Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced applications have reopened for the City of Boston’s Opportunity Fund, a grant program that supports meaningful one-time opportunities for artists living in the city of Boston to further…
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Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods
The Department of Justice has awarded $314,273 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to administer Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant funds in the District of Massachusetts. Since the program began in 2001, nearly $7 million…
Temporary Rink Installed at Frog Pond To Allow for Public Skating This Winter
When it looked as though there would be no skating at the Frog Pond on the Boston Common this winter for the second consecutive season – this time, due to a mechanical issue with the rink’s colling mechanism – the…
Boston Logan Airport Officials Celebrate Opening of New Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), airline partners, and other stakeholders celebrated the completion of the new Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck at Boston Logan International Airport. The two-year project increased the efficiency of the space by adding travel lanes…
City of Boston Credit Union Supports the George Collier Annual Holiday Community Give Back Program
In honor of Former Lieutenant George Collier, who passed away suddenly back in 2018, Bunker Hill Associates, Boston Police Runners Club, and the City of Boston Credit Union support the 2021 Annual George M. Collier Holiday Community Give Back Program…
Charlestown Christmas Stroll
DPIR Files for Large-Scale Sullivan Square Project, Triggers Public Comment Period
Developers looking to convert a 60,089 square foot parcel in an industrial corner of Charlestown between Sullivan Square and Somerville into a 25-story mixed-use development recently filed a Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) with the Boston Planning and Development Agency.…
Enchanted Trolley Tour
Related Beal Co. Tells of Plans for Life Sciences Building at 420 Rutherford
By Stephen Quigley Members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) heard from representatives of the Related Beal Co. about their plans for a new, three-story, 101,500 square-foot Life Science Building at 420 Rutherford Ave. at the council’s monthly meeting on…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases
Just as expected and like health officials warned, Charlestown’s weekly COVID positive test rate exploded last week with the majority of new cases most likely traced back to the Thanksgiving Holiday where many gathered indoors maskless with friends and family.…