Have a great week, Ctown!

Bunker Hill Day events are starting to get announced…

Bunker Hill Day is just around the corner! Although June 17th commemorates Bunker Hill Day, most celebrations are held the weekend before, Friday through Sunday June 12th to 14th.

Edna Kelly’s annual Doll Carriage Parade will take place on Saturday, June 13th at 10am at the Training Field. Register by emailing [email protected]

The 57th annual Battle of Bunker Hill Road Race by the Boys and Girl’s Club of Charlestown will be held on Sunday, June 14th at 10:30am. Run the historic and beautiful streets of Charlestown for a great cause. Limited spaces are open and the race will sell out soon. Sign up now!

The annual parade will also take place on Sunday!

Hood Park Blood Drive – Get a $20 Amazon gift card!

Give the gift of life and make a difference right at Hood Park, and receive a $20 Amazon Gift card! The Red Cross Blood will be on campus collecting donations on Tuesday, May 12th from 10-3pm at 570 Rutherford Ave. Schedule an appointment here.  Complete your pre-donation reading and health history on the day of your appointment to save time.

Flight House’s Launch Party is moved to May 30th

After seeing the incredible response and enthusiasm from the Charlestown community, Flight House has decided to move their Launch Party from this coming Saturday to Saturday, May 30, so they can open things up and make the experience even bigger and better. Their spots filled up almost instantly!

They’ve also added a studio class to the day’s schedule and if the response to the HYBRID workout was any indication, those spots will go quickly. Sign up ASAP!

With this new date, expect more opportunities to explore the space, connect with the community, experience their brand partners, and enjoy everything Flight House has to offer under one roof. If you already RSVP’d, your registration will carry over automatically. “Charlestown, thank you for the warm welcome already. We can’t wait to celebrate with you on the 30th.”

City of Boston kicks off free Summer Fitness Series

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) are pleased to announce the 2026 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The series offers 22 free weekly classes in City of Boston parks from now through August 29th.

The 2026 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series will launch with a kick-off event at Copley Square Park in Back Bay on Wednesday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m., featuring free Bota Fogo Dance Fitness and Yoga plus fun giveaways.

The series offers a wide range of classes, including Yoga, Chair Yoga, HIIT,  ZUMBA®, Kick It By Eliza®, Walking Group, Strength and Balance, Line Dancing, Barre Fusion, and Latin Fusion Dance. The program is tailored to residents’ and participants’ interests, including age-friendly classes for families, older adults, and those new to fitness classes. For more information and a link to the full schedule, visit boston.gov/fitness. Plus, get more information here!

Mayor Michelle Wu + City of Boston celebrate the groundbreaking of the second building of the Bunker Hill Housing Development

Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Charlestown Resident Alliance, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), Leggat McCall Properties, and Joseph J. Corcoran Company to celebrate the start of construction of the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment’s second new apartment building (Building F). The building is a 9-story, 266-unit mixed-income building of 208 market-rate and 58 deeply affordable units located in Boston’s historic Charlestown neighborhood.

The building is a part of the first phase of a large-scale master plan to redevelop the entire Bunker Hill public housing community over the next decade, creating a total of 2,699 units of housing and replacing every existing public housing unit with a deeply-affordable replacement unit while also adding new market-rate homes to the Charlestown neighborhood. In addition to the sponsorship of Leggat McCall Properties and Joseph J. Corcoran Company, the capital required is being provided through the City of Boston’s Housing Accelerator Fund (equity), with a construction loan (debt) from the Cottonwood Group. Get the full story, here.