Francisco-based artist Andres Amador returned to Constitution Beach last Friday to turn the wet sand at low-tide into a temporary piece of visual art with the help of the community. For the past six years, Save the Harbor/Save the…
Month: July 2019
Italian Express Remembers Cancer Victim
Seventeen-year-old Harris Halperin was a huge fan of Guy Fieri’s Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” A year ago Harris was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma cancer. During his treatments, and unknown to his family, Harris made…
Madaro, Walsh Testify On Raising TNC Fees
Last week, Rep. Adrian Madaro and Mayor Martin Walsh testified at the State House urging lawmakers to adopt legislation filed by Walsh and sponsored by Madaro that better aligns transportation network companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, with the…
GSCA Updated on Maverick Street Project
Last year the Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted 18 to 3 in favor of a complete historical rehab and condo project at the former DeAngelis Bakery building on the corner of Maverick and Orleans Streets. Developers of the project…
Crime Is Down 25 Percent in Eastie So Far This Year
Reaching the halfway point in the year, East Boston has experienced a decrease in Part One Crime so far in 2019, according to statistics released by the Boston Police Department earlier this month. According to statistics released by the Boston…
Success on the Diamond : Steven Walsh Records His 300th Hit in Yawkey League
Steven Walsh is in his 18th season in the Yawkey League, a longtime association with the semi-pro baseball league that started after his graduation from East Boston High School. Walsh is still doing what he did best for EBHS coaches…
Friends and Family Pay Tribute to Eastie’s Joe Harvard at the Middle East
In the 1980s an East Boston guy had an idea to create a Boston recording studio that would authentically capture the emerging alternative Boston music scene. Fort Apache in Roxbury was born and artists like The Pixies, The Lemonheads, Dinosaur…
Community News
Indoor Flea Market Saturday August 17 Looking for some good stuff cheap? Come to the East Boston Social Centers Indoor Flea Market on Saturday August 17, for lots of great bargains. Right here in the Gym at 68 Central Square…
Community Calendar
Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
‘Dance for Dana’ Dance-a-Thon Raised Over $40,000
Nine local dancing schools joined together to host the second Annual “Dance for Dana” Dance-A-Thon, collectively raising $43,000 to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Top fundraising schools included Nicole Zervas Dance Academy and Dance Revolution with Erika. This annual event exemplifies…