FPNA Salutes Earth Month With Resilient Fort Point Channel Updates, Fish & Farms + Beautification

You are invited to a
Neighborhood Gathering

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

6 pm to 8 pm

Community Work Lounge

15 Necco St. or virtual

Register

featuring

Our C-6 Community Officers 

Resilient Fort Point Channel Updates

in conversation with

Chris Osgood

Director of the Office of Climate Resilience, City of Boston

John Sullivan 

Chief Engineer, Boston Water & Sewer Commission

&

Charlayne Murrell-Smith

VP External Relations & Corporate Development, Boston Children's Museum 

introducing

Fish & Farm Market at Fish Pier

plus

Neighborhood Updates

Gillette Redevelopment. Love Your Block Volunteer Days, 346 D St. & more!

If you have any questions for our speakers, please send them by noon on Monday, April 28th to FPNA. 

Special thanks to ARE for our gathering at the Community Work Lounge. 

Happenings Around The Neighborhood This Week & Next

Don't miss these April happenings around the neighborhood.

April 22: Sustainable Photography Opening Reception from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Midway Gallery, 15 Channel Center St. The exhibition showcases a series of works representing environmental landscapes by photographer Mona Miri. 

April 24: Shifting Tides Opening Reception from 5pm to 7pm at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St. Artists straddle their ability to see beauty deeply while nonetheless recognizing the vulnerability of our natural environment. The show is curated by scientist Judy Galvin and Fort Point artist Dorothea Van Camp.

April 25: Microplastics and The Human Body, a talk by Dr. Bridget Lee on why plastics are a large part of climate change, how we became dependent on plastics in our world and how they are appearing in our bodies. The talk will take place at 630pm at the FPAC Art Space, 70 Sleeper St. The talk is free to the public thanks to the support of a generous private donor. 

April 26: A Marked Man in the Neighborhood, an evening of short films by Rocco Giuliano: writer/star/host, Henry Dane: producer/director, and Gino Mauro: videographer/editor/producer at the FPAC Art Space, 70 Sleeper Street. Doors open at 6pm. Screenings are from 7pm to 8;30pm. Space is limited. RSVP for these free screenings. 

April 29: FPNA April Gathering featuring Resilient Fort Point Channel Updates in conversation with the City of Boston's Director of the Office of Climate Resilience Chris Osgood, Boston Water & Sewer Commission's Chief Engineer John Sullivan and Boston Children's Museum's VP of External Relations & Corporate Development Charlayne Murrell-Smith. 

FPNA Announces 20th Annual Spring Volunteer Days

FPNA announces our 20th Annual Spring Volunteer Beautification days, building upon ten years of Boston Shines participation and this year's tenth anniversary of Love Your Block.

Show your love for Fort Point by planting flowers and sweeping our way into spring. Love Your Block is a spring citywide program to beautify and clean up Boston one block at a time. Tools, gloves and commemorative t-shirt provided. No green thumb required.

Fort Point businesses are asked to sponsor the creation of a living tapestry of flowers and vines. Employees are invited to get out of the office and dig in the dirt on:

CORPORATE DAY 
Friday, May 2nd
between 11 am and 2 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)
Lunch provided
Registration Information

Fort Point residents are invited to volunteer on:

RESIDENTS DAY
Saturday, May 3rd
10 am to 1 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)
Volunteer Sign Up

Gather for coffee and pastries in Wormwood Park starting at 10 am.

Meet your neighbors and plant, sweep or rake for an hour or stay all day. We will be gardening along A Street from Melcher St. to Wormwood Park, cleaning neighborhood streets and the Fort Point Channel shoreline from Summer Street to Binford Street with our partners, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk.

If you would like to help repair winter damage to plants and vines, and to beautify Wormwood Park, please Venmo @FPNA-Boston.

Fort Point Businesses Invited to Help Beautify The Neighborhood

Do you work at one of our Fort Point businesses? Would you like to spend your lunch hour outside planting flowers and enjoying a free lunch? 

FPNA is pleased to announce the return of our Corporate Volunteer Love Your Block Day. We are looking for corporate sponsors and volunteers for our annual spring neighborhood beautification event. Show your work neighborhood pride by planting flowers and sweeping our way into spring. To participate, please contact FPNA today!

Get out of the office and get ready to dig in the dirt.

Spend Your Lunch Hour Outside
Friday, May 2, 2025
Between 11 am & 2 pm
Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets)

Tree Angels: $500

-Create a living tapestry in the heart of our community for all to enjoy (includes benefits below plus membership in FPNA and special acknowledgement on FPNA website.)

Tree Circle suggested minimum $350 (multiple tree circles available)

- Tree Circle adopted by your company

- Provides flowers and mulch for the base of your tree

- Opportunity for employees to design and plant flowers around your tree

- Love Your Block t-shirt for employees who participate

- Complimentary lunch provided by local restaurants

- Recognition on FPNA website, social media and promotional materials

A Street Panel suggested minimum $200 (multiple panels available)

- Provide flowers, vines and mulch

- Opportunity for employees to plant flowers and vines

- Love Your Block t-shirt for employees who participate

- Complimentary lunch provided by local restaurants

- Recognition on FPNA website, social media and promotional materials

Love Your Block is a spring citywide program to beautify and clean up Boston one block at a time. 

