Category: Allstonia
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290 North Beacon development integrates arts into affordable housing
Planning is underway for a new mixed-use development on 290 North Beacon Street where artist spaces will meet affordable housing. The City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC) and Boston Housing Authority are collaborating on the project…
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Allston-Brighton Food Pantry to reopen early May
The Allston-Brighton Food Pantry is aiming to re-open during the first week of May as it undergoes repairs caused by winter storms earlier this year. The food pantry has been closed since February 6 after winter storms led to structural…
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Around two hundred residents protest lack of funding from city for local community center
Allston-Brighton residents, city council members, and members of the State Senate gathered at the steps of the Jackson Mann Community Center on April 14, to protest a lack of funding for the community center and demand the city council allocate…
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City of Boston will organize neighbors for trash cleanup in in late April
Allston-Brighton residents will have a chance to volunteer to clean up the local neighborhood on April 25 as part of the City of Boston’s annual Love Your Block Event. Working in direct communication with the Public Works and Parks and…
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Q&Allston: DIY music scene, Beatles love, and new music with Allston band Winkler
Cooped up in the small green room at the Rockwell Theatre in Somerville (255 Elm St), I spoke to the five member Allston-Brighton based band, Winkler, 30 minutes before their performance in Rockwell Theatre. The band members consist of Christian…
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A park crawl of Allston-Brighton
McKinney Park At McKinney Park (74 Faneuil St), a bustling expanse of playgrounds, basketball courts and wide soccer fields, young children gather on the field for soccer practice while teens bump arms in a basketball court. Elderly neighbors and young…
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From a house on wheels to Harvard Avenue: Vivant Vintage will relocate this June
Vivant is a French word used to describe something or someone that is lively, animated, or full of energy. Founders of the curated thrift store Vivant Vintage Justin Pomerleau and his wife Emmy Sawich chose this word to name their…