Last week, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) greenlighted changes filed with the agency concerning the 187-191 and 211 Condor Street project. The condominium project was originally approved in 2017, but the developers filed a Notice of Project Change…
Author: John Lynds
Coppersmith Village Nears Completion
The East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Executive Director Phil Giffee announced this week that the Coppersmith Village Project is nearing completion with a ribbon-cutting scheduled for October. “Coppersmith will finally be ready for occupancy this fall,” said Giffee.…
HarborArts to Host Interactive Outdoor Installation on Thursday and Friday
Since their last community event at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in 2015, East Boston HarborArts has slowed down a bit. “We haven’t been doing a lot of big art events like the HarborArts Festival,” said HarborArts Director Matthew Pollack.…
NOAH Teams up with Mass Save to Streamline Home Energy Savings
Mass Save home energy audits, free energy-saving products and rebates and incentives to lower a consumer’s energy bills has been around for years, but very few in East Boston have taken advantage of the program. If one looks closely at…
Piers Park Sailing Kicks off After-School Sailing Registration
Last year, after a seven-year hiatus, the Piers Park Sailing Sailing Center brought back ‘Sailing After School’. The return of the after school program was yet another sign that the popular neighborhood sailing center is thriving following a near closure…
Friends of the East Boston Greenway Give Adult Trike-Bikes a Try
After completing a survey this summer on the community’s interest in having more programing at the East Boston Greenway, the Friends of the East Boston Greenway purchased two adult trike-bikes and recently launched a community trike-bike pilot program. Through funding…
Massport CEO Thomas Glynn Stepping Down
After six years as head of Massport, CEO Thomas Glynn announced last week that he would step down from the post in November, a year earlier than his contract. Glynn said his last days at Massport will be in November…
Parking Woes:City to Revert Back to 24-Hour Residential Permit Parking on Webster Street
For years, Webster Street residents organized, signed petitions and lobbied the city for residential permit parking on the street. The street’s close proximity to downtown Boston and Logan International Airport’s meant commuters, air travelers and even Logan Airport employees from…
East Boston District Court’s Chief Of Probation Thomas Tassinari Retires
After 34 years working for the Probation Department and the last six as East Boston District Court’s Chief of Probation Thomas Tassinari officially retired last week. Tassinari, who came over to Eastie’s courthouse from Chelsea’s probation department following the retirement…
Veronica Robles Launches All Female Mariachi Band
Award winning performer and community leader Veronica Robles, well known by her fans as La Mera, Mera or ‘The Real One,’ has been performing since she was very young and is recognized as the most authentic representative of Mexican music…