Lara Caralis2 days ago2 minMayor Walsh comments align with Beautification Committee's desire to save single-family homesMy husband recently came across What's Up Eastie's posted audio from the Feb 18 Orient Heights Neighborhood Association Meeting, in which Mayor Walsh voices ...
Lara Caralis2 days ago1 minHow to help & get help in the time of coronavirusWanted to let everyone know about a Mutual Aid group that Kannan Thiruvengadam has started for East Boston & Chelsea -- basically how it works is you sign up...
Lara CaralisMar 71 minNext Meeting -- postponed until further noticeWell, I WAS looking forward to seeing everyone on April 1, and right now I'm REALLY missing my Kelley's time, but alas... I'll announce a date for our next m...
Lara CaralisMar 71 min96 new condos coming to Eagle Hill???As anyone who attends our Civic Association meetings is well aware, we are presented with a constant stream of proposals from developers wanting to change a ...
Lara CaralisMar 71 minHappy news x 2First of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped save 100 & 104 Lexington from demolition! Your letters to the ZBA, calls to elected officials, petition...
Lara CaralisFeb 181 minMeeting on Wed, Feb 19, 7 pmHi all -- looking forward to getting back together this Wednesday for our next beautification meeting! We've got a couple great guests and some exciting upda...
Lara CaralisJan 231 minEncouraging tree story on WBUR I was very happy to read this piece, first because it talks about the need to nurture existing trees, as well as plant new ones, and second, because there is...
Lara CaralisJan 121 minVERY IMPORTANT: Please Attend the Eversource Substation Open House this Tuesday, Jan 14!Obviously, we Eagle Hill residents are vehemently opposed to Eversource's plans to locate an unnecessary, ugly and potentially very dangerous substation in o...
Lara CaralisJan 71 minTaste of Eastie -- coming soon!Let's get out and support our local restaurants at this great event, now in it's 24th year!
Lara CaralisJan 32 minFirst meeting of 2020 - Wed, January 8Please join us to kick of year two of beautifying our neighborhood! It was a year ago this month that a small group of Eagle Hill residents sat down in my li...
Lara CaralisDec 16, 20191 minDemolition: a cautionary storyThis article made me so sad and sounds sooooo familiar. I truly hope we can make some headway on preserving Eagle Hill's history and character before it's to...
Lara CaralisNov 24, 20192 minA tree campaign spanning all of East BostonI was recently introduced to Bill Masterson, a new East Boston resident very interested in expanding our tree canopy. After a few email exchanges, next thing...
Lara CaralisNov 4, 20191 minNew daffodil beds at Prescott Square Park!We had a great day on Saturday carving out two planting beds for our daffodil bulbs on either side of the park's entrance at the corner of Prescott & Trenton...
Lara CaralisOct 31, 20191 minNext meeting: Wednesday, Nov 6, 7 pmOur next beautification meeting will be this coming Wednesday, November 6, starting at 7 pm. We'll be meeting in the back room at Kelley Square Pub, and FYI ...
Lara CaralisOct 31, 20191 minJoin us for daffodil planting Saturday, November 2!This Saturday, we will be planting 500 daffodil bulbs in various locations around Eagle Hill -- if you'd like to help out, we will be meeting up at Prescott ...
Lara CaralisOct 27, 20191 minAnother great clean up for the books!I'm so pleased with the turnout and enthusiasm for yesterday's clean up -- we had a great crew of volunteers, kids and dogs, and even a few neighbors who cam...
Lara CaralisOct 12, 20191 minEagle Hill Clean Up -- Saturday, October 26!We are organizing our second clean-up for the neighborhood this year to be held on Saturday, October 26 from 10 am - noon. We'll be starting and ending at Pr...
Lara CaralisOct 2, 20191 minUPDATED: New location for meeting on Wednesday, October 9 at 7 pmIMPORTANT UPDATE! Kelley's has booked the entire back room Wed night, so meeting will now be at Jim's and my house instead -- 39 Princeton Street. We'll get ...
Lara CaralisOct 2, 20192 minProtecting the character of Eagle HillAt every Civic Association meeting, we are presented with proposals from developers wanting to tear down, "renovate," and upsize homes in our neighborhood. O...
Lara CaralisOct 1, 20191 minA car-free Maverick Square?When I saw this rendering of Roslindale's Birch Street, which will become a pedestrian-only plaza next year, I immediately thought of how cool Maverick could...