Lots of people are “pivoting” these days, but the clearest case of a great pivot move is that of the Boys & Girls Club in Charlestown as they seamlessly moved towards offering ‘Learning Hubs’ for Charlestown students to provide a…
Author: Seth Daniel
Safety First: BPS Announces Schools Will Go All-Remote Starting on Oct. 22
Supt. Brenda Cassellius announced suddenly on Wednesday morning that Boston Public Schools (BPS) will go all-remote for the time being, including for vulnerable special needs students who have been attending school in-person since Oct. 1. The announcement came upon the…
City Hits Design Milestone With Rutherford/Sullivan Plan
The City’s Transportation Department (BTD) hit a major milestone with the generational reconfiguration project of Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square this month in filing 25 percent design documents – a design that now does not favor a center-lane Bus Rapid…
Looking at Logue: Author of Book on Urban Renewal Pioneer to Speak in Charlestown
Urban Renewal in Charlestown is a key subject at the moment with a potential renewal process now ongoing, but no discussion of the matter can be had without delving into the past – and a new book about Urban Renewal…
Exam School Seat Access in Charlestown Not Likely to Go Down Tremendously
As the School Committee readies to vote on a plan to re-distribute how seats at the City’s three public exam schools are decided, Charlestown does look to lose access to some seats, but a review of Boston Public School (BPS)…
Impaled! Soley Street Neighbors Get Creative With Halloween
Neighbors on Soley Street are getting creative with the socially-distanced Halloween protocols, sponsoring a special Pumpkin Impalement display on the fences at the corner of Soley Street and Monument Square. With Halloween Trick-or-Treating off the table, and other creative ideas…
Bruins Sign Charlestown’s Matt Grzelcyk to Four-Year Deal
Outside the front door of the Emmons Horrigan O’Neil Rink in Charlestown, the most obvious thing to the south is the TD Garden, and Charlestown’s Matt Grzelcyk made that incredible journey from the Town’s youth hockey rink to the professional…
Women-Owned Marijuana Company Hopes to Get a ‘Fair Shake’
When Maggie Suprey and Nike John met in high school at Nobles & Greenough years ago, Suprey was the vice president of the class and John just a freshmen – with John saying she looked up to Suprey and admired…
School Committee Set to Vote on New Exam School Process
A Working Group charged to figure out how to bring about a more equitable admissions process during COVID-19 for the City’s three public exam schools has recommended a process that will not use an entry test, and that will distribute…
Pandemic Photo Project Highlights First Gallery Show Since 2019
After a successful community photographic project last year, Christ Church Charlestown is ready to reveal their second effort this week – a photo project strongly influenced by COVID-19 and living life under its safety protocols. “We are doing ‘Through Their…