After several community meetings over the summer Trinity Financial and the City of Boston announced last month that work has begun on the $51. 6 million Phase II Orient Heights Public Housing Development project. This week Citizens Bank announced today…
Author: John Lynds
BPDA Holds ‘Pizza and Plan’ Workshop at Kelly’s Pub
Last Tuesday the Boston Planning and Development and Agency (BPDA) held the second in a series of community workshops at Kelly’s Pub on Bennington Street as part of the city’s PLAN: East Boston Neighborhood Planning Initiative. The well attended event…
OHNC Approves Plans for Dominos Pizza Expanded Hours
Charbel Rizkallah and his family have successfully run Domino’s Pizza on Saratoga Street in Orient Heights for over a decade. In 2013 Rizkallah branched out and launched the fine wine and spirit business next door to his successful pizza chain.…
City Hosting “How To” Discussion on Traveling Around Boston by Bike During the Winter Months
Contrary to popular belief hundreds of new residents moving into Eastie are arriving without a car and relying more on public transportation, ZipCars and bike-share programs like Hubway. In fact, owners of some larger development projects will tell you that…
East Boston’s Roca Operation Receives Boston Police Grant
A local nonprofit based in Chelsea, but does a lot of work with the immigrant population here in Eastie, recently received a grant from Boston Police Youth Development Fund. Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross announced that…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Highlights Accomplishments in Her First Year
This week City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who was sworn in as District One’s new city councilor last January, released her one-year report highlighting the issues, accomplishments for 2018, as well as her goals for the next year. “I am extremely…
Boston Red Sox Foundation, Franklin Sports Donate Gym Class Equipment
Christmas came a little early this year for the students at the Patrick J. Kennedy School in East Boston. Last Wednesday morning students got a surprise visit from Red Sox mascots Wally and Tessie and representatives from Franklin Sports bearing…
Location:Residents Weigh in on Proposed Adult-Use Marijuana Facility
Following a contentious meeting last Wednesday at the East Boston Social Centers regarding an adult-use marijuana facility proposed at 24 Porter St., the City of Boston’s Zoning Board (ZBA) of Appeals will now have to decide if the location is…
ZBA Approves Extension for Loftel Permits
Although the permits granted in 2016 by the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals for the ‘Loftel’ project on the corner of Orleans and Porter streets are still valid, the new attorney for the project did not want to take any…
BPD Sends Out Christmas Warning About Deliveries
With only a few more days to place those online orders to arrive in time for Christmas, the Boston Police Department sent out several safety tips for the delivery of packages during this busy shopping season “During the holiday season, the…