JINGLE-STACH: Matt Donovan, the Mayor of Ironsides Grill, officiates the Ugly Sweater Pagaent and kept the fun going last Thursday, Dec. 13. The Ironsides’ owners Zach Cantin and Abdel Samir held the annual, colorful contest to benefit Toys For Tots.
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Final Design for Eden Street Playground is Revealed
The Eden Street playground is one step closer to its $1.1 million face lift. The third and final community meeting regarding playground improvements was held on Dec. 13, with many of the same community members in attendance as the first…
Navy Yard Residents Wary of Large Activation Projects
Residents of the Navy Yard heard six activation proposals for the Yard in a meeting on Dec. 12, and some of the more ambitious projects didn’t get such a warm welcome. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held the…
Neighborhood Round Up
MAPS OF HISTORIC CHARLESTOWN FOR SALE NOW AT THE LIBRARY Several years ago a history committee created a map of some of the historic buildings in Charlestown. There are 23 historic structures illustrated on the map which also contains the…
Encore Spokesman Greg John Parts ways with Wynn
Encore Boston Harbor and its local spokesman Greg John have parted ways mutually this week after John’s three-year contract expired and he decided to pursue other opportunities. “I have decided to move on from Encore Boston Harbor as my three-year…
BPD Sends Out Christmas Warning about Deliveries
With only a few more days to place those online orders to arrive in time for Christmas, the Boston Police Department sent out several safety tips for the delivery of packages during this busy shopping season “During the holiday season, the…
Navy Yard Collaborators Hope to Activate Area with Paint, Lights and a Boat
It was an organic melding of the Nolan Group, Navy Yard Hospitality and Balance Architects when they came together with a mutual interest in the City’s Navy Yard activation RFP this year. With big ideas in mind, the three Navy…
Spaulding Sled Hockey Team Calls Everett Home
Rebecca Mann knew very little about hockey before she had to have her foot amputated a year ago, but now she can’t get enough of it. Mann and several other Greater Boston players – part of the Spaulding Shamrocks adaptive…
Grand Jury Returns Murder Indictment In Homeless Man’s Fatal Beating in Park
The man accused of fatally beating 54-year-old Joshua Rivera as he slept in a Charlestown park has been indicted for the homeless man’s murder, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross and Suffolk County District Attorney John P. Pappas announced Wednesday. The…
Council Holds Hearing Regarding Funds for Sullivan Square Reconstruction
The City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation held a hearing on Monday regarding funds from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that will be used for engineering and design services for the reconstruction of Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue. The money, a…