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News & Views for Boston's North End & Waterfront Community
Universal Hub‘s Adam Gaffin has created a database of places in Boston that are open 24 hours a day. The North End/Waterfront area only has one listing – Bova’s Bakery at 134 Salem Street. After that, the closest are the Dunkin’ Donuts on Causeway St. by the TD Garden and Tedeshi on State St., which [...]
After several years of construction, a new North End tot lot playground has opened on Stillman St., near the corner of Salem St. It is not so easy to find, but if you turn the corner behind the old Paesan’s Restaurant (now closed) you will see it. The brand new tot lot has a jungle [...]
Owner Donato Frattaroli of Ristorante Lucia at 415 Hanover St. presented with his attorney, Michael Overson, at the November 24th NEWRA Zoning, Licensing and Construction (ZLC) committee meeting. Frattaroli has a live entertainment application pending for two instruments, one vocalist and a comedian in the basement portion of his 3-story restaurant on Hanover Street. The [...]
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On Tuesday, December 1, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture will hold a hearing on a landmark bill to protect groundwater. You can support this important legislation by: Attending and, ideally, offering testimony in support of the need for groundwater protection; Writing a letter in support of the legislation to [...]
NEAD (North End Against Drugs) Annual Christmas in New York City Day will take place on Saturday, December 12th. The cost is $40.00 per person, seats are limited and will be filled on a “first come, first served” basis. Checks should be made out to the NEAD. For more information, please contact Bob DeCristoforo at [...]
Damian Szary of 112 Prince StreetDamian Szary presented at the NEWRA Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee meeting to describe the zoning variance he is seeking for 112 Prince Street. Szary, a former North End resident, recently bought the building from long-term owners and plans to live in the top unit. The other units will be [...]
From the NEWMA list: On Thanksgiving Day, all Boston Youth and Family Centers (including the Nazzaro Center in the North End) are closed. The Boston Public Libraries, including the North End Branch, are closed Thanksgiving Day. Both the Nazzaro Center and North End Library will be open on Friday after Thanksgiving; Open Playgroup in the [...]
MASSDOT ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO PLAN AHEAD DURING BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON
Offers Tips for Drivers, Transit Riders
Thanksgiving week marks the beginning of the winter holiday travel season and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is encouraging residents and visitors to plan ahead to avoid delays. MassDOT is offering the following tips for drivers, transit riders and those flying to and from Logan Airport.
The State legislature ended its 2009 session last week without consideration of the Green Ticket Bill, which is now likely to be brought up in January. Passage is still looking good, but the delay to 2010 was due to other policy and budget issues taking more time than expected before the State legislature recessed for [...]
The soggy weather did not dampen the festive mood at the seventh annual holiday lighting of Christopher Columbus Park’s signature trellises on Monday night. An enthusiastic and surprisingly large crowd showed up to enjoy the festivities. The annual holiday lighting display, sponsored by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park and the Boston Parks and Recreation [...]
MentalFloss.com presents the North End’s Molasses Flood against two other food disasters: 1. Molasses Flood of 1919 “It moved quite fast as it slithered through the town into a destructive fist that flipped houses and buildings, knocked over horses as if they were tasty slices of French toast and even smashed an elevated railroad structure [...]
Please share this with any friends, colleagues or family members who create handmade gifts or art – paint, knit, create jewelry, clothing, housewares, have written a book or similar, sell photographs or cards, items for pets, children etc. You may sell any holiday gift – appropriate goods EXCEPT food products. Price: Donation is only $20/table [...]
A message to neighborhood residents in need from Geof Smith, Deacon at Old North Church and Jim Ring, Director of Piccoli Regali. Do you need help? Are you hungry on weekends? Piccoli Regali, or “Little Gifts,” will resume distributing small bags of food items on Saturday mornings to people in need in the North End. [...]
Trumpets will sound in the North End as the Old North Church holds its annual Christmas concert at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 195 Salem Street. The concert will highlight J.S. Bach’s masterpiece, Magnificat. The Old North Chamber Singers and Players will also perform works by Dietrich Buxtehude (Das Neugebor’ne [sic] Kindelein) and [...]
Saint Leonard Parish presents “An Advent/Christmas Concert of Sacred and Seasonal Music” featuring the Saint Leonard Parish Choirs, English and Italian and The Saint John School Children’s Choir. Sunday, December 13th, 6:00 p.m.Sacred Heart Church, 12 North Square. Ticket Donation $10.00 Concert will be followed with Christmas Party at Saint John’s Hall. Tickets are available [...]
