A lot has improved at Constitution Beach since the Metropolitan Beach Commission (MBC) was formed in 2006. At the time the beach lacked a bathhouse and concessions, the water bubblers didn’t work, there was a huge sinkhole at the southern…
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Annual Park Serve Day
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the Annual Park Serve Day event will be held on Saturday, April 27, with more than 37 volunteer activities coordinated throughout the Commonwealth with the assistance of several organizations and stakeholders. Created in 2006 as…
City of Boston’s Outdoor Pools and Family Friendly Beach Open June 22
Summer is coming and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) is pleased to announce that the City of Boston’s two outdoor pools, the BCYF Clougherty Pool in Charlestown and the BCYF Mirabella Pool in the North End are opening…
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Elected Officials Tour Eastie’s Blue Atlantic
As more and more waterfront parcels are zoned out of Designated Port Areas (DPA) to make way for luxury housing in Boston one company is hoping to stave off the trend and remain a viable employer in East Boston. Last…
BPDA Holds ‘Pupusas With a Planner’ Workshop
Last Thursday the Boston Planning and Development and Agency (BPDA) held another in a series of community workshops at La Hacienda on Meridian Street as part of the city’s PLAN: East Boston Neighborhood Planning Initiative. The well-attended event dubbed “Pupusas…
Massport Officials Say They Have a Plan for Traffic
It’s no secret that traffic in East Boston has become unbearable. It’s also no secret that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft heading to and from Logan Airport are contributing greatly to the problem. With 12 million trips…
YMCA Teen Mentor and Major Influencer Fuentes Has Built a Huge Following on Social Media
Carlos Fuentes is a flourishing social media star and mentor who is helping inspire others on their own health and fitness journeys. And when we say star, well, Fuentes has more than 56,000 followers, a number that is growing every…
NOAH to Release East Boston Flood Prevention Workshop Report
Last Thursday, the East Boston Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) hosted a ‘release’ party at the East Boston Social Centers where NOAH staff released the East Boston Flood Prevention Design Workshop Report. The report follows two events last year hosted…
Elected Officials, Residents Say Traffic Now a Public Safety Hazard
Last Monday’s gridlock due to an accident in the Sumner Tunnel and subsequent traffic due to a truck rollover south of the Tobin Bridge last Friday has elected officials and residents agreeing that something needs to be done soon because…