Neighbors and community preservationists are unhappy with a plan that has re-emerged to demolish the historic home on 8 Lawrence St. in Thompson Square and potentially replace it with an apartment building.Realtor George Sarkis has proposed to demolish the home,…
Author: Seth Daniel
Major assemblage of property on Sullivan Square could be large development
A massive assemblage of property this summer on Sullivan Square, including the old Flynn Junkyard and one related property, seems to be setting the state for what some in the community say could be another in a line of developments…
Here’s the kicker: Fall soccer starts this weekend with fully in-house program
The Charlestown Soccer League is preparing to stage a full, in-house league this fall with plenty of precautions and protections, but certainly also a lot of fun playing ‘The Beautiful Game.’League President Allen Reitz said soccer will be different this…
Appreciation: Silence Was No Option for Bill Lamb on Highways and Preservation: Long-Time Charlestown Residents Dies Tragically in Boating Accident
If one has stood at the apex of City Square and looked off over the Bunker Hill/Zakim Bridge with a beautiful unobstructed view of the Charles River and downtown Boston – then they have seen Bill Lamb’s vision. If anyone…
It’s Time: Back to School Preparations Take Unique Format as Kids Get Ready for Remote Learning
School leaders have never had to prepare for school in quite such unique ways, but all previous ways of getting ready for back to school have been tossed aside this year as school communities look to re-invent this coming Monday,…
COVID Defiance Recovery Group Draws a Socially Distant Crowd at the Football Field
When members of the recovery community couldn’t meet any longer in their usual inside spaces, they simply went outside. If in-person recovery meetings couldn’t happen at the usual locations, many in the Charlestown recovery community weren’t about to lose their…
Bunker Hill Associates Stage Backpack Giveaway Sept. 17 at Three Locations
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…
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…
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…