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City of Boston Declares a Heat Emergency from Wednesday, July 16th – Friday, July 18th
BOSTON – Tuesday, July 15, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu today issued a heat emergency for the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, July 16 [...]
Charlestown Starbucks Workers Vote to Unionize – Unanimously
Big news brewing in Thompson Square—a few weeks ago, every single employee at the Charlestown Starbucks has voted yes to unionize, making it the 20th [...]
Gardens for Charlestown Vandalized This Week
The Gardens for Charlestown reported this week that a portion of the community gardens had been vandalized, with flowers stolen and vegetables uprooted. The following [...]
Boston Globe’s Best of the Best Charlestown Winners
BOSTON, MA, July 9, 2025 — The Boston Globe today released its Best of the Best 2025, its annual list of Boston’s best dining, shopping, [...]
BPD Community Alert: Seeking Public’s Help to Identify The Following Individual in Relation to Vandalism at The Anchor in Charlestown
BPD Community Alert: Detectives assigned to District A-1/A-15 (Charlestown) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the pictured individual involved in [...]
Boston Just Got a Little More Fun for All Families: Mayor Wu Unveils Boston Family Days
Mayor Michelle Wu is making Boston an even better place for families to grow, explore, and thrive! Today, the Mayor [...]
Just Announced: Charlestown Holiday Festival Returns
It's official! The Charlestown Holiday Festival, previously titled Holiday Stroll, will take place on Sunday, December 15th at the Training [...]
Neighborhood Pride: Boston Bruins Brad Marchand represents Charlestown Townies
We love this! Charlestown resident and Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand showed up repping his hometown with a sweet Townies [...]
Let’s Hear it for the Girls: CYHA U19 Girls are the 2024 State Champions
Way to go, Townies! The Charlestown Youth Hockey League U19 Girls won the finals with a 3-2 overtime win over [...]
Multiple people became sick on flights into Logan, prompting officials to alert CDC as a cautionary measure
On Sunday, two flights came into Logan International Airport carrying multiple people who became sick, causing Massport officials to alert [...]
MBTA launches a new mobile app – MBTA Go
Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) released its new, official mobile app, MBTA Go, a first of its kind for the organization. This [...]
Two Charlestown boutiques were broken into overnight
We're sad to report that two boutiques in the neighborhood, Slate Boutique and On Again Consignment, were broken into overnight (Wednesday into Thursday.) Lots of [...]
Firearm Recovered and 17-year-old Suspect Arrested During Traffic Stop in Charlestown
At about 11:00 PM, Officers were patrolling the area of Polk St. towards Bunker Hill St. when they observed a vehicle fail to stop at [...]
Turkeys are thriving– rebirth of the wild turkey has the population on the rise. Here are some helpful tips on dealing with our feathered friends.
What was once a rare sight in the neighborhood is now no big deal to see an urban turkey or turkeys walking down our street, [...]
City of Boston Announces Awardees of Third Round of SPACE Grants including this one in the neighborhood
Congrats to Jenny's Pizza! Since 1970, Jenny's Pizza has proudly served the Charlestown community. Whether you are looking for a hand-tossed pizza, sub, calzone, salad [...]
Revs Soccer Stadium One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
Listen up, soccer fans! On Tuesday, state legislators finalized a compromise on a long-awaited $4M state economic development bill. The bill would funnel hundreds of millions [...]