Krause: “Stop making excuses for why things can’t get done.” By Steve Krause | June 6, 2018 7:25 PM “We have to get more aspirational.” Those are the words of transportation expert Richard A. Dimino, president and CEO of
Rail service to and from Lynn is crucial to economy By Thor Jourgensen | June 6, 2018 7:21 PM LYNN — Electric trains and ferry service to Boston are the transportation engines that can accelerate Lynn’s economy and put
Developers are about to convert the old Daily Item building into a retail and residential space By Thomas Grillo | June 1, 2018 3:23 PM LYNN — Transformation of the former Daily Item building in the downtown from newsroom to luxury housing is expected to
Should a pot shop open in the middle of downtown Lynn? By Thomas Grillo | June 1, 2018 3:05 PM The broker hired to lease commercial space in the former Daily Item building is talking to a marijuana clinic operator
Say goodbye to another Lynnway institution: Crews demolish the shuttered Christie’s restaurant By Thomas Grillo | May 31, 2018 8:28 PM LYNN — The Nahant Rotary eyesore is just a memory. It took a few days, but a construction crew demolished
Munroe Street apartment project gets an early thumbs up from a Lynn committee By Thomas Grillo | May 29, 2018 5:59 PM The city gave its initial approval for a 10-story luxury apartment building to be built in the downtown. The Site
Starbucks was closed Tuesday afternoon for anti-bias training. Not every North Shore customer was happy about it. By Thomas Grillo | May 29, 2018 5:42 PM LYNN — Starbucks Coffee Co. customers on the North Shore were disappointed Tuesday when they learned the cafes closed early.
Lynn’s iconic Porthole restaurant will close after 51 years By Thomas Grillo | May 24, 2018 11:47 PM LYNN — The Porthole Restaurant, the legendary eating place on the Lynnway, is set to dish its last plate of
Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Nest Forward By Roberto Scalese | May 24, 2018 6:38 PM Soraya Cacici fell into the the real estate business when her mother, a realtor as well, encouraged her and took
Lynn Mayor: Garelick Farms still hasn’t contacted the city about plant closure By Thomas Grillo | May 23, 2018 6:40 PM LYNN — One day after Garelick Farms employees were told the Lynnway plant will close within months, the mayor has
Garelick Farms tells workers Lynn plant is closing By Thomas Grillo | May 22, 2018 11:50 PM LYNN — One of the city’s largest employers is planning to close its plant on the Lynnway, The Item has
An $80 million, 189-unit luxury apartment building is coming to downtown Lynn By Thomas Grillo | May 22, 2018 6:27 PM LYNN — Six months after plans to build a charter school in the downtown were dropped, a developer has proposed
Here’s the $700,000 plan to get rid of the Lynnway’s onion odor By Thomas Grillo | May 18, 2018 4:54 PM LYNN — The stench of cooked onions and garlic on the Lynnway could be just a memory. Following complaints from
North Shore Medical Center shuts down the operating rooms at Union Hospital By Gayla Cawley | May 14, 2018 6:18 PM LYNN — Patients will have to seek surgery elsewhere as the North Shore Medical Center has closed its operating rooms
After 10 years in the job, Lynn Chamber of Commerce CEO Leslie Gould is moving on By Daily Item Staff | May 1, 2018 3:16 PM LYNN — Leslie Gould will step down from her position as president/CEO of the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce on
Downtown Lynn’s Cultural District puts its best foot forward in new video Video By Daily Item Staff | May 1, 2018 1:48 PM Downtown Lynn Cultural District and Lynn Community Television recently debuted its collaborative video “Living it Up in the District.” The video
Auto body shop on collision course with Lynn By Gayla Cawley | April 30, 2018 10:12 PM LYNN — The Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to allow an auto repair/auto body
Downtown Lynn lightens up By Daniel Kane | April 27, 2018 10:44 PM LYNN — As a crowd of several dozen finished their countdown from 10, the train underpass on Washington Street became
Work hasn’t started at a massive Lynn waterfront development site. But that may change this year. By Thomas Grillo | April 25, 2018 11:38 PM LYNN — The long-awaited groundbreaking for the $80 million apartment community on the city’s waterfront won’t happen this spring, but
Bike sharing is coming to Lynn By Thomas Grillo | April 25, 2018 6:22 PM LYNN — One year ago, the only bicycles on the city’s streets were privately-owned. But starting on June 1, two
