Lendlease’s Clippership Wharf, which was in the planning stages for nearly two decades, is shaping up to be one of the neighborhood’s most anticipated waterfront developments. Following the success of the Eddy, Clippership’s Phase I building known as Slip65 is…
Author: John Lynds
YMCA Teams Up with PopCorners for Farm2Future Program
The young members of the East Boston YMCA’s Ashley Street branch recently celebrated their harvest of vegetables grown at the branch’s outdoor garden as part of the Farm2Future program. Farm2Future is a partnership between the Y and PopCorners, a Framingham-based…
Walsh Callslawsuit Against BPS ‘Meritless’
Mayor Martin Walsh is calling the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice’s lawsuit filed against the Boston Public Schools (BPS) meritless. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice and a coalition of student rights groups filed…
HYM Makes Design Changes for Suffolk Downs Project
Following a series of community Impact Advisory Group (AIG) meetings HYM Investment Group’s Managing Partner Thomas O’Brien said his group has made some design changes to the Suffolk Downs proposal as it pertains to the Waldemar Ave. corridor. Originally HYM…
Mayor Recognizes Eastie Business, Main Streets Volunteer
Instead of a big gala, Mayor Martin Walsh decided to bring the annual Main Streets Awards to the neighborhood. On Saturday, Walsh honored the East Boston Business of the Year, Jendriel Collision Center on Prescott Street as well as the…
Mayor, ICA, Massport, Eastie Community Leaders And Artists Cut Ribbon on New ICA Watershed Location
While the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) announced it will officially open its new Watershed to the public on July 4 inside a former copper pipe factory at Boston Shipyard and Marina on Marginal Street, the ICA staff joined Mayor…
Border Crisis:Senator Markey, EBNHC Administrators, Healthcare Professionals Talk about the Health Impacts of Separating Children from Families at the Border
Flanked by the state’s leading doctors, psychiatrists and pediatricians U.S. Senator Edward Markey delivered an emotional speech discussing the health impacts on children and families caused by separating children from their parents at the U.S. border with Mexico. The press…
Ribbon Cutting on Phase I of the Orient Heights Public Housing Development
The first phase of the massive overhaul to replace the aging Orient Heights Public Housing Development with 331 modern units was completed in the spring. On Friday, Mayor Martin Walsh joined Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Bill McGonagle, representatives from…
Eastie Schools to Share in Arts Grant
At Boston’s annual Citywide Arts Festival the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and EdVestors announced $450,000 in new grants to help expand the arts in local schools as part of BPS’s Arts Expansion initiative. Students at five East…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center to Hold First Uniting Borders Multicultural Festival
In response to the U.S. border crisis, and the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Trump Administration’s travel ban for some Muslim countries, local community leader Veronica Robles has decided to host an uplifting celebration of all…