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…
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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…
Continued Detours on O’Brien Highway Outbound September 12-13
Placement of large steel beams at Lechmere Viaduct continues The MBTA announced Friday it will continue crane lifts this weekend at the new Lechmere Viaduct under construction between the Gilmore Bridge and Lechmere Station along Monsignor O’Brien Highway. The operation…
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…
Charlestown Sees 40-Percent Increase in Part One Crime
As August of 2020 was drawing to a close, Charlestown had seen a 40-percent spike in violent and property crime from last year – the biggest year-to-date increase in any of the city’s 12 districts and a number driven in…
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…