School leaders have never had to prepare for school in quite such unique ways, but all previous ways of getting ready for back to school have been tossed aside this year as school communities look to re-invent this coming Monday,…
Author: Seth Daniel
COVID Defiance Recovery Group Draws a Socially Distant Crowd at the Football Field
When members of the recovery community couldn’t meet any longer in their usual inside spaces, they simply went outside. If in-person recovery meetings couldn’t happen at the usual locations, many in the Charlestown recovery community weren’t about to lose their…
Bunker Hill Associates Stage Backpack Giveaway Sept. 17 at Three Locations
The Bunker Hill Associates are staging a Back to School backpack and school supply distribution for the community – ages 5-13 – at three locations on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17. There will be special guests like numerous local police officers…
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Re-Convenes Online, Adds Some Changes
After about a year since the last major meeting regarding the long-reviewed Bunker Hill Redevelopment project, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) reconvened the process on Sept. 9 with a general update meeting about the development online. The BPDA…
Will Councilor Wu Run for Mayor? Walsh Says ‘Yes’
Though Councilor at-Large Michelle Wu has said nothing definitive about running for mayor, Mayor Martin Walsh has announced this week that she is running against him. Sound a little odd? It is. Wu has been suspected of being a candidate…
Tangierino Restaurant to be Rebranded
No one believed that restaurateur Samad Naamad’s concept of a Moroccan food oasis on Main Street in Charlestown would ever work 20 years ago. Even his former landlord in the Main Street building refused to rent to him at first…
StoveFactory Gallery Survives on community, Membership
With arts organizations some of the most impacted by COVID-19, the StoveFactory Gallery on Medford Street found itself in an incredibly difficult predicament this summer – closed indefinitely and still needing to pay the bills, they found unexpected and generous…
Charlestown Youth Hockey Looks to Start Later This Month With Many Precautions
Charlestown Youth Hockey Association (CYHA) plans to start the hockey season later this month with practices, but board members said not to expect the usual stalwarts of the long hockey season – like Edie’s Snack Shack, parents visiting in the…
Students Will Get M7 MBTA Pass Despite Starting out Remotely
The lifeblood of getting to school and around the city for students in grades 7-12 is the M7 MBTA pass, and this year – despite starting off the year remotely at home, students will still get the hard-fought passes from…
BPDA Releases Two Major RFPs for Navy Yard Properties
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has released two major Requests for Proposal (RFP) this week on Building 108 (Power Plant) and the challenging Pier 5. The Pier 5 RFP is likely the most compelling of the two, sitting…