A hearing has been set to start the wheels in motion for creating the Town’s first Architectural Conservation District – an historic preservation tool used in several historic areas of the city, but one that despite the history in Charlestown,…
Month: August 2021
Dogs and Humans Clash at John Harvard Mall
Parents don’t want their kids playing in the grass where dogs have just done their “thing.” And dog owners want to be able to have a place near home where they can let their pets stretch their legs. Those two…
Coalition for Waterfront Hosts Mayoral Forum
Last Thursday afternoon at the New England Aquarium, the Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront hosted a Mayoral Candidate Forum. Of the candidates running for Boston Mayor in the upcoming fall election, John Barros, Annissa Essaibi-George, Andrea Campbell and…
Girl Scout Troop Hides Geocache in Garden
Charlestown Girl Scout Troop 82476 placed a geocache in the Community Garden as part of their Outdoor Journey project this summer to showcase the nature in their backyard. The girls came up with the idea after snowshoeing and hunting for…
Violent Part One Crime Up 11 Percent
Last week the Boston Police released its half-year crime stats that compares January 1, 2021 through July 25, 2021 with the same time period last year and found Violent Part One Crime is up in District A-15 but Non-violent Part…
Townie Cup Roller Hockey Tournament Premieres This Weekend
It’s been two years since the fast action of elite roller hockey has been hosted at Eden Street park atop the ‘Duce’ Morrissey #2 logo, but this coming weekend the new Townie Cup will premier with new teams, some of…
Concerts Return to City Square
The music is back in City Square. After a year without the popular Wednesday concerts in City Square Park last year, the music has returned with East Coast Soul headlining the first of two concerts scheduled for this summer. “We…
Encore Charity Program Uses Pennies To Help MyRWA and Other Charities
Those who say every penny counts would be happy to know that Encore Boston Harbor has collected more than $13,000 in pennies over the first month of a new program that looks to use unwanted change from the casino’s cash…
The Anchor Seen as a National Model for Outdoor Activation, Programming
Sometimes special places don’t seem entirely unique when they’re in one’s backyard. That just might be the case for The Anchor venue in the Navy Yard, which this summer is gaining accolades from near and far – even as far…
Not All Parents Know What’s Best for Their Kids
The executive order signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida banning local school boards from requiring students to wear masks in schools in that state rates as one of the most reprehensible actions of any public official since the pandemic…