With summer in full swing and beach goers enjoying sun, surf and sand, while social distancing Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual report on the water quality at Winthrop Beach. According to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual…
Author: John Lynds
Drive-In to Return to Suffolk Downs for the First Time in 50 Years
The 1950s and 1960s were the height of the drive-in movie theater craze that swept the U.S. and was immortalized in such films depicting the era like Grease and the Last Picture Show. In Winthrop, the Suffolk Downs Drive-In that…
Better Beach Grants Awarded to Three Local Nonprofits
During a virtual awards ceremony on ZOOM last week, three Winthrop nonprofits received grant money totaling $11,500 to support free summer beach events as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) annual…
Jessica Gordon’s Academy of Performing Arts Celebrates 10 Years
For the past ten years Jessica Gordon’s Academy of Performing Arts has been a mainstay in the local, regional and national dance world providing dance education for beginner through advanced dancers. Founded by longtime dancer and dance instructor, Jessica (Gordon)…
Annual Eastie Pride Day Summer Festival Officially Canceled for 2020
Earlier this month, Mayor Martin Walsh decided to cancel all city-permitted parades and festivals taking place outdoors through Labor Day. The move was aimed at curbing the gathering of large crowds and keep up social distancing throughout the summer months…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Opens COVID-19 Testing to All
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two months ago East Boston has emerged as one of Boston’s ‘hotspots’. The virus rapidly spread through the densely populated neighborhood infecting over 1,000 residents since mid-March. Other surrounding communitites like…
Blue Line Work to Begin Monday, Shuttle Services to Replace Train Service from Airport to Bowdoin Stations
Beginning on Monday, May 18 the MBTA will fully close down the Blue Line from Airport to Bowdoin stations for 14 days and run shuttle busses instead of train service until May 31. The goal of this is to allow…
Due to COVID-19, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Hosts Online Fundraiser for Reelection
For years, Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo normally hosts a birthday fundraiser in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled those plans. However, his son, District 5 Boston City Councilor Rocardo Arroyo has launched an online fundraising effort…
Santarpio’s Pizza Re-Opens for Take-Out and Delivery
After giving delivery and take-out a try when the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping across East Boston in mid-March, the owners of Santarpio’s Pizza decided last month to close the doors at the famed pizza place’s Eastie and Peabody locations. The…
New Balance Repurposes Factory to Make Masks, Donates to EBNHC
Boston based New Balance, the manufacturer of popular running sneakers and other athletic footwear, recently repurposed its factories to produce a general-use face mask. With an urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) that continues to intensify across the country,…