Community Meetings Harbor View Neighborhood Association First Monday of every month 6:30 p.m. at the Edward Brooke Charter School, 145 Byron St. Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association Second Monday of every month. 6:30 p.m. at the Jeffries Point Yacht…
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Councilors Edwards, Wu to Hold East Boston Master Plan Hearing on Monday July 16
In response to the development boom in the neighborhood, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards introduced an order calling for a hearing regarding an East Boston Master Plan. An East Boston Master Plan will provides a framework for new growth…
Clippership Wharf Project Taking Shape
Lendlease’s Clippership Wharf, which was in the planning stages for nearly two decades, is shaping up to be one of the neighborhood’s most anticipated waterfront developments. Following the success of the Eddy, Clippership’s Phase I building known as Slip65 is…
YMCA Teams Up with PopCorners for Farm2Future Program
The young members of the East Boston YMCA’s Ashley Street branch recently celebrated their harvest of vegetables grown at the branch’s outdoor garden as part of the Farm2Future program. Farm2Future is a partnership between the Y and PopCorners, a Framingham-based…
Walsh Callslawsuit Against BPS ‘Meritless’
Mayor Martin Walsh is calling the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice’s lawsuit filed against the Boston Public Schools (BPS) meritless. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice and a coalition of student rights groups filed…
HYM Makes Design Changes for Suffolk Downs Project
Following a series of community Impact Advisory Group (AIG) meetings HYM Investment Group’s Managing Partner Thomas O’Brien said his group has made some design changes to the Suffolk Downs proposal as it pertains to the Waldemar Ave. corridor. Originally HYM…
Cirque du Soleil Brings Color and Imagination to the Community
A surreal setting where you are immersed in Mexico’s many vivid landscapes, a running woman who is half monarch, a live band, and a giant treadmill where hoop divers spring through the air effortlessly. These are a few of the…
Knights to Face the Revere Rockies this Friday
The East Boston Knights have yet to find their groove this season, but they’ll face Revere in a rubber match on July 6 that promises to have all the fireworks expected of a City Line battle. In their second “rebuilding”…
Mayor Recognizes Eastie Business, Main Streets Volunteer
Instead of a big gala, Mayor Martin Walsh decided to bring the annual Main Streets Awards to the neighborhood. On Saturday, Walsh honored the East Boston Business of the Year, Jendriel Collision Center on Prescott Street as well as the…
Governor Baker Signs ‘Grand Bargain’ Legislation
Gov. Charlie Baker signed the “Grand Bargain” legislation on Thursday, June 28, that deals with minimum wage increases, paid family medical leave and an annual sales tax holiday. The compromise legislation will create a permanent sales tax holiday, increase the…