Questions, please contact FPNA today!

Gillette Announces Master Plan Development Filings To The Neighborhood

P&G Gillette is excited to let you know that they filed a Master Plan for the South Boston site along Fort Point Channel. We’ve been proud to call this site our home for over 120 years, and this filing is the culmination of years of thoughtful consideration to develop a long-term plan that not only is right for our company, but for the future of the South Boston neighborhood and city at large. The plan aims to transform our 31-acre Gillette campus into a vibrant mixed-use development that prioritizes community and economic opportunities for all Boston residents.

This redevelopment represents a generational opportunity to reshape our transit-oriented campus for the next century, aligning with community aspirations and regional priorities for a vibrant future.  The draft Master PDA, supplemental and additional information filings can be viewed here.

 

The Master Plan has benefited from well over a year of engagement with key community stakeholders, residents and local organizations, including over 15 meetings and workshops. Residents and neighborhood groups provided important feedback about their goals and vision for the site that we have incorporated into this filing including:

·        A Vibrant Connection: Designing new streets and public spaces to enhance connectivity across the neighborhood and to the waterfront.

·        Urban Waterfront Open Space: Incorporating a 6.5-acre signature open space alongside smaller accessible areas to meet diverse community needs.

·        A Hub for Civic Space and Cultural Opportunity: Creating dynamic spaces for gathering, creativity, and year-round activities and experiences.

·        Resilient and Future-Focused: Committing private investment to critical resiliency efforts and mobility solutions (for pedestrians and cyclists) to ensure a safer, more sustainable neighborhood.

·        Housing: Introducing thoughtfully planned housing, with at least 30% of the new development reserved for residential use, along with the potential for millions of dollars in linkage funds to support affordable housing initiatives in Boston.

·        Careers for the 21st Century: Generating thousands of modern, meaningful jobs that support families and fuel Boston’s future, thereby expanding economic opportunities and growth across the city.

 

The Master Plan filing will kick off a formal review by the City’s Planning Department that will include more rounds of community engagement and opportunities to continue to provide feedback. In addition to the public meetings, we are open to connecting with your organization directly at an upcoming meeting.  Please let us know if you are interested in this and we will work to schedule a discussion. 

 

To provide you with as much advance notice as possible, the upcoming meeting dates are as follows:

·        IAG Meetings: May 12 (in person) & May 27 (virtual) from 6-8pm

·        Community Meetings: May 14 (in person) & May 29 (virtual) from 6-8pm

 

As always, more information about the project and upcoming meetings can also be found at:  www.gillettebostonupdate.com and on the City’s Planning website.

 

Thank you for all your support to date and we look forward to your continued partnership ahead. 

 

Kara L. Buckley

Global Grooming Communications & Community Affairs Leader

P&G/Gillette

Fort Point Celebrates Earth Month On Both Sides Of The Channel

Spring is here. It is the perfect time to go out an explore our world and see how artists perceive environmental impacts and beauty.

April 12: Earth Month: Environmental Awareness Gallery Stroll and Reception* from 4:30pm to 8pm. Celebrate our planet by strolling Fort Point's local galleries and view artwork from over 20 artists in multiple mediums. Keep your eyes out for public art too. The Gallery Stroll will start at the Midway Gallery at 15 Channel Ctr. St, and continue to the Gallery at 249 A Street, 259 A Street Gallery ending with a reception at the FPAC Art Space. The exhibition is curated by Liliana Folta and made possible with support by a generous private donor and FPAC. *Please note that the stroll will take place rain, flurries or shine. 

April 22: Sustainable Photography Opening Reception from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Midway Gallery, 15 Channel Center St. The exhibition showcases a series of works representing environmental landscapes by photographer Mona Miri. 

April 24: Shifting Tides Opening Reception from 5pm to 7pm at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St. Artists straddle their ability to see beauty deeply while nonetheless recognizing the vulnerability of our natural environment. The show is curated by scientist Judy Galvin and Fort Point artist Dorothea Van Camp.

April 25: Microplastics and The Human Body, a talk by Dr. Bridget Lee on why plastics are a large part of climate change, how we became dependent on plastics in our world and how they are appearing in our bodies. The talk will take place at 630pm at the FPAC Art Space, 70 Sleeper St. The talk is free to the public thanks to the support of a generous private donor. 

BU Grad Students Invite The Community To Gillette Visioning Workshop

Dear Neighbor,

FPNA and the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) started collaborating with Boston University’s Initiative on Cities in September 2024 to explore alternative ideas for the redevelopment of the 30+ acre P&G Gillette Manufacturing site.

Last fall, students from BU’s Urban Research Methods course (MET UA 703) conducted a study on the existing conditions of the site and surrounding neighborhood.

This spring, students in the Urban Studies Capstone course (MET UA 805) are developing a neighborhood vision plan to help guide community discussions with Gillette.

