Louis Tobia Jr.’s Italian grandfather, who founded the New England Casket Company on Bennington Street in East Boston more than 75 years ago, invented the ‘Concord Casket.’ Retailing for around $25,000 it became the casket of choice for the rich…
Author: John Lynds
The Quiet Few to Open Later This Month
The East Boston resident planning to open a small bar at the former East Boston Kitchen on Sumner Street is almost finished with renovating the building and plans to open later this month. Josh Weinstein, who received Jeffries Point Neighborhood…
Mt. Carmel and NOAH Projects Approved by BPDA
At last week’s Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board hearing , two large East Boston projects in Jeffires Point’s Gove Street area, as well as the backside of Eagle Hill were approved. The BPDA board said the residential projects…
ZBA Approves Condor St. Development
Last week the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved the project pitched for 101 Condor St. in Eagle Hill. The proposed project, which received Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approval last month, consists of the re-development of a…
ZBA Approves 9 Chelsea St. Large Project
At last week’s Boston Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a large retail development project at 9 Chelsea St. in Maverick Square. The project, which received Boston Planning and Development Agency approval last month,…
Fourth Plan: East Boston Workshop Deals with Traffic Issues
It’s no secret that traffic is arguably the most pressing issue in East Boston today. Since MassDOT began its project that removed the Sumner Tunnel toll plaza and reconfigured traffic in the area Eastie has been left with a mess…
McKay School Awarded Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative Grant
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative, named after the legendary musical theater composer, has provided students at all levels with enhanced theatre education to initiate meaningful relationships with theatre in childhood, and open doors for pursuing theatre as children become young…
Police Release Additional Photos in Connection with Fatal Stabbing
Boston Police have released additional photos of another individual they would like to speak to regarding the fatal stabbing of a Revere barbershop owner last month. Alfred Rodriguez was stabbed during an altercation outside Modelo Bar on Chelsea Street in…
Tufts Tobacco Wants to Convert to Adult Use Marijuana Facility
Tufts Tobacco owner Jimmy Shenna has successfully run a highly regulated business in Orient Heights Square for over two decades without any incidents. When cigar bars were En Vogue over a decade ago Shenna’s business was booming and was an…
Mary Ellen Welch, Dies at Age 77
An East Boston legend “Neighbors from around the city should know about the diversity of East Boston. This diversity makes East Boston a wonderful place. People should know that in East Boston, we are proud of our history, our location,…