Boarded-up windows usually mean blight or neglect, but in the case of the Bunker Hill Housing Development, several boarded-up public housing buildings means the first movement towards the beginning of the long-discussed Bunker Hill Redevelopment project. The first floors of…
Author: Seth Daniel
New Development on Charlestown Line
With all eyes regarding development on the Sullivan Square area right now, one project that will impact Charlestown – but is only slightly in the Town – has been approved and will be ready for construction in about 12 months.…
After Being Cancelled in 2020, There Will Be a Cautious St. Patrick’s Day at Warren Tavern
St. Patrick’s Day in Charlestown is a day where the best of the Town comes out and the large Irish American population celebrates to the fullest – and most of the time that means raising a pint of Guinness at…
Wu for Mayor Holds Virtual House Party Last Weekend
The mayoral campaigns may not be quite as visible as in a non-COVID environment, but they are every bit as busy and Councilor Michelle Wu’s mayoral campaign showed that last weekend with an issue-heavy virtual house party on March 6.…
Concerns Bring Commitment to Hire Crossing Guards at Eliot
As students begin to trickle back to some form of in-person schooling, many Charlestown parents have growing concerns that when older kids return on March 15 to their North End school – crossing over the new temporary bridge and construction…
Pandemic Response Defined Locke’s Time as Charlestown Liaison
There always seems to be one major thing to define the mayoral liaisons that have served in Charlestown under Mayor Martin Walsh over the last several years, and for departing Liaison Quinn Locke – who ended his service in the…
One Year Later, Thompson Square Project Files for Review
Last year about this time, the owners of 1-2 Thompson Sq. filed for a major renovation to their property on Warren Street next to the Five Cent Bank building, only to be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, now…
Charlestown’s Storto Leaves Top Post at Spaulding
The long-time leader of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Charlestown resident, David Storto has departed his position at Spaulding for a job with Wellforce, leaving the Navy Yard hospital to begin looking for a new leader. Storto has left to become…
Climate Ready Charlestown Enters Into Phase 2 This Month
Though Boston Harbor and the Mystic River are quite visible from most of Charlestown, few thought about the idea of that water infiltrating the Town until just recently when Climate Ready Boston drew attention to the matter, and now the…
Height Remains Key Issue in One Mystic Proposal for Flynn Junkyard
Though a lot of friendly faces from Charlestown were there to dull the criticism of the proposed One Mystic project in the far reaches of Sullivan Square, members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) sounded off mostly about concerns over…