About The Neighborhood This Week & Next

updated 5/4/26 with the Boston Harbor Fireworks off of Fan Pier on May 5th. 

Here is a look at what is happening about the neighborhood this week and next.

4/28: FPNA April Hybrid Neighborhood Gathering at 6pm at 15 Necco and via zoom.

4/29: 320 Summer Street Public Meeting at 6pm. The proponent proposes to renovate, convert and expand the interior space within long-existing and combined brick and beam buildings at the site, by changing its use from commercial office to residential multifamily housing, with ground floor retail at A St elevation, and the construction of a partial mezzanine level to accommodate up to 145 loft-style residential units. This project is part of the Office to Residential Conversion Pilot Program. View presentation. View meeting recording. Public comment deadline is May 7th. 

4/29: Reserved Channel Development CAC and Public Meeting at 6pm. This developer run meeting will provide a project update and a preview of key analysis to be presented in the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) that will be submitted as part of the MEPA process. (EEA# 16802). View presentation. View meeting recording.

5/5: 776 Summer Street Phase 2 Public Meeting at 6pm. The Phase 2 Project encompasses the construction of two residential buildings on Blocks A and B (Including up to 636 units across Blocks A, B, and E) with parking and ground floor retail; a hotel/residential building on Block E and the 1898 Building, offering up to 240 keys, along with parking, amenities, and ground floor retail; a research and development building at Block C with associated parking and ground floor retail; with portions of Edison Plaza (formerly M Street Plaza), public realm enhancements on Summer Street, East First Street, and Thomas Edison Way.

5/5: Boston Harbor Fireworks 🎇 at 9pm. The barge will be off of Fan Pier. The fireworks show will be approximately twelve to fifteen minutes long.

5/7: Spring Stroll starts at 4pm on West Broadway, East Broadway and beyond! Join the South Boston Chamber of Commerce for a night of shopping, dining, entertainment and fun. Find that perfect Mother’s Day gift. Come out and support small businesses during small business month.

5/7: 320 Summer Street (see 4/29) Public Comment deadline. Send comments to Dylan Norris.

5/7: Sign Code Modernization Closeout Meeting at 6pm. Join the City of Boston Planning Department for a virtual public meeting to learn about the final recommendations of the Department’s Sign Code Modernization initiative. Staff will present on the proposed updates to Article 11 zoning and signage review processes, before taking questions and comments from the public. All are welcome! More information about the project and its final recommendations available on the Sign Code Modernization webpage.

5/9: Coral Reef Crochet Workshop & Artist Talk from 1pm to 3pm at the Midway Gallery at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center Street. Grab your crochet hook and come create something delightful at this free workshop with artist Cheryl Meadow. 

originally published 04.28.26

Thank You For A Successful 2025 & Happy New Year!

December 31: New Year's Eve on the Waterfront: Ice Sculpture Stroll & Celebration from 1pm to 5pm. New this year is free ferry shuttles between East Boston’s Lewis Mall Dock, Fan Pier, and Lovejoy Wharf. Find out the ferry schedule, ice sculpture locations and how to enter the Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll Selfie Contest  at the link above. 

December 31: John Boston Harbor Now, the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, and your closest friends to ring in the New Year with fireworks that will begin promptly at midnight. Public viewing is free and available along the Harborwalk at Fan Pier, Christopher Columbus Park, and the East Boston waterfront.

***THANK YOU***

Thank you for making 2025 a success and for improving our neighborhood. We couldn't have done it without you! Please take a moment to join us. Your membership allows FPNA to continue to advocate for a better neighborhood while bringing neighbors together at our monthly gatherings.  An individual membership is $35 and a family membership is $50. Venmo us @FPNA-Boston

2026 Happenings

January 1: Take the L Street Brownies New Year’s Day 2026 Polar Plunge. The L Street Tavern hosts a special march from the bar located at L + 8th to the beach led by the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes + Drums on January 1st!  Doors open at 8 am. March to M Street Beach as a group, usually between 9am and 10am. A special commemorative t-shirt will be on sale for $25.

January 6: Boston Civic & Design Commission Monthly Meeting Agenda includes 2025 Year in Review by BCDC Executive Director Kristina Ricco and address from Deputy Chief of Urban Design, Diana Fernandez.

Save the date of January 27h for FPNA's 2026 Kickoff Gathering at 6pm at the Community Work Lounge at 15 Necco. 

Comment Deadline (updated 12/31 at 3pm with new date)
 

January 22 (new date): Resilient Moakley Park Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) , a 60-acre city-owned park susceptible to immediate and regular flooding following major rainstorms due to limited stormwater management infrastructure and high groundwater conditions; with projected sea level rise which will turn the park into a major flood pathway inland. The City’s strategy includes the construction of a resilient landscape berm while simultaneously making improvements to stormwater and community amenities. Comment deadline submitted due to supplemental filing December 23rd. Comments to  Eva.Vaughan@mass.gov.

Time To Gear Up For New Year's Celebrations

Celebrate New Year's in and around the neighborhood. 

Boston Harbor Now invites you to the sixth annual New Year's Eve on the Waterfront. Filled with family friendly activities including a Harbor Map Tour at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Touch-a-Truck with First Responders at the Envoy Hotel, a Ice Sculpture Stroll and for the big kids midnight fireworks. 

