For the second year in a row, Amanda Blicharz has placed in the Mayor’s Garden Contest, taking second place this year in the ‘Medium Yard’ category for the citywide summer competition. Blicharz took third place in the category last year…
Author: Seth Daniel
BLA/BLS Shuttles Will Return Without a Fight
In Charlestown, when a student is headed off to one of the exam schools, the list for back to school has routinely included fighting Boston Public Schools and the City for another year of the bus shuttle. That won’t be…
Marijuana Dispensary Begins Process to Locate Store on Cambridge Street
A new marijuana retail company has its sights set on locating at Cambridge Street in Sullivan Square, and their spokesman is former City Councilor Sal LaMattina – who said meetings on the proposal could happen as soon as September. LaMattina…
Post Office Lease in Bunker Hill Mall Not Renewed, Out by December 31
The Post Office in the Bunker Hill Mall will have to leave its location by the end of 2018, and even though it was against their wishes, they will consent and begin looking for a new location in Charlestown this…
Waterfront Beer Garden Opens Here with Castle Island Brew
South Boston certainly isn’t Charlestown, but their beer is certainly welcome in the Navy Yard. Castle Island Brewing Company and National Development have combined to create an outdoor, waterfront beer garden on Constitution Wharf this summer. The beer garden opened…
Working Theatre to Host Dynamic Plays About Displacement of Boston Residents
The Charlestown Working Theatre (CWT) will play host to a dynamic production featuring eight local playwrights who have focused in on telling the stories of eight, real-life Boston residents who have been displaced from their housing. The Artists’ Theater of…
Boston Police, Coalition Working Together on Outreach after Overdoses
As overdoses have increased around the City over the past three years, the Boston Police at the same time have taken on a new approach to addressing those who have overdosed – and in Charlestown they have developed a great…
Community Preservation Act Staff to Hold Charlestown Meeting
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) staff members will return to Charlestown for a second meeting aimed at generating more applications for the millions of dollars in funding available from the new community chest. The first round of funding came out…
Stay Away! Beacham, Robin, and Dexter in Everett to Basically Shut Down Through October
Facing a do-or-die situation for the completion of major off-site roadwork this summer, and a slower-than-expected work schedule on an Eversource project, Encore Boston Harbor and the City of Everett have announced that the areas of Beacham, Dexter and Robin…
Ultimate Frisbee Hits Charlestown in One-Day Clinic for Superteens
Few know that Boston is a mecca for Ultimate Frisbee, but those in the city who ascribe to the values of the sport and the fun of its competition have long been trying to grow the past time with kids…