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Your Guide to Valentine’s Day in Charlestown
Whether you're celebrating with a significant other, besties, your children, parents, furry friend, or someone else, check out this guide to Valentine's Day in Charlestown! [...]
Snowy Owl Season – Where to see Winter’s Coolest Visitors
If you’ve ever spotted a stunning white owl perched along the shore or in an open field, you’re not imagining things—snowy owls are real, and [...]
Legendary Bar Tab from George Washington’s 1787 Farewell Party
Ain't no party like a Washington Party! We know that George Washington used to belly up to the bar at the Warren Tavern in Charlestown, [...]
A Guide to Celebrating the Lunar New Year
Here are some ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in and around the neighborhood! It’s the year of the snake! Chinese New Year Parade [...]
NYE in the Neighborhood – Where to ring in 2024
Let’s celebrate the end of 2023 and ring in 2024! Here’s who’s hosting celebrations in the neighborhood! (We will update daily, so check back for [...]
Why I hate Elf on the Shelf
I hate the Elf on the Shelf. One year, I spent almost two hours in a cold shed on December 1st looking for the box [...]
ZUMIX Launches Fundraising Campaign to Send Young Artists to Panama Jazz Festival
In an exciting development, ZUMIX, the East Boston-based non-profit dedicated to using music and the arts to empower urban youth, is launching a fundraising campaign. [...]
Ain’t no Party like a Boston Tea Party – 250 Years Later
Huzzah! Get ready to celebrate! It’s the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party! On December 16, 1773, a bunch of colonists who had it [...]
‘Tis the Season for Giving Back in East Boston
Here are some local organizations, groups, and charities to consider donating to this holiday season! ZUMIX For the musically inclined – this nonprofit youth organization’s [...]
Thanksgiving TV: Heather’s Favorite Episodes
Thanksgiving might be my fave individual holiday. It’s family, friends, the unofficial start to the holiday season, and I get to eat till I explode. [...]
Guide to Thanksgiving in East Boston
Get your stretchy pants ready. It’s almost Thanksgiving! We’ve rounded up some fun ways to celebrate the holiday right here in the neighborhood. Wine + [...]
History Lesson – Cocoanut Grove Fire
Over 80 years ago, the deadliest nightclub fire in US history took place in Boston. 492 people were killed in 15 minutes by a raging [...]
World Kindness Day – Simple Ways to be Kind in the Neighborhood
As my nana used to say, it’s nice to be nice! Today is World Kindness Day, so why not do a good deed by performing a [...]
History Lesson – The Story of the Tree for Boston
Do you know why Boston receives a tree every year from Nova Scotia? Well, gather around and let me tell you the story of the [...]
Caught Somewhere Else – Ravenstone Gifts – take a field trip!
Welcome to Caught Somewhere Else, a soon-to-be regular feature where we share a favorite destination that’s not in one of the neighborhoods we cover (well, [...]
Eastie History Lesson: Logan Airport and its Namesake’s Local Roots
Though it’s not something you’d hear everybody celebrating, last month was the 100th anniversary of Boston Logan International Airport, which opened on September 8, 1923. [...]