Last Thursday evening, live music from the band El Frente boomed down Gerrish Avenue and Highland Street. It wasn’t an annoyingly loud house party or a reason to call the police; it was a community concert in the new Box…
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City Manager Jay Ash argues the positive of a casino
City Manager Jay Ash was a proponent of casino gambling, a forum participant in East Boston last week where more than 300 people turned out to debate the expanded gambling agenda the state has embarked upon. As a proponent, Ash…
Swan story continues on Mill Creek
The story has continued with the pair of mating wild swans who call Mill Creek on the Chelsea/Revere line their home. The male swan, Gus, arrived at the Creek nearly two years ago, and neighbors on the Chelsea and Revere…
Boston Paintball may move to the Putnam building
If things go as planned, the number of shootings in the new Parkway Plaza will increase tremendously next year. Those shootings, though, will be with paintballs, and they’ll all be in good fun. Boston Paintball Inc. of Everett is in…
DiDomenico’s first victory a Big Win for Chelsea
During his special election campaign earlier this year, then candidate Sal DiDomenico ran on a platform of having the experience as a Chief of Staff in the Senate to “hit the ground running” as a freshman Senator. That experience paid…
Lifetime Achievement Robert Verrier, AIA
Robert Verrier, the president and founder of the Architectural Team on Admiral’s Hill – one of the leading architectural firms in Boston – turned 70 this week. It is a birthday to note not just because he designed Admiral’s Hill,…
Camacho’s murder trial is underway
The trial of the East Boston man accused of killing a 27-year-old Everett man inside King Arthur’s Lounge in Chelsea began last week and jurors visited the crime scene on Monday. Camacho, 23, of East Boston, who went by the…
Casino at Suffolk would mean jobs for Chelsea residents
Chip Tuttle, chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs, said a casino project at the East Boston venue would mean hundreds of jobs for residents of Chelsea and area communities. Tuttle made his remarks at the June Breakfast hosted by the…
Chelsea Art Walk great success; hundreds view local exhibits
The annual Chelsea Art Walk once again revealed this city’s artful heart and soul. With exhibits displayed throughout the city, Chelsea’s budding local art community got to show off its best work. Eleven different venues – from oil paintings shown…
Margolis Pharmacy closed following DEA intervention
Chelsea’s oldest pharmacy in Bellingham Square has been closed following a visit to the landmark by Drug Enforcement Agency officials who ordered everyone to leave and who shut the place down earlier this week. The action followed an earlier visit…