As part of this effort, FPNA and WBNA are hosting an in-person community workshop where neighbors can share their thoughts on desired amenities and activities on:

Monday, April 7, 2025
6:30pm
CRISPR building
105 West First Street

Feedback from this workshop will directly inform the three proposals the BU Grad Team is preparing.

We encourage all neighbors to attend and contribute to this important discussion. Your input will help shape the future of this significant site!

-FPNA & WBNA

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Street Sweeping Season Starts April 1st

April 1st marks the start of the street sweeping season through November 30th.

The cleaning of Binford Street from A Street to the Channel occurs from 9 am until 1 pm. The odd side of the street (closest to Gillette) will be cleaned on the first and third Tuesdays of the month starting April 1, 2025. The even side (next to the Channelside parking lot) will be cleaned on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month starting April 8th.

The street sweepers will also tackle A Street from Binford to Congress on the 1st & 3d Tuesdays beginning April 1, 2025 from 9 am until 1 pm. 

They will cross over to even side of A Street from Melcher to Congress every 2nd & 4th Tuesday commencing April 8th from 9 am until 1 pm. 

To receive no tow reminders, click here and enter the street name and then scroll down. The street cleaning parking fine is $40. If your car is towed, the minimum tow ticket is $132 and $35 for each day your car is stored. More details. Lookup nearby street sweeping schedules here. For discrepancies between the website, and an actual posted street sign, then the street sign is always the one to follow. To be aware of all other parking ticket fees, visit Boston.gov.

346 D Street Public Information Plan Community Concern Meeting

Verizon and the property owner of 346 D Street, Oliver Street Capital, are proposing relocating the existing South Boston Verizon facility from 649 Summer Street to 346 D Street. 

The project entails configuration changes to the site, demolition of four buildings and remediation of the existing ground pollution of this Brownfield site. 

The kick-off for the Public Information Plan (PIP) process under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) for the pollution cleanup will be held on:

Tuesday April 1, 2025

6:30pm

via Zoom

The purpose of the meeting is to interview community members to identify community concerns regarding the continued cleanup of the site. 

In addition, an Abutters meeting was held and the meeting video is available here, it provides additional context on the project itself.

If you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments about the PIP process please contact:Ileen Gladstone,P.E., LSP at GEI Consultants, Inc.

A Neighborhood Vigil For Gracie Monday, March 24th

On Sunday March 24, 2024 at approximately 5pm, four year old Gracie Gonchar was killed crossing Sleeper Street.

The Fort Point neighborhood is holding a vigil on the one year anniversary of her death at the corner of Congress Street and Sleeper Street on Monday, March 24th at 5:30pm. 

We hope you can join us in remembrance of Gracie.

A Look At Happenings Starting Today

updated 3/20: Please not that FPNA will not be hosting their Neighborhood Gathering this month. FPNA encourages you to participate in the many events occurring in and about the neighborhood for the remainder of the month. 

3/19: MA ResilientCoasts  Draft Plan Final Office hours from 4pm to 5pm.  Register.

3/19:  Mayor Wu's State of the City at 7pm. Watch the livestream from the comfort of your own home.

3/20: FPAC cordially invites you to the closing reception of "Almost Somewhere", an exhibition exploring shifting realities and the fleeting nature of memories from a collection of local Boston artists from 5pm to 7pm at the Gallery at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St. 

3/20: Abutters Meeting 51 Sleeper Street Little Wolf Coffee at 6:30pm
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3/22: Our neighbors at FP3 cordially invite you to the opening of Bay Village: Carved Out of Darkness by photographer Bill Ravanesi from 4pm to 6pm at the FP3 Gallery located at 346 Congress Street.

3/24: City Council Committee On City Services And Innovation Technology Hearing on Docket #0418 at 10am, a hearing to discuss the status of the South Boston Branch Library Study, at 10am. Councilor Ed Flynn welcomes public or written testimony. 

    

3/25: City Council Committee On Government Operations Hearing on Docket #0337, a hearing to review the operations of the City of Boston Planning Department established in 2024 at 11am

3/25: Please note FPNA will not be hosting a Neighborhood Gathering this month.

3/31: City Council Committee On Environmental Justice, Resiliency, And Parks Hearing on Docket #0169, a hearing regarding the implementation and funding of coastal resilience strategies and the establishment of a climate bank at 10am.  Councilor Coletta Zapata's welcomes public or written testimony. 

Mark your calendars for:

• "EARTH MONTH: Environmental Awareness", curated by Liliana Folta is coming to the FPAC Art Space April 1 - April 30
• Love Your Block Volunteer Beautification Days May 4th and May 5th. Contact FPNA to join our Beautification Committee or to volunteer at one of the events.

originally posted 3.19.25

Are You 50+? The City Wants To Hear From You

Age Strong is hosting a Listening Session for Boston residents age 50+ on March 18, 2025 from 10:30am-12pm @ South Boston Public Library, 646 E Broadway. 

What are your ideas on how to make Boston more age-friendly?   

More details at Age Strong Boston