East Boston Tech Meetup The purpose of the East Boston Tech Meetup is to build a community of people currently working in tech or those aspiring to move into a tech career who live or work in East Boston. These…
KO Pies Owner Sam Jackson Wants to Sell the Business by the End of Next Year
On Saturday inside KO Pies’ kitchen at the Boston Shipyard and Marina in East Boston KO’s owner Sam Jackson is adding cream to mashpatoes, stirring, flipping fried chicken breasts for sandwiches and pouring gravy on an order of Aussie meat…
Eastie Panel Discusses Community Resiliency at New England Aquarium
Last Thursday at the New England Aquarium, a panel of East Boston residents that run local nonprofits were invited to discuss how they are taking steps to engage diverse residents in activities that help foster community resilience in light of…
ZUMIX Radio’s Narrative Project Presents ‘The Story Loft’ Nov 7
Over the past few months, ZUMIX Radio’s narrative project, Constelación de Historias, has explored stories of life and housing in East Boston. On Thursday, Nov. 7, the project continues with ‘The Story Loft,’ a night of community storytelling for a…
Global Climate Action Summit Silent on Natural Gas Progress
This fall, business leaders, government officials, and environmental activists from around the world gathered in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit. Event organizers said they want to bend “the curve of emissions down.” If they truly want to…
Thanking Veterans Today, and Every Day
Every year on Nov. 11, we remember the armistice, signed on November 11th, 1918, that ended the First World War. One hundred years later, it can be easy to forget why we celebrate this day of all days, as the…