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Tavern Road Opens in Fort Point! For those who are just jumping on the Chef Louis DiBiccari fan-wagon we welcome you! The opening of the Chef's first restaurant has been a long time coming - Congratulations! It is no accident that The brothers DiBiccari opened in this location - obsessed with innovation in both the hospitality and food sides of the house - what better fit than the Innovation District ? Next month the adjacent TR Street food, the fast-casual takeout version … [Read more...]
Brewery Launching In Boston Innovation District This Summer, Trillium Brewing Article Originally appeared here By Kyle Aspach One new micro-brewery is set to open in the South Boston Innovation District this summer, while a second is being eyed for South Boston in the next few years as demand continues to surge for specialty craft brews. The first is Trillium Brewing Co., which plans to open by August at 369 Congress St., said co-owner Esther Tetreault. The business will be one … [Read more...]
AllianceViews Fort Point Channel: Nicer for Noses, Better for Boats! Article Courtesy of: Boston Preservation Alliance - POSTED BY: SARAH KELLY Carole Charnow, President of the Boston Children's Museum; Mayor Menino; Senator Jack Hart; Danielle Pillion, Executive Director of the Friends of Fort Point Channel; and Boston City Councilors Bill Linehan and Felix Arroyo sound off air horns to celebrate the Fort Point Channel dock opening / Video Credit: Boston.com Boston’s … [Read more...]
Nearby Neighborhoods: Fort Point A guide to Boston’s transformed waterfront By Amy Laskowski share it! Photos by Vernon Doucette - Article Courtesy of: BU Today Few city neighborhoods have undergone the kind of recent transformation that Fort Point has. Comprising about 100 waterfront acres in the South End, the area has become Boston’s hottest—and hippest—district. Fort Point is home to museums, famous restaurants, and a vibrant artists enclave. The neighborhood was named for … [Read more...]
Support Friends of the Fort Point Channel! Halloween on the Harbor! We now have 14 partners (Barking Crab is part of HOTH again - yay!) Each location is planning special prizes, treats and entertainment! Just found out Jerry Remy's Seaport is having a costume contest with 3 prizes and a DJ starting at 930. Lots more details to post...get your tickets today at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/206372. It is only $5 which gets you transportation between locations on the shuttle, … [Read more...]
About Christine Vaillancourt Christine received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MA from the Rhode Island School of Design, with continuing education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Kent State University. Christine Vaillancourt was the recipient of the Best in Show Award at the Newport Rhode Island Art Museum in 2003 which resulted in a one-person exhibition at the museum in 2004, titled “Techno-Retro”. She has exhibited in the United … [Read more...]
'Golden Age of Travel' on display at Boston gallery By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent Article Courtesy of: Boston.com It is called the “Golden Age of Travel,” those long-ago, pre-TSA days in the early 20th century when travel was largely done by the wealthy and was viewed as far more glamorous and romantic than it is today. From Oct. 14-Dec. 31, Grand Circle Gallery of Boston and WardMaps of Cambridge are presenting “Journeys Through the Mediterranean: Maps, Guides … [Read more...]
Twice each year the artists of Fort Point invite the public to visit our studios. Open Studios is an opportunity visit studios, meet artists, and see the work in the environment where it was created. Most of the artwork you see is available for purchase. Visitors to Open Studios pick up a map and directory brochure, and can walk from building to building, exploring our historic warehouse neighborhood. Open Studios Events are free to the public, with free parking. Studios 2011 … [Read more...]
South Boston Innovation District takes shape (in all sizes) Article Courtesy of the Boston Business Journal by Galen Moore In one fell swoop on Jan. 24, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTX) took care of 1 million square feet of untenanted real estate in South Boston’s waterfront. But most of the companies moving to South Boston’s so-called Innovation District are a few blocks inland, in a very different market. In Fort Point, small high-tech businesses are filling … [Read more...]
$100 Works on Paper FPAC to Host $100 Works on Paper Fundraiser The Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) is proud to present "Paper Chase 100", a group exhibition to benefit FPAC. The exhibition will be comprised completely of unframed works on paper by FPAC Members, all priced at $100 each. This is the first exhibition of its kind that FPAC has produced. The hope is that this exhibition will engage the community in a new way by making art accessible to a broad range of art lovers and … [Read more...]
