HVNA Meeting Notice The Harbor View Neighborhood Association which usually meets on the first Monday of the month will not meet on Monday, Sept. 2, due to the Labor Day Holiday. The Sept. meeting instead will be held on Monday,…
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Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Kiwanis Club of East Boston First and Third Tuesday of every month 6 p.m. at Spinelli’s Restaurant in Day Square.…
Waterfront History and Development Boat Tour Aug. 28
East Boston’s 19th-century shipbuilding and ship repair, today’s working waterfront, and a little known engagement between the British Navy and Colonials during the Siege of Boston will be featured on a boat tour along East Boston’s waterfront. Sponsored by Friends…
Eastie Updated on Community Preservation Act Funding
At a recent community meeting the city’s Community Preservation Director Christine Poff updated residents on the Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding that is benefiting East Boston’s new and existing developments with CPA funding. Before getting into specific CPA earmarks, Poff…
Pressley Joins With MassCounts to Get Out the Count Campaign for the Census
Alongside community leaders at the Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley launched the MassCounts Get Out the Count campaign to increase participation in the 2020 Census in historically undercounted communities. Over 150 community members joined the launch of…
A Special Guest in the House Gov. Charlie Baker Attends Boxing Show at Encore
Encore Boston Harbor and Murphy’s Boxing hosted their second show at the $2.6 billion casino resort and there were plenty of exciting bouts contested in front of another huge crowd of boxing fans. NABF super featherweight champion wrapped up the…
Eastie Pride Day
Corner of Byron and Bennington Streets Named After Wally Bowe
On Saturday afternoon, a group of friends and family members gathered outside the Salesian Boys & Girls Club in East Boston to officially rename the corner of Byron and Bennington Streets ‘Wally Bowe Corner’. The new street sign is a…
Madaro Honored by Piers Park Sailing Center
State Rep. Adrian Madaro, who as a youth learned how to sail in Boston Harbor through the Piers Park Sailing Center’s (PPSC) summer program, was honored by the PPSC board, staff and youth on Monday afternoon for his support and…
Maverick Marketplace Cafe Granted a 1 a.m. License
Weeks after the long and complicated saga surrounding Maverick Marketplace Cafe’s seating capacity was solved, the popular restaurant, bar and music venue was granted a 1 a.m. license this week by the City of Boston. The granting of a 1…