A day after a video surfaced on Facebook showing a mouse allegedly wandering around the dining area inside Burger King in Maverick Square, the popular burger chain passed an Inspection Services Department (ISD) inspection. The video posted by Jamie Robin,…
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Councilor Edwards’ Affordable Housing Home Rule Petition Signed by Walsh
It was a huge win for District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, her colleague Councilor Kim Janey and affordable housing advocates across the city. On Monday, Mayor Martin Walsh signed Edwards and Janey’s Home Rule Petition to impose a real…
KO Pies Signs Lease to Stay in Eastie Through 2020
In November 2018, the East Boston Times sat down with KO Pies owner Sam Jackson and the successful restaurateur stunned all foodies who live in East Boston when he announced he was looking to sell the business by the end…
Excel Breaks Ground on Expansion of High School to Include Middle School
Excel Academy Charter School Executive Director Owen Stearns announced that the school has broken ground on its expansion plan that includes adding a middle school to Excel’s high school on Bremen Street. “This is exciting news,” said Stearns in a…
OHNC Members Vote on Whitby Street Project
Orient Heights Neighborhood Council (OHNC) members voted 34 to 6 against the residential development project on Whitby Street at the group’s December meeting Monday night at the Ashley Street YMCA. The project at 16 Whitby St. seeks to erect a…
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Local Student Receives Bachelor’s Degrees from UMass Amherst Lilliana Tirado Arteaga of East Boston was among the 320 students who received bachelor’s degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst this September, 2019. Grace Church Federated annual Festival Grace Church Federated…
Group Pens Open Letter Calling For “Clean Energy” Alternative
A local environmental justice organization and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently teamed up to write an open letter to the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board calling for a “clean energy” alternative to the planned Eversource Substation in East…
Zumix’s Corey DePina Launches the Fogo Project
For the past 25 years Zumix’s Corey DePina has not only been been an artist, but also an emcee, teaching artist, and youth worker. DePina has dedicated his life to using hip hop as a tool for positive youth development. …
More to Come: Davis Companies Donates to Zumix and Piers Park Sailing Center
Christmas came early for East Boston’s popular neighborhood music program Zumix, as well as Piers Park Sailing Center through a generous donation to both groups by the Davis Companies. On Monday, Stephen Davis of the Davis Companies stopped by Zumix’s…
Speaker DeLeo Tours New Social Centers Pilot Program
House Speaker Robert DeLeo stopped by the Social Centers to check out a new pilot program that is a collaboration between the Social Centers, Neighborhood Villages, Bunker Hill Community College and Urban College. Speaker DeLeo visited a classroom at the…