Smith & Wollensky makes Boston its base Headquarters is near new Fort Point outlet August 23, 2011|By Casey Ross, Globe Staff Smith & Wollensky is establishing its corporate headquarters in Boston’s financial district, a few blocks from a restaurant the steakhouse chain is opening next month along Fort Point Channel. The decision has significantly increased the chain’s presence in the city. It was purchased in 2007 by Bunker Hill Capital, a Boston private equity … [Read more...]
Smooth Sailing for Fort Point Channel Public Docks & Programs The Fort Point Channel’s revitalization should be ’smooth sailing’ from this point forward! The Harbor Line Exemption legislation (originally filed by Senator Jack Hart of South Boston) was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on August 3, 2010 as part of the Watersheet Activation Plan, which was the 2003 winner of the American Planning Association’s Massachusetts Chapter for Comprehensive Planning, proposed by Friends of … [Read more...]
Institute of Contemporary Art Hosts First Ever Cliff Diving Event! AUG 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM Boston, Massachusetts, will host the penultimate stop in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011. It's the competition's first ever visit to mainland USA. Often called the "Cradle of American History," Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 1630 and is one of America's oldest cities. Boston is home to one of the greatest rebellions in American history, now known as the Boston Tea Party. An … [Read more...]
Area’s glittering transformation takes a big step July 07, 2011|By Ben Wolford, Globe Correspondent ARTICLE COURTESY OF: BOSTON GLOBE Public and private officials celebrated a significant step in the revival of the Fort Point Channel yesterday with the opening of an information center along the waterfront. Mayor Thomas M. Menino and executives of nonprofits attended a ribbon-cutting adjacent to a new Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum facility being built on the channel. The … [Read more...]
Brightcove joins move to Boston waterfront July 05, 2011|By Casey Ross, Globe Staff Article Courtesy of Boston Globe: CLICK HERE Brightcove Inc., a fast-growing purveyor of digital media products, is the latest company to relocate to a new tower on the Boston waterfront, bringing another marquee name to the up-and-coming neighborhood. The 280-employee firm has signed a deal to move from Cambridge into the new Atlantic Wharf complex, where it expects to hire 120 workers to fill … [Read more...]
Join us for the Pirates & Patriots Tour Launch! Proposed Exhibits for the Boston Tea Part Ships & Museum The all-new Boston museum will be located in the middle of the Fort Point Channel and will include interactive exhibits; fascinating videos, living history programs, three dimensional displays and authentic memorabilia that will transport guests back to that night in December 1773. Diagram of the three proposed ships | Illustration by James Abundis/ The Boston Globe The … [Read more...]
Boston Pops & Fireworks on the Charles River is in Full Swing for the Fourth of July Celebration in Boston. Don't miss this spectacular event! Fourth of July Boston Event Schedule Sunday, July 3rd Concert 4:00PM Oval opens 8:30PM Concert begins 9:30PM "1812 Overture" is played 10:00PM Concert ends NO FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON JULY 3RD ------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 4th Concert and … [Read more...]
Boston beaches: Clean at last June 23, 2011|By Bruce Berman ON DEC. 23, 1985, the late US District Court Judge A. David Mazzone issued his first order in the Boston Harbor case, writing that “the law secures to the people the right to a clean harbor.’’ In September 2000, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ended the daily discharge of millions of gallons of largely untreated sewage into Boston Harbor. At that time many believed that Mazzone’s vision of a harbor that … [Read more...]
Gazelle bounds into Boston's Fort Point Channel; outsources logistics to Texas firm By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist Gazelle chief executive Israel Ganot mentioned to me over the weekend that his company is planning a move this summer from Allston to Boston's Fort Point Channel neighborhood. The company buys and sells used consumer electronics, from Blu-ray DVD players to gaming consoles; it has cleverly dubbed its business "re-commerce." Ganot says the company is moving about 80 of … [Read more...]
Whitey Bulger's South Boston has changed since he left town By Cara Bayles, Town Correspondent Whitey Bulger would hardly recognize his old neighborhood. In the 16 years Bulger has been on the lam, South Boston has changed significantly. The Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Development where Bulger grew up is being renovated, and across the way, the Old Colony Housing Development is being razed and rebuilt, with a six-story tower overshadowing Pacsuka Circle. Nearby Carson Beach, … [Read more...]
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