Growing up in El Salvador Eduardo Moreno Mendez never imagined he’d one day be working in the office of some high-profile elected official like U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Mendez, who has lived in Eastie since coming to America at 16,…
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City Holds First Boston Rec Fest at Franklin Park April 19 Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department present the first annual Boston Rec Fest (Recreation Festival) during the April school vacation week at the Playstead in…
MBTA Approves Fare Changes, Including Permanent 5-Day Flex Pass
The MBTA Board approved several fare changes that aim to improve equity by closing gaps in existing fare structures for Reduced Fare Riders, minimize pandemic-related revenue implications and budget uncertainties while increasing ridership where possible, and simplify fare tariff rules…
Grant Proposals Sought For Better Beaches Program
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are now seeking Better Beaches Program grant proposals from organizations in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, and Hull to support free beach…
Work on Stalled Loftel Project Restarts
The aging industrial building on the corner of Porter and Orleans Street was supposed to be one of Paul Roiff’s signature boutique hotels, complete with extended stay rooms for business travelers and a restaurant. However, Roiff, known for high end…
All Girls Sports and Wellness Festival Returns April 20
Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) invite Boston girls ages 9 to 14 to join us during the April school vacation week for the All Girls Sports and Wellness…
Carmella’s Market Ownership to Switch Hands
Clark and Carmella Moulaison, who took over the famed Gloria’s Food Market in 2012, renamed it Camrella’s Market and kept the same high quality food the local sub and cheese shop became known for, announced this week they are handing…
Piers Park Phase III Project Receives $2 Million in Funding
The Piers Park Phase III project being spearheaded by the Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) just received an influx of cash from the federal government. The Trustees announced this week that U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Senator Edward J.…
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: A Profile of State Senator Lydia Edwards
She became the first woman of color to be elected to the District 1 City Council seat when she won in 2017 and recently became the first woman elected to the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat, a seat…
Eastie Man Charged in Fatal Downtown Stabbing
An East Boston man working as a bouncer at a downtown bar over St. Patrick’s Day weekend has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a former US Marine. Alvaro Larrama, 38, of East Boston was…