North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: At 10:30 am, the Zoning Board of Appeal considers the plans for 244-246R Hanover St. at City Hall, Room 801. (See it at NEWRA and NEWNC) At 4:00 pm, it’s the Kids Chess Club at the North End Library. At 7:00 pm, RUFF invites dog owners to [...]
Some Boston Public Schools are effective and beloved by their students and those students’ parents. They are coveted but oversubscribed, so it is hard to get your child into one. The Eliot in the North End and Charlestown’s Warren/Prescott are good examples. The Hurley School in the South End is also an effective, coveted school. [...]
North End dog owners are rejoicing at the opening of the renovated dog run and park on Richmond Street adjacent to the Callahan Tunnel ramp. The new layout was designed to be easier to maintain without all the mud, trash and blight issues of the park’s former condition. Owned by the State, the Massachusetts Department [...]
Mayoral candidate Martin Walsh spent some time chatting with North End residents this weekend. With over 300 residents coming out to vote in the Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) election on Saturday, there were plenty of folks hanging around in the playground outside the Nazzaro Center. Below are some photos from Saturday, May 18, 2013. For more [...]
The archeological dig is progressing at the Clough House adjacent to Old North Church. Several test pits have been excavated. The archeologists have discovered a number of pottery and bottle fragments dating to the 18th century. Below, city archeologist Joseph Bagley displays a couple of 18th century pottery fragments found behind the Clough House. For [...]
North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: The Nazzaro Center Youth Band performs, 5:30 pm, at the community center, 30 N. Bennet Street. Scholarship awards will also be presented by North End Against Drugs (NEAD). Registration begins today for the Mirabella Pool through June 21st. The pool opens on June 22nd. Sign-up at the [...]
North End BINGO fans came out on Sunday afternoon to the Nazzaro Community Center for one of our own, Roseann Sdoia. Seriously injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, the North End resident had to have part of her leg amputated. After being released from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital last week, Roseann was able to attend the [...]
The city’s “temporary” solution for this hole in the sidewalk on Atlantic Avenue at E. India Row is not satisfactory, according to Justin Wyner, President of the Wharf District Council. He reports the situation to Citizens Connect with this photo. This is a missing cover plugged with an inverted safety cone. It has been like [...]
It was a banner day for the annual book sale, held by the Friends of the North End Branch Library. There was a deal for everyone with $1 paperbacks and $2 for hardcover books, plus plenty of CDs, Audiobooks and DVDs. Tables of categorized books lined the sidewalk on Parmenter Street with more selections inside [...]
Episode Six of Pizzer Makers is a wild ride in a Boston pizza shop! This time around Tony hires a marketing director for help when he suspects a food critic may be visiting Frankie and Lou’s Pizza Palace. Will The “Bikini Linguine Special” on the menu be enough to win over this reviewer? Is there [...]
Wisteria does not necessarily bloom every year so we’re lucky to see it hanging in all its glory this year from the trellis at Christopher Columbus Park. The FOCCP Horticulture “Hotties” Volunteers trim and take care of the winding vines including the bark knots that have their own intricate patterns. The ladies also are actively [...]
North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: At 2:00 pm, it’s the BINGO fundraiser for North End marathon victim, Roseann Sdoia, at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. See the post. At 3:00 pm, it’s Game 2 for the Bruins – Rangers Series on NBC. Sunday, May 19th, 12pm – 5pm is the [...]
In the largest turnout of recent years, 314 residents came out to vote on Saturday, May 18th at the annual election for North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Nine residents were running for the six open seats on the council. The top six candidates will each serve a two-year term on the Neighborhood Council. [...]
Four final artist concepts have been submitted for a planned public art tribute to the Sicilian Fishermen of Boston’s North End. The public art installation will be on the north side of Long Wharf near the location of the former T Wharf. Along with Commercial Wharf and the former Eastern Packard Pier, T Wharf was [...]