Apollinaire Theatre Company announced this week it has received a $45,000 grant from the Boston Foundation to launch a Resident Artist Program at the Chelsea Theatre Works, through the Foundation’s Open Door Grants program. Apollinaire Theatre built the new Black…
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‘People of Chelsea’ Exhibit Now Underway at City Hall
Chelsea photographer Darlene DeVita hosted her “People of Chelsea” exhibit Monday night at City Hall. The exhibit featured individual black-and-white photographs that DeVita had taken in the city. In the text underneath the photo, the subject expressed his/her opinions and…
Chelsea Students Earn Academic Honors
Chelsea Resident Graduates from Wheaton College Eric Kogan, a resident of Chelsea, graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., on May 18, during the college’s 184th Commencement ceremony. Kogan graduated with a bachelor of arts in business and management. Kogan…
Paddle Night a Hit as People Flock to Float on the Creek
A few years ago, kayaking and canoeing on the Chelsea Creek was a novel – and to some a dangerous – proposition for those in Chelsea. However, after more and more have taken their turn at the paddle, the idea…
Peter Zaksheski Installed as President of Chelsea Rotary Club
Peter Zaksheski, a lifelong Chelsea resident and a prominent and personable community leader for decades, was installed as the president of the Rotary Club of Chelsea at the Installation of Officers Dinner June 25 at Spinelli’s, Lynnfield. Zaksheski, director of…
Ivy League-Bound: Chelsea Twins Natalia and Yasmine Calvo Will Attend Harvard and Princeton Respectively
It is a story of a determined young woman who came to this country from Costa Rica, worked hard, raised two beautiful daughters as a single mother and made their education a top priority. Ana Romero, who arrived in the…
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Island End River in the Midst of Major Flood Protection Project
Few places in the food supply chain for Greater Boston and beyond are more vulnerable than the New England Produce Center. That huge food resource for the region, along with other industries, are very close to sea level and, as…
Memoire Nightclub at Encore Attracts Celebrity Djs At Huge Opening
The opening of the Mémoire Nightclub in Encore Boston Harbor bought in a star-studded lineup of DJs, and hundreds of guests, last week – punctuated by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal (DJ Diesel) on June 27. Mémoire opened its doors…
‘The People of Chelsea’ Highlighted in New Photo Exhibit at City Hall
Since 2016, Chelsea photographer Darlene ‘Dar’ DeVita has been traveling around the City Hall area and Broadway with her camera and portable backdrop – meeting the people of Chelsea and chronicling their images and their thoughts. Such a seminal work…