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February 3, 2020 0

Year of the Rat brings lion dance parade to Chinatown

Lion dancers from Woo Ching’s White Crane Kung Fu parade down Tyler Street in Chinatown Feb. 2. (Image courtesy of Mandy Sun.) The sounds of firecrackers and drums echoed throughout Chinatown Feb. 2 for the annual Chinese New Year parade, held on the second Sunday after Lunar New Year began Jan. 25. Lion dancers in bright colors traveled to 150 stores in the neighborhood. A steady beat by the drums and a masked Happy Buddha dancer accompanied the lions. The […]

December 2, 2019 0

Chinatown nonprofit develops affordable housing downtown

by Ling Mei Wong

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association met Nov. 26 at its 90 Tyler Street headquarters. Executive director Susan Chu reported on the nonprofit’s five properties in downtown Boston: Tai Tung Village, Tremont Village, Waterford Place, the 90 Tyler Street headquarters and 50 Herald Street, currently leased to supermarket C-Mart. Tai Tung Village’s four existing buildings need repairs for its exteriors and hot water pipes. The south parking lot will be developed for 85 units of affordable housing at 288 Harrison Avenue. […]

November 25, 2019 0

‘Personal storytelling for social change’ raises awareness of world issues

by Shira Laucharoen

Chien-Chi Huang is a survivor of breast cancer. Born in Taiwan, she was the first person in her neighborhood to go to a Catholic school in Taipei. An immigrant to the United States, who made her journey 30 years ago to attend graduate school, she was the first person in her family to marry a non-Asian husband. “My father said to me, ‘Your life will be hard living away from us. But if this man makes you happy, then I […]

May 30, 2017 0

Asian American Commission celebrates Unity Dinner

by Ling Mei Wong

The Asian American Commission (AAC) of Massachusetts hosted its annual Unity Dinner on May 26 at Boston University. The “Honoring changes agents: Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, progress and achievement” dinner recognized notable community leaders. Fernande “Nan” Duffly, retired Mass. Supreme Court judge, talked about her Dutch father and Indonesian Chinese mother coming to America in the 1950s. “To say I am an Asian American evokes many cultures and countries in Asia, southeast Asia, the Pacific and elsewhere, which […]

May 3, 2017 0

Investing in the Financial District and Chinatown

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By Mayor Martin J. Walsh This month, I am proud to put forth a budget for the City of Boston that will make Boston a better place to work, live, and raise a family. At City Hall, we’ve created a plan for our City that will keep Boston financially sound, while making targeted investments towards achieving a thriving, healthy and innovative Boston. Boston’s operating budget totals $3.14 billion, which represents an increase of $143.7 million (or about five percent) over […]

December 30, 2016 0

Gov. Baker visits Brighton seniors

by Ling Mei Wong

Gov. Charlie Baker wished seniors a happy new year at Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) in Brighton on Dec. 30. “I plan to have dinner with my dad tonight, who’s 88 and sharp as a tack,” Baker said. “I’m standing here and I’m 60; I used to think that was old. I’m very aware people need to maintain their connection and community because it’s a big part of aging well.” Baker lost his mother in May, who had […]

December 6, 2013 0

Chinatown meeting roundup: CCBA, CNC, CRA, CSC

by Ling Mei Wong

By Ling-Mei Wong The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Chinatown Neighborhood Council, Chinatown Resident Association and Chinatown Safety Committee met in November and December. The CCBA had a presentation on developing the Tai Tung Village parking lot on Harrison Avenue into housing. Preliminary sketches by Winn Development would place a residential building with underground parking on the 35,000 square foot lot. The CRA heard presentations on renovating Liberty Tree Plaza and bilingual ballots. CNC Richard Chang, co-headmaster of Quincy Upper School […]

December 4, 2012 0

Herb Chambers Donates $50,000 to Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Holiday Toy Drive

by Ling Mei Wong

Early last week, Bay State businessman and Boston resident Herb Chambers spread some holiday cheer when he made a $50,000 donation to Mrs. Angela Menino towards Mayor Menino’s City of Boston Holiday Toy Drive. The drive helps distribute toys to children in need throughout Boston’s neighborhoods. This collaborative effort will ensure hundreds of children have toys under their Christmas trees. About Herb Chambers CompaniesHerb Chambers purchased his first car dealership in 1985 and has grown his company into the largest […]

May 3, 2012 0

Stuart Street Closed this Weekend

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City of Boston Traffic Advisory The Boston Transportation Department is advising drivers and pedestrians alike that Stuart Street, between Berkeley and Arlington Streets, will be closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic this weekend for the purpose of erecting a pedestrian bridge at the Liberty Mutual construction site. The street will be closed beginning on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8 PM and will not reopen until Sunday, May, 6, 2012 at 3 PM. The designated detour route will be […]

April 26, 2012 0

Boston Vocational High School Students Receive Hands-On Electric Vehicle Experience

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Press Release On Thursday, April 26, 2012, fifty 11th and 12th grade students enrolled in Madison Park Technical Vocational High School’s Electric and Automotive program participated in an event focused on the subject of Electric Vehicles. The students learned more about the science behind these increasingly popular cars, as well as about the role that renewable energy will play in vehicle technology of the future and what that means for the City of Boston. The event was sponsored by the […]

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