The Ginger Man Community Meeting

Posted on January 31, 2014 by admin

A restaurant style pub, The Ginger Man, will be presenting their plans to open in Fort Point at 374 Congress Street (Congress St. and Boston Wharf Road).  The Ginger Man originated in Texas in 1985 and opened in NY in 1996. Known for offering an extensive beer list with over 100 specialty beers on draught and in bottles and for pub fare, The Ginger Man will be requesting a 2am license.  Come meet the management and hear more about their plans.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
6pm
315 on A Street, 20th floor Lounge Boston, MA 02210
Note: new location

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Be A Greenovate Ambassodor for Fort Point

Posted on January 30, 2014 by admin

Learn how to become a leader on Climate Action and a resource to your neighborhood by attending the Greenovate Ambassador Training Session. As a Greenovate Ambassador, identify specific issue(s) in your neighborhood i.e. how to encourage bicycle infrastructure and public transit with existing traffic needs?; and co-host a solutions oriented meet-up in your community.

Location: Codman Square Neighborhood Health Center, 637 Washington St Dorchester, MA 02124
Date: Monday, February 3, 2014
Time: 6:30pm
Details: Greenovate Boston
Contact: info@greenovateboston.org

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Fort Point Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday, January 28th

Posted on January 28, 2014 by admin

Join your neighbors tonight to hear and discuss what is going on in the neighborhood at

 Factory 63
63 Melcher St (Melcher St & A St)
6pm  – 8pm

City Council President Bill Linehan will be the guest speaker and the featured restaurant is Row 34 who will be offering their signature ceviche appetizer. Healthy snacks and drinks are being provided by Fort Point Market. Our thanks to Councilor Linehan, Row 34 and Fort Point Market. Hope to see you there!

Please save the date of our next meeting which is February 25th with special guest speaker Representative Nick Collins.

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Meet the Midway Artist Collective Directors

Posted on January 24, 2014 by admin

 Meet the Midway Artist Collective Directors

The Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) invites all Fort Point neighbors to a reception to meet the Directors of Midway Artist Collective, Inc., the new non-profit organization created to acquire and operate Midway Studios in order to keep Midway an affordable asset for artists in Fort Point in perpetuity. Midway Artist Collective will make a brief presentation regarding the opportunity for individuals to invest in Midway’s future.

Sunday, January 26, 2014
5:00–7:00pm
Made in Fort Point
30 Channel Center St. Boston, MA 02210

Midway Artist Collective, Inc. is proud to make this investment opportunity available to the Fort Point community, by offering an attractive return for a very important cause. Visit Midway Fund for details on the Confidential Offering.Midway Studios marquee

We hope you’ll join us to learn more about the future of Midway Artist Studios: a building crucial to the dynamism of Fort Point’s arts landscape, designed to be available and affordable for generations to come!

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Drawn to Water Opening at Atlantic Wharf Gallery

Posted on January 22, 2014 by admin

Drawn to Water opens this Thursday, January 23, 2014 from 5:00pm – 8:30pm at the Atlantic Wharf Gallery. The Atlantic Wharf Gallery is located at 290 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210.

Drawn to Water Exhibit

The show features art by Martin Berinstein, Brian Bresnahan, Laura Davidson, Michael Eder, Chris Faust, Jacob Higginbottom, Linda Huey, Jenifer Mumford, Shaari Neretin, Bryan Ramey, Nora Charney Rosenbaum, Jose L. Santos, Matthew Shanley, Stephen Sheffield, Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano, Nick Thorkelson, Dorothea Van Camp, Sara Whitman, Tom Wojciechowski and Yu-Wen Wu.

Drawn to Water is curated by Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston and runs through March 28, 2014. Read more.

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Mayor Walsh Declares Snow Emergency & Parking Ban Starting at 6pm

Posted on January 21, 2014 by admin

updated 1.22.2014: Snow emergency and parking ban will be lifted as of 8am Wednesday, January 22nd. Discounted parking will be available until 10am.

Snow emergency parking ban begins at 6pm Tuesday, January 21, 2014 on major arteries in South Boston. Click here for a full list of major arteries and alternate parking lots and garages. Discounted parking will be available at 4pm. Boston Public schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.  More details.

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Culinary Art Meets Fine Art at Tavern Road’s Studio Sundays

Posted on January 21, 2014 by admin

Tavern Road’s lunch spot, TR Street Foods, will showcase art from local artists in the artsy Fort Point neighborhood in Boston. Read more.
Location: TR Street Foods, 343 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210
Date: Fourth Sunday of month
Time: 4pm – 7pm
Website: www.tavernroad.com

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Mayor Walsh Celebrates 315 A & Green Patriot Posters Opening

Posted on January 20, 2014 by admin

Mayor Martin J. Walsh celebrated the opening of Fort Point’s newest residential building, 315 on A, with Kelly Saito from Gerding Edlen, Brian Swett of  Boston’s Energy and Environment Department, John Fish of Suffolk Construction, and Sam Aquillano from Design Museum Boston.

315 on A Street is a 20-story 257,000 square foot building with 202 rental units including 22 onsite affordable units, 61 bike parking units, and 96 vehicle parking spaces. Read more at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Design Museum Boston’s exhibit Green Patriot Posters is now on view at 315 A Street. Green Patriot Posters inspired by World War II posters, hopes to unite us all once again – this time to combat climate change.

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FPNA Announces 2014 Neighborhood Meetings & Survey

Posted on January 13, 2014 by admin

FPNA logo

The Fort Point Neighborhood Association is excited to announce a calendar of meetings and events for 2014.  

We are looking for your input to make our neighborhood an even better place to live,
work and play.

 Monthly meetings will be held on:
 fourth Tuesday of each month
starting at 6pm and finishing by 8pm
Factory 63 (63 Melcher St., ground level)           

Our format will include a general meeting at 6:00pm and a special guest for a community discussion/question and answer period each month.

 The January 28th meeting will feature City Council President Bill Linehan at 7:00pm.

 Please take a few minutes to respond to our survey, as we want to ensure that we are addressing topics, concerns and issues of all members of our Fort Point Community.

Future Meeting Dates
January 28th
February 25th
March 25th
April 22nd
May 27th
June 24th
Other dates to be announced

 Please save the dates for FPNA’s Boston Shines May 9 – May 10.

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Parcel K Development Community Meeting

Posted on January 13, 2014 by admin

The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) will be hosting a meeting regarding Parcel K development. Parcel K LLC is proposing to develop a mixed use project on Parcel K, located at corner of Congress St. and Northern Ave.

Thursday, January 23, 2014
6:30pm
Boston Innovation Center (Assembly Room)
75 Northern Ave Boston MA 02210

This waterfront development will be anchored by 304 apartment residences, a 247 room boutique hotel, office/restaurant/retail spaces, and a below-grade parking garage with approximately 640 spaces to support the parking requirements for the development as well as public parking demands. Parcel K is one of several parcels that comprise the 30 acre Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Commonwealth Flats Development Area
(CFDA).
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The comment period deadline is Thursday, February 13, 2014.  Email your comments to Lauren.Williams@boston.gov

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