It is always prom season at The Ultimate and even more so now that sisters and business partners Heather Siegel and Fawn Merlino have opened their brand new dress store on Route 1 South in Peabody. Months ahead of the…
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Suffolk Downs COO Talks about Project
Even though East Boston residents voted down the proposed resort-style casino at Suffolk Downs in November, the issue is still fresh on a lot of residents’ minds here. Suffolk Downs has moved the proposal over to the Revere side of…
Bob Katz Is Eastie’s “Mr. Tire” :Nu-tread Tire Celebrates 80 Years in Business
Bob Katz has been the president of Nu-Tread Tire and Auto Service Center for 32 years but the well-known business at the corner of Boardman and Saratoga Streets has been in existence for more than 80 years. Prior to becoming…
Friends Establish Fund Remembering Wally Bowe
On a bus trip back from a field trip to the Salesians Boys and Girls Club in East Boston a group of camp counselors thought it would be a treat if the bus stopped at McDonald’s so the kids could…
Elected Officials Join Effort to Raise Trust for Garcia Kids
East Boston’s elected officials are joining together to host a fundraiser for the children of the woman killed New Year’s Eve day on the Meridian Street Bridge. Representative Carlo Basile, Senator Anthony Petruccelli and City Councilor Sal LaMattina will be…
It’s Official: Mayor Walsh
On Monday at Boston College before a crowd of supporters, political and faith leaders, dignitaries, and resident from all of the city’s neighborhoods, Mayor Martin J. Walsh took the oath of office from Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Roderick Ireland…
Women Dies in Accident on Meridian St. Bridge
East Boston residents are rallying around the woman killed New Year’s Eve day during a tragic accident on the Meridian Street Bridge. Aura Garcia was crushed to death when she tried to make her way across the bridge on foot…
Curbed Cup 2013
The final bracket with East Boston as the winner during Curbed Boston’s 3rd Annual Curbed Cup.
Eastie Named Neighborhood of the Year
East Boston was named the Hub’s 2013 Neighborhood of the Year during the 3rd Annual Curbed Cup, an online competition that allows residents to vote for their favorite neighborhood. “East Boston romped to a win in the finals of the…
Man and Woman of the Year: Diane Modica Full of Energy to Improve Quality of Life Here
Anyone who knows former Boston City Councilor and two-term East Boston Chamber of Commerce President Diane Modica knows she a dynamo filled with energy and a commitment to improving the quality of life in Eastie. For this reason Diane Modica…