Giovanni O’Shaughnessey (11) brought his friend Oscar (3), a bearded dragon lizard, out to enjoy some music and fascinate the folks attending the City Square concert on Wednesday, Aug. 11.
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Cambridge College Moves Campus to Charlestown’s Hood Park
Cambridge College, long considered a pioneer in adult learning, opens their new campus in Boston’s historic Hood Park (Charlestown), having moved from its former location on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. The new, state-of-the-art campus consolidates the four schools into a…
Organization is Looking for Input on Water Transportation
A Boston Harbor-based organization is looking for input on how Charlestown residents use water transportation and how they hope it can change in the future. The study is part of an effort on behalf of federal and state agencies. Boston…
Second Round of Mitigation Funds Ready for Applications
By Seth Daniel It hardly seems like the first round of Wynn money from the Charlestown Community Impact Fund has settled in the bank accounts of local organizations, and already it’s time for round two. City officials, Mayor Martin Walsh…
Passacantilli Releases Parks and Open Space Platform
Stephen Passacantilli, a North End civic leader, Boston Public Schools parent, and former staffer to City Councilor Sal LaMattina has released his Parks & Open Space Platform. Passacantilli is running for District 1 City Councilor, which includes the neighborhoods of…
Winning Garden Focuses on Native Plants and Unique Open Spaces
By Seth Daniel The mailbox at 2 Auburn Sq. isn’t the typical mailbox. In fact, it’s more of a flower garden, but yet a functional one. Then again, the front yard also isn’t the typical yard, having bird cages with…
Saving Memorial Hall Continues
By Seth Daniel While work on the inside of the old Memorial Hall on Green Street has continued on the inside for the past year, and several milestones have been met, now work is getting ready to start outside –…
Silence is Golden – and Melodic – in BPL’s Courtyard Concerts
By Seth Daniel As the sun shone brightly last Friday afternoon on the shrubbery of the Copley Library’s celebrated Courtyard, string music from the Boston Philharmonic permeated the air as shadows danced off of the columns and statuary. It was…
Edwards Offers Transportation Plan
Candidate for Boston City Council Lydia Edwards released a transportation infrastructure policy proposal this week with recommendations to mitigate traffic congestion, parking issues, and public-transportation deficiencies. “I have a vested interest in increasing the quality of life of my district…
Some Wondering If State Gaming Law is Too Strict on Hiring Rules
By Seth Daniel A host of state officials and criminal justice reform organizations have locked hands on the issue of hiring casino workers, targeting the “automatic disqualifier” provision in the Gaming Law as something that puts an unfair burden on…