When 303 Cafe on Sumner Street closed about a decade ago, it left an undeniable void along Sumner Street. The popular business was one of the first hip gastro pubs to open in the neighborhood long before places like the…
Author: John Lynds
221 Unit Development Planned for New England Casket Company Site
After an enormous nine-alarm fire in March 2019, the family that owned and operated the New England Casket Company on Bennington Street for generations made the painful decision not to rebuild. “It was a very tough decision,” said Louis Tobia…
Madaro Earmarks State Funding for Crucial Eastie Programs
At the end of last month the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its $47.716 billion Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. Within the state budget are several funding earmarks secured by Rep. Adrian Madaro that will continue to support local programs…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Reactivated; Truck Crashes Into Gates on Opening Day
MassDOT reactivated the Sumner Tunnel ‘swing lane’ on Monday morning and State Police have already confirmed that one vehicle has crashed into the swing lane gates. The swing lane is a traffic calming measure that closes the center lane into…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center to Benefit from Amazon Funding
Last week, tech giant Amazon announced $1 million in funding to arts and cultural institutions in and around Boston–including the Veronica Robles Cultural Center (VRCC) in East Boston. These funds will provide a much-needed boost to local arts and cultural…
The Elevated Companies Launch Special Promotion on Condo Sales for Frontline Workers
To honor the countless men and women who have braved the pandemic on the frontlines over the past year, luxury real estate brokerage firm The Elevated Companies is launching a special promotion on the sale of condo units at its…
Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Drops in Eastie
City and state vaccination efforts seem to be having a positive impact on East Boston’s weekly COVID cases. As more and more Eastie residents get vaccinated the weekly positive test rate continues to decrease. According to the latest data released…
Nantucket Lightship Returns Home After Seven Months in Dry Dock
After seven months in dry dock while undergoing extensive restorations and maintenance the Nantucket Lightship, has returned to its home port along East Boston’s Waterfront near Piers Park. Since 2009, Eastie has played host to this national treasure and now…
Eastie’s Corner Stalk Farm Seeking Cannabis Grow License
For the past eight years, Shawn Cooney of Corner Stalk Farms has been quietly growing fresh green-leaf vegetables inside old shipping containers that have been repurposed to grow year round crops down on Condor Street along Chelsea Creek. At last…
First Design of Future Piers Park III Released
At a recent community meeting, the Trustees of Reservations unveiled a landscape architect firm’s first draft of the future Piers Park III park design. This initial design was created by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc (MVVA) using input from the…