On the heels of the well attended hearing earlier this month to discuss creating an East Boston Master Plan, City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have launched a community-wide survey to get more input and more resident involved in…
Author: John Lynds
Eagle Hill Civic Association July Meeting Recap
Last Wednesday evening at the East Boston Social Centers the Eagle Hill Civic Association (EHCA) held its July meeting. At the meeting EHCA members voted on several development projects and received information from developers on future projects. First EHCA voted…
Residents Receive Update on 205 Maverick Street Project
Owner of the convenience store and laundromat on Maverick Street, Joseph Nogueria, plans to convert what he calls an ‘underutilized’ commercial space into a five-story, 55-unit housing development. At Monday night’s Gove Street Citizens Association meeting Nogueira’s attorney, Nicholas Zozula…
Former Piers Park Sailing Center Instructor Uses Birthday to Raise Funds for Adaptive Sailing Program
Adam Riley spent his summers as a kid learning to sail at East Boston Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC). Then, throughout high school and college, he would come back to Eastie’s popular sailing program to teach other neighborhood kids the…
Coppersmith Village Architects Excited about Project Progress
While East Boston is quickly becoming a very expensive place in which to live, there are several developments that aim to help low to moderate income families remain in the neighborhood they call home. The City of Boston’s Home Center…
BPDA Approves Revised Plans for the Orient Heights Housing Development
Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved Trinity Finacial’s Notice of Project Change regarding some tweaks made to the Orient Heights Housing Development project. In its ruling the BPDA said they approved the changes to the project…
Artist Andres Amador Returns to Constitution Beach
San Francisco-based artist Andres Amador returned to Constitution Beach Friday to turn the wet sand at low-tide into a temporary piece of visual art with the help of the community residents. For the past five years, Save the Harbor/Save the…
Construction on Long-Awaited 202 Maverick St Project Begins
After a lengthy community process and several changes to the original proposal, the long-awaited, 20-unit condo development project at 202 Maverick St. is finally underway. Last week construction crews began demolishing the former Zumix building on the corner of Frankfort…
‘Loftel’ Project Hotel Owners Provide Update to Community
So far the relationship between the new owners of what has become known locally as the ‘Loftel’ project and neighbors has been rocky at best. Since developer and restaurateur Paul Roiff sold his Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved…
Piers Park Sailing Center’s Youth Summer Program in Full Swing
Last summer it looked as though East Boston would forever lose its beloved community sailing program. At the time, Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) was forced to layoff its year-round staff and unless the board was able to raise enough…