District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edward’s impressive victory over Revere’s Anthony D’Ambrosio last week for the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat will spark a Special Eelection for her district council seat after the formality of a January 11…
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Options Unveiled for Ryan Playground Upgrades
By Adam Swift Construction on a redeveloped and improved Ryan Playground could begin as early as next fall. At a virtual public meeting last week, representatives from the Boston Parks Department and the project consultant presented three potential options for…
Charlestown’s Weekly COVID Test Rate Increases Once Again
With the Omicron COVID variant now the most prevalent variant sweeping across the US–making up nearly 75 percent of all new cases–Charlestown and the surrounding areas’s weekly COVID positive test rate rose once again ahead of the Christmas Holiday. With…
GreenStar Herbals Cannabis Recreational Dispensary opens in Chelsea
The GreenStar Herbals cannabis recreational dispensary officially opened its doors in Chelsea on December 15 at the site of the former King Aurthur’s Lounge. The new, state-of-the-art cannabis facility now offers one of the most extensive selections of organic craft…
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Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront Releases Results of Recent Poll
The Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront — an alliance of nearly 50 organizations from across Boston like the Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Navy Yard Garden Association—recently released the results of a second poll gauging…
Residents Hear About Plans for 420 Rutherford Life Sciences Building
By Adam Swift The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a virtual public meeting on a proposed 100,000-square-foot research and development and life sciences office building at 420 Rutherford Ave. on Tuesday night. The building would replace a self…
Charlestown’s COVID Positive Test Rate Increases
Charlestown and the city’s weekly COVID positive test rate continues to rise dramatically post Thanksgiving and ahead of the Christmas Holiday. A week after Mayor Michelle Wu announced several measures to help combat the explosive rise in cases in Boston,…
Wu Announces Relaunch of Boston Opportunity Fund
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…