Mayor Michelle Wu announced the opening of the beer garden on City Hall Plaza, in partnership with the Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion (OEOI) and the Property Management Department. The City has selected D&D Beer Garden, a collaboration between…
Month: June 2023
Wu Launches PRIDE Programming and Other Summer Events on City Hall Plaza
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Offices of Arts & Culture and Tourism, Sports & Entertainment announced the City of Boston will be kicking off its first season of community arts and cultural programming on City Hall Plaza, launching with…
Councillors To Hold Hearing To Discuss Increasing Emergency Services
Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta and Councilor-At-Large Erin Murphy introduced a hearing to discuss increasing emergency services such as fire and emergency services with anticipated population growth of 150,000 residents. “As Boston’s population grows, we must ensure that we grow responsibly.…
June Is a Month Of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Happy Not To Be A Boston Sports Fan
When we were younger, we lived and died by our Boston sports teams. Yes, the late Bill Russell and the Celtics provided more than a decade of joy and, for a short time, so too did Bobby Orr and the…
Guest Op-Ed: Blue Carbon and Belle Isle Marsh
By Ana Tavares Leary and Julie Conroy Climate change is currently the most pressing environmental crisis of our time. However, there is a largely overlooked solution to this problem; carbon sequestration (storage) that is provided by wetlands. Carbon sequestration is the…
Obituaries 06-07-2023
Elizabeth Fiorentini Generous To a Fault to Anyone in Need, She Lived a Long and Remarkable Life Elizabeth (Puopolo) Fiorentini of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away on June 2 shortly before her 100th birthday. Elizabeth lived a long…
Great Effort by All
Eastie’s Walsh Helps Lead Team USA to Boston World Baseball Classic Title
Team USA Red, with East Boston semi-professional baseball standout Steve Walsh making a strong overall contribution, captured the first annual Boston World Baseball Classic title Sunday at Trum Field in Somerville. Walsh excelled as the starting rightfielder for the USA…
BWSC Makes a Proposal to GSCA
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Members from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) joined the Gove Street Citizens Association’s (GSCA) monthly meeting on Monday, May 22, regarding a proposal for ongoing and upcoming work in the area. The proposal stems…