Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) announced the launch of Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston, a two-year investment in temporary art installations and free programming to help residents…
Month: April 2024
Atlantic Works Gallery Holds ‘Contemporary Dialogues’ Reception
Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) held its Third Thursday reception for “Contemporary Dialogues,” featuring artwork by Joan Ryan, Rick Dorff, and John Greiner-Ferris, on March 21. In contrast to her love of monochromatic charcoal pieces of the past, Ryan’s most recent…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…
…And a Manic Monday
We had not intended to view the eclipse, so despite the hype, we had not purchased special eclipse eyewear. We figured we’d focus on what was happening around us — the birds and other animals, the shadows, the suddenly-cooler air…
State Budget Woes: Here We Go Again
With state revenue falling off a cliff and almost $1 billion being spent (on an annualized basis) to house, feed, and care for immigrants who have made their way to Massachusetts from the southern border (and with no end in…
Obituaries 04-10-2024
Diane DiMare Russell Of Revere, formerly of East Boston Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, April 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach…
The Easter Bunny Visits Piers Park
Early-Morning East Boston Fire
Tree Eastie Is Hitting Milestones and Has Big Plans for 2024
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Tree Eastie, a local non-profit organization that plants and maintains trees while educating people about their benefits, has hit a major milestone and has even bigger plans for the remainder of the year and beyond. Bill…
HVNA Opposes Two Projects
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting on Monday, the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) opposed two projects initially presented last month at 66 Homer Street and 117 Addison Street. The first project for discussion and a subsequent vote…