By Michael Coughlin Jr. “This is like an unfolding love letter to our neighborhood and to the history of this neighborhood.” Those are the words of ZUMIX Co-founder and Executive Director Madeleine Steczynski describing Naomi Yang’s award-winning film titled “Never…
Sumner Tunnel Closure Set for Next Week
By Michael Coughlin Jr. In just one week’s time, on Wednesday, July 5, the Sumner Tunnel closure is set to begin lasting through August 31, and officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are making it clear — be…
Overlook Terrace Completion Celebrated by Many
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Friday, June 23, folks from several organizations, city, and state departments, and current and former elected officials gathered to celebrate the completion of phase three of Overlook Terrace — which marks the total completion of…
Area Agencies Partner To Open East Boston Mini-Pitch
Boston Scores and Salesian Boys & Girls Club announced that thanks to leadership gifts from the family of Mark & Sarah Williamson, the U.S. Soccer Foundation, Major League Soccer Players Association, and Musco Lighting, they will open a newly constructed…
Communities Set To Read and Discuss “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
Each year, Mass Humanities organizes and funds free public events where communities gather together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” This year, more than 40 cities and towns…
News in Brief
HVNA Notice Just a friendly reminder that there is No Meeting of the Harbor View Neighborhood Association, HVNA, on Monday July 3. We are off the month of July, so our next meeting will be August 7, 2023 at Salesian.…