This year's ice sculpture stroll will transform the Downtown and South Boston Waterfront and Harborwalk into a magical, winter wonderland come Monday, December 31st. Stroll hours are 1 pm to  4 pm. Visit all 16 ice sculptures and take selfies to enter in a Waterfront 'Staycation' Giveaway Contest. Download the official Waterfront Ice Sculpture and Fireworks Map (PDF) and use the included coupon for all-day discounted parking ($20.19) for New Year's Eve at the Boston Harbor Garage (270 Atlantic Avenue).

Ring in the year watching fireworks at midnight over the Boston Harbor. The fireworks are generously sponsored by Boston Harbor Now, City of Boston, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park and the Wharf District Council. Suggested viewing locations are: Fan Pier, Christopher Columbus Park and the East Boston Harborwalk.

The L Street Brownies continue in the footsteps of thousands before them over the last one hundred years by taking the plunge into the Boston Harbor on New Year's day. The event starts at 9 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at  the L Street Bathhouse. Meet up with your neighbors first at the L Street Tavern at 8 am and enjoy a personal escort by 103rd Postal Fire Column Pipes and Drums to the plunge. Spectators welcome. For helpful information visit Caught In Southie. 

If diving into freezing water is not your thing, Murphy Memorial Rink in South Boston will be holding free public skating hours on New Year’s Day from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.  

However you celebrate the New Year whether it be in Fort Point, the Seaport or from afar, FPNA (Fort Point Neighborhood Association) wishes you, our neighbors and friends, a very Happy New Year.

Fort Point Channel Opens To Rowers & Painters Plus Fireworks Tonight

Updated 6/11/18: The Tuesday, June 12th World Trade Center fireworks show is confirmed at 9 pm. Earlier that evening from 5 pm - 7:30 pm is the Taste of Seaport at Fan Pier featuring 25 restaurants, lawn games and music. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the event. If that is not enough the Portuguese tall ship Sagres is in dock and available for tours.

Look up to the sky tonight, Friday June 8, beginning at 9:30 pm to see fireworks over the Boston Harbor. Fireworks will be launched from Columbia Point, displayed over Dorchester Bay and viewable from beaches along Dorchester and South Boston.The fireworks show is a part of a series of public activations and celebratory events being offered in part of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Annual Meeting being hosted in Boston this week. There is also talk of fireworks on Tuesday, June 12th around 9 pm in the vicinity of the Seaport World Trade Center.

Paint The Channel
Saturday, June 9, 2018
8 am - 4 pm
Intercontinental
Register 

Artists are invited to paint (or draw!) the vibrant Fort Point Channel scene, including the museum’s traditional wooden boats and colorful race day. The Paint Out will take place at InterContinental Boston on Friday and Saturday, June 8th & 9th from 8 am to 4 pm.  A reception at InterContinental Boston will immediately follow the conclusion of the Fort Point Channel Open race on Saturday, June 9th, during which all works of art will be sold by silent auction.  The museum will receive a 30% commission on all auction sales to support our Boston Rowing Center, which provides free rowing to more than 300 Boston Public School students each year.

Fort Point Channel Open
Saturday, June 9, 2018

Boston Rowing Center
at the Barking Crab Marina
88 Sleeper Street, Boston
Race Start: 11 am

The Fort Point Channel Open will take place on Saturday, June 9th at the Hull Lifesaving Museum's Boston Rowing Center. Entering its 7th year, the Fort Point Channel Open is a community-wide event, bringing rowers and spectators from all over the region to Fort Point.  Competitors from across New England and New York come primed and ready to lay claim to the title of crewmaster.
This event is a Coxed Four challenge.  Teams line up side by side in a series of round-robin style heats. The course runs around the Boston Tea Party Museum ships, blasting under bridges and around tight turns, ending in a sprint for the finish line in front of Martin Richard's park next to the Boston Children's Museum.  

The race is open to crews of all skill levels. 

Summer To Go Out With A Bang

The City of Boston and Summer on the Waterfront will be celebrating Labor Day with fireworks on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 9 pm on the Boston Harbor. The fireworks mark the finale of Summer on the Waterfront events. The fireworks barge will be moored off of Fan Pier. 

Best local viewing: The Harborwalk from Fort Point to the Seaport, Fan Pier, Castle Island, waterfront restaurants or a cruise. The fireworks display coincides with the annual Boston “Ahts” Festival at Christopher Columbus Park and  St. Anthony’s Feast on Endicott Street in Boston’s North End. 

The fireworks are sponsored by Boston Harbor Cruises, the Boston Harbor Hotel, the Boston Globe and the City of Boston. 

Fireworks on Fan Pier Tonight

As part of the Extreme Sailing event, there will be fireworks in the harbor tonight at ~9:30 PM.   

The Coast Guard has established a safety zone for boats:


SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone within
the Sector Boston Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone for the Fan Pier
Yacht Club Fireworks display. This safety zone is necessary to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waters during the fireworks event.
Entering into, transiting through, mooring or anchoring within this
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or the designated on-
scene representative.

DATES: This rule is effective and will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 10
p.m. on June 30, 2011.

Fireworks tonight, on the channel, 9 PM

 

There's a "stadium style" fireworks display tonight on Fort Point Channel at the Intercontinental Hotel.  It should start around 9 PM and last 10 minutes.

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To Whom It May Concern:

There is a stadium style pyrotechnics display scheduled for Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at approximately 2100 hours. The location will be in the Fort Point Channel behind the Inter Continental Hotel between Congress St and Sea Port Blvd. The show is scheduled for about ten (10) minutes.


Joseph McNulty, Fire Captain
BFD, Fire Prevention, Special Hazards
1010 Mass. Ave. 4th floor
Boston, Ma 02118
Office: 617-343-3447