City Realty, the developer of a proposed condo project at 181 Cowper St., appeared before the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council last week after several previous meetings with the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA). Since their last presentation at last month’s…
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Registration Now Open for All Girls Sports Festival
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families invite girls from throughout the city to spend their April school vacation at the All Girls Sports Festival in Roxbury. The free four-day…
American Red Cross Hosts Boston Strong Blood Drive
The American Red Cross will join community leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings and to pay tribute to the strength and resilience shown by so many with a blood drive on April 15. In April…
Capogreco-Cappuccio Receives Recognition as Italian Author and Community Leader
Lisa Capogreco-Cappuccio of East Boston was recently recognized by the Pirandello Lyceum for her outstanding contributions to the maintenance of Italian Heritage in America. Capogreco-Cappuccio is President of Italia Unita and an author of Childrens’ books with an Italian theme.…
Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament Coming April 17-19
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2018 Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament in partnership with the Boston Bruins on April 17, 18, and 19 during the April public school vacation week. “Every…
Councilor Pressley Calls for More Liquor Licenses to be Made Available
At last week’s Boston City Council meeting, At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s home rule petition calling for additional liquor licenses to be made available in historically underserved neighborhoods like East Boston passed unanimously and will now go to the State…
GSCA Approves Maverick Street Project
The Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) voted 18 to 3 in favor of a complete historical rehab and condo project at the former DeAngelis Bakery building on the corner of Maverick and Orleans Streets. Developers of the project at 173-177…
Community News Briefs
Good Friday Way of the Cross service The community is invited to join us on Good Friday, March 30, at 6:00 pm, as the leaders of Central Assembly of God Church, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Iglesia Nuevo Amanecer, and other…
East Boston High School’s Four-Year Graduation Rate Increases Dramatically
With graduation right around the corner, more East Boston High School (EBHS) seniors will graduate on time than ever before. Since East Boston High School Headmaster Phil Brangiforte took over the reigns as the school’s leader, EBHS’s four year graduation…
ICA Updates Community on Expansion Plans in Eastie
The announcement last year that the Institute of Contemporary Art ( ICA) was expanding to East Boston’s waterfront was huge news for the community. For the past year, the ICA has been rehabbing an old industrial warehouse at the Boston…