“Generational Spirit,” a vibrant, 30’x40’ mural featured on the brick wall of the East Boston Social Center, can be prominently viewed from every bustling entrance into Central Square. It is the inaugural piece in HarborArts’s newest initiative, Beautify Main Streets,…
Month: September 2023
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Feedback and Data Discussed at PLAN Advisory Group Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On September 19, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) met with its PLAN: East Boston Advisory Group to discuss the complete draft of the plan — “East Boston Tomorrow” — released at the beginning of…
OHNC Opposing Project on Leyden Street
By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) opposed a project at 36 Leyden Street during its monthly meeting on September 18. The project proposes demolishing the existing building on the site to erect a new eight-unit residential…
Tree Eastie To Continue Its Work This Fall
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Tree Eastie, an organization that focuses on planting, ensuring the care and maintenance of, and educating residents about trees, has worked hard this year and will continue to help increase East Boston’s low tree canopy this…
Wu and Reparations Task Force Seek Partners For Research on History and Legacy of Slavery in Boston
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston Reparations Task Force announced the release of a request for proposals (RFP) seeking researchers to study the history and legacy of slavery in Boston. Through the RFP,…
MassDOT To Develop and Evaluate Options for Eventual Replacement of the Tobin Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a transportation planning and engineering consultant team to develop and evaluate options for the eventual replacement of the Maurice J. Tobin Bridge. …
Wu Joins BPS in Distributing 40,000 Free Books
Special to the Times-Free Press The Boston Teachers Union (BTU), in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and First Book, distributed more than 40,000 free books to Boston Public Schools students and families Saturday at its 10th annual…
News in Brief
Wu Declares September 30 Local Music Appreciation Day The Boston Local Music Festival is back! First hosted in 2017, the Festival gives a platform for local musicians to perform their original songs. The celebration will include 7 bands performing from…
2023 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities Honorees Named
Mass Humanities announces the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities. The foundation will honor four individuals for their commitments to education, civil and human rights, community development and philanthropy on September 28 at the John F. Kennedy…