Last Thursday, the first formal memorial service for George Floyd was held in Minneapolis. The National NAACP called for eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence–the total time Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck before he passed…
Author: John Lynds
City Realty Donates Chromebooks to Mario Umana Academy
Last week the City Realty Group continued its longstanding partnership with the Mario Umana Academy through a generous donation of Chromebooks for the school’s students. City Realty, known for several development projects in Eastie, has a nonprofit offshoot called City…
Edwards Makes Records Request to Massport on Eversource Substation Plan
A week after environmental justice agencies and local environmental activists filed a civil rights complaint against Massachusetts energy agencies regarding Eversource’s plan to place a substation at the City Yards in West Eagle Square, City Councilor Lydia Edwards submitted a…
Eastie’s Berkshire Roots to Become Second Recreational Marijuana Shop in Boston
East Boston’s first adult use retail marijuana facility planned for Meridian Street will now open any day according to Western Mass’s Berkshire Roots, Inc. Berkshire Roots received its final license from the Cannabis Control Commission to open shop at 253…
Some Restaurants in Eastie with Outdoor Capacity Will Cautiously Reopen in the Next Week or Two
In this post COVID-19 surge world, not all restaurants in East Boston are created equal. On Saturday Mayor Martin Walsh signaled restaurants that have been forced to switch to a take-out or delivery model during the COVID-19 shutdown can slowly…
Jessica Gordon’s Academy of Performing Arts Celebrates 10 years
For the past ten years Jessica Gordon’s Academy of Performing Arts has been a mainstay in the local, regional and national dance world providing dance education for beginner through advanced dancers. Founded by longtime dancer and dance instructor, Jessica (Gordon)…
DCR Re-opens Parking at Constitution Beach Last Thursday after a Flurry of Complaints from Neighbors
Thurston Street resident Jim Rowan walked out of his home last week to run an errand only to find a car had illegally parked and blocked his driveway. Since Constitution Beach was closed to parking since April due to the…
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
East Boston still has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the City of Boston according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission on Friday, but things seem to be settling down a bit. While more robust…
Telehealth a Lifesaver for EBNHC Patients
When the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) received the greenlight from the state to reopen some in-person doctor visits at a limited capacity, EBNHC CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes and President and CEO Manny Lopes said that the Health Center…
ICA Cancels Usual Summer Programming, Extends Community Food Distribution Through September
Since opening in July 2018, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Watershed on East Boston’s waterfront has hosted a resident artists and their work for the summer season. While the ICA named artist and sculptor Firelei Baez as its resident…