2010 is the 65th anniversary of the founding of Christopher Columbus High School, once located on North Bennett Street in the North End. The school, and its sister school, Julie Billiart, are now closed. Graduates of both schools, however, are encouraged to contact Arthur Lauretano at aalauretano@comcast.net to be involved in some of the festivities [...]
BostonZest does a great community service by collecting the information of what’s open on holidays. Here is the post for Thanksgiving:What’s Open on Thanksgiving MBTA Schedules 2009
The North End/Waterfront often has to defend existing zoning regulations, including the 55 foot height limit that has long-established the character of the neighborhood’s structures. Roger Cohen makes the point in an articulate NY Times Op-Ed piece, explaining how zoning laws have protected one NYC neighborhood. “New York is worldly but fiercely local. Another borough [...]
Tom Cruise reunites with Cameron Diaz in the Made-In-Boston movie “Knight & Day”Tom Cruise posted a thank you note on his blog to the people of Boston now that he has completed filming here for his movie, “Knight & Day” (formerly Wichita). Unlike “The Town”, Cruise’s movie had minimal impact on the North End/Waterfront, mostly [...]
Saint Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society15th Annual Christmas Program for North End Children Sunday, December 13th from 12-2 p.m.Saint Agrippina’s Chapel, 459 Hanover Street in the North End of Boston All who wish to attend please call 617-363-2678 between November 21stand December 6th. To confirm you must supply your child’s age,gender, address, and phone number. [...]
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) released the slides from its presentation at the last Impact Advisory Group meeting. View the complete slide package on the Government Center Garage Redevelopment. Shown below are images of the existing garage and the BRA’s preferred alternative presented at the meeting. The BRA study is part of its pending guidelines [...]
The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) held its annual meeting this week at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel, a new addition to the Boston waterfront and Harborwalk. For the past 18 years, Vivien Li has been at the center of the TBHA as its Executive Director. Besides the regular business of the organization, new trustees were elected [...]
NEWRA Joint MeetingZoning, Licensing and Construction CommitteeExecutive Committee TUESDAY, November 24, 2009, 7:00 PMThe Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Avenue Meeting AgendaZLC Committee (7:00 PM – 7:20 PM)112 Prince St., Damian Szary (building owner) is seeking a zoning variance for floor-area ratio to expand the first floor unit into the basement and increase the living space by 300 square [...]
WBZ recorded a video segment on the City’s plan to install trash compactors at Haymarket to help clean up the area.
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has introduced a new blog this week that can be accessed at: http://blog.rosekennedygreenway.org. “Here you will find information about the progress of the Greenway – from horticultural updates to news about our Greenway district neighbors.” One post provides an update on the parks: Cold Weather Park Work, Planning for 2010, [...]
Checks are accepted and can be made out to Saint Anthony Shrine Baby Center.Send to Saint Anthony’s Club, 203 Endicott St, Boston, MA 02113. Donations will be accepted until January 1.
The Boston Globe highlights revived plans for three footbridges, bolstered by $30 million in federal stimulus funds and $30.5 million from Central Artery funds. All the new bridges/paths will connect various neighborhoods on both sides of the Zakim Bridge and connect paths along the Charles River to Boston Harbor. The closest to the North End/Waterfront area [...]
BostonTweet captures this skyline picture from inside the newly opened Caffe Graffiti on the Greenway.
North End Branch LibraryHoliday Open HouseSaturday December 5th12-3 p.m. Free and Open to the PublicFeaturing the music of Al Natale’s BandRefreshmentsRaffle! 25 Parmenter StreetBoston, MA 02113
Selected incidents from this week’s North End/Waterfront area police journal log: Drugs- Possession Cl D with intent to distribute11/13/09 11:30amDrug unit arrested 2 male suspects at a Commercial St. store for drug possession (Cl D) with intent to distribute. Assault & Battery11/15/09 4:00amMale suspect who was intoxicated assaulted tenants of a Fleet St. apartment building. [...]
Residents on Fulton, Richmond and Commercial Streets are well aware of the work going on by Boston Water & Sewer regarding groundwater testing. They are injecting dyed water into the ground and then checking if the dye is seen in sewers or other drainage locations. There is an upcoming State hearing on protecting groundwater levels, [...]
Where can you spend two hours talking trash, rats and dog waste? Yes, that’s right, only at NEWRA’s Clean Streets committee meeting. A big group showed up on Tuesday at the Nazzaro Center for a far-reaching discussion led by co-chairs Naomi Paul and Patricia Thiboutot. AcknowledgementsInstead of just whining about the problems, the committee started out [...]