Nicholas ‘Nick the Greek’ Gregory Beloved husband and father Nicholas L “Nick the Greek” Gregory died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Jan. 13. He was the beloved husband for over 46 years of Barbara (Cortese) Gregory, devoted father of…
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Massport Opens Children’s Literature Exhibit at Terminal C
By John Lynds Last Wednesday at the opening of a new exhibit inside Logan Airport’s Terminal C that celebrates children’s literature and some of the most prominent children’s literature authors, Massachusetts resident and author Jeff Kinney told a group of…
Taste of Eastie Set for Jan 25
By John Lynds For over two decades, the annual Taste of Eastie has become a local culinary tradition that brings the neighborhood and old friends together through food. The event’s success has long been attributed to its perfect blend of…
Height Restriction:BPDA Board Amends Article 53 for Suffolk Downs Phase I Proposal
By John Lynds At last Thursday’s Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) January board meeting, BPDA officials asked the board to amend Article 53 of the Boston zoning code that created the East Boston Neighborhood District and allow the developer…
Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery
By John Lynds Investigators are trying to find the man that held a mother and son at knife point, robbed them and then indecently exposed himself to the victims. On Monday, January 8 at 6:30 a.m. police from District 7…
Eastie Organization Condemns Trump’s Ending of TPS
By John Lynds After the Trump Administration decided to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the over 200,000 Salvadorans living in East Boston and across the country, the chorus of those opposed to the plan was immediate and loud. Elected…
Walsh Hopes to Create Something Special on Long Island for Recovery
By Seth Daniel The City’s administration is currently beginning to think about what a recovery campus on Long Island would look like, as the permitting and fighting over the Long Island Bridge replacement begins to start. In the wake of…
Owner Proposing New Bar in Jeffries Point Takes Another Shot
By John Lynds Josh Weinstein, the East Boston resident proposing a new bar on Sumner Street in Jeffries Point, went back before the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association last Tuesday night. Weinstein proposes to convert the former East Boston Kitchen building…
BPDA Grants Another Extension to CDC’s Hess Site Project
By John Lynds In October 2016, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) named the East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC) as the tentative designated developer of the Hess Site on Condor Street. The CDC beat out two other proposals,…
BPDA Approves Condor Street Project at January Meeting
By John Lynds The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved Boston Real Estate Capital, LLC and Condor Street Condominiums, LLC’s plans to construct 21 condo units at 187-191 and 211 Condor St. at the agency’s January meeting last Thursday.…