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News from the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Navy Yard on a new exhibit. The exhibit is on view daily from 10am – 5pm until 2014. Admission to the Museum is by donation. The USS Constitution Museum opened a new exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution’s victory over HMS Java on December 29, [...]
23 Fleet Street #7: 1 bed, 1 bath with 481 Sq.Ft. sold for $245,000 5 Stillman Place #3: 1 bed, 1 bath with 410 Sq.Ft. sold for $320,000 25 Clark Street #5: 2 bed, 1 bath with 606 Sq.Ft. sold for $323,000 57 Fulton Street #11: Studio with 560 Sq.Ft. sold for $340,900 84 Prince [...]
One of the most creative First Night ice sculptures this year is the “Throne of Ice” from the new team at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The throne opened at noon on New Year’s Eve and is generating quite the NYE buzz as “quite possibly the coolest ice sculpture in Boston,” per BostonTweet. The weather is perfect [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront It’s New Year’s Eve! In Boston, that means 2013 First Night! For the North End / Waterfront, the main attraction is fireworks at midnight over Boston Harbor. It’s gonna be cold, so dress warm! Christopher Columbus Park is usually a good spot for an upfront seat. Did [...]
December 30th is a great date to get married and have an evening reception at Boston Harbor Hotel’s Wharf Room at Rowes Wharf. For the rest of us, it’s a complementary fireworks preview of the midnight show to come on New Year’s Eve. In case you missed it at 9:30 pm on Sunday night, here [...]
What did you think of the Freyr snow storm? Maybe a bit overrated, in my view. Still, there was enough snow to make some interesting scenes such as this one on the Prado of the tree and snow-dusted Paul Revere statue. It’s a jigsaw picture puzzle. You know what to do. [Your web browser does [...]
Keep up to date with all that is going on this month at the North End Branch Library. The Friends group also includes many of these events on the community calendar, but please take note of the recurring programs included here.
The City of Boston has lifted its snow emergency and parking ban as of 9:00 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012. The parking ban went into effect 12 hours earlier at 9:00 pm on Saturday night. Vehicles in alternate lots should be moved within two hours to receive the discounted rate. Resident and visitor parking [...]
Looking back at the year that was 2012 in the North End / Waterfront, it is the time of year to list the most popular articles posted on NorthEndWaterfront.com, as measured by Google Analytics. There were over 1,500 posts on the site this year! Importantly, this list does not necessarily represent the posts that “should” [...]
Looking from the south end of the Charlestown Bridge in 1899 to what we now call at Keany Square, this City Planning Board photograph from the Boston Landmarks Commission shows the Endicott and North Washington Street corner of the North End neighborhood. To the left would be Commercial Street with Causeway Street to the right. The [...]
January 2013 will be a busy month in the North End for the two citizen groups, NEWNC (Neighborhood Council) and NEWRA (Residents’ Association). Both organizations advise city officials on new business applications including alcohol licenses and zoning issues. A host of restaurants, cafes and businesses are lined up for new openings, re-openings, alcohol license transfers [...]
The City of Boston declared a snow emergency and parking ban effective at 9:00 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012. An estimated 6-8″ of accumulation is expected in Boston, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has also issued a Strong Wind Advisory for Sunday, 12/29/12 with gusts up to 50 MPH. Parking is [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront Are you ready for the first winter snow storm. Did you know that winter storms are now given names? (Read why.) This one is named “Freyr.” See the weather forecast and the City’s advisory. View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s [...]
A man was pronounced dead after falling down an elevator shaft on Peddock’s Island. The North End’s Marine Unit 1 and crews from Engine 8 Ladder 1 of the Boston Fire Department responded on Friday night around 9 pm to a rescue call on the island near Hull. According to authorities, the man was extracted [...]
All are welcome to a Candlelight Vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. at 6:00 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013 in the North End at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. Coordinated by North End Against Drugs (NEAD), the vigil will include many community groups and participants. The [...]
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log are shown below, courtesy of BPD District A-1. Disturbing the Peace 12/23/12 2:23 am Police Officer’s responded to a loud party at 22 Sheafe Street. Several party goers refused to leave the area, one male suspect was arrested for disturbing the peace and a 2nd male [...]
The City of Boston has issued this season’s first Winter Weather Advisory for this weekend: Mayor Menino is reminding residents to be mindful this weekend as the region’s first winter weather event approaches. The storm is expected to result in up to 6 inches of snow in Boston, beginning around noon on Saturday and continuing [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront Have you taken a look at the First Night website for New Year’s Eve events? In the North End / Waterfront, the highlight is the midnight fireworks on Boston Harbor. On Friday, 12/27, kids can go to the library, 25 Parmenter St., at 10:30 am for a [...]
The next North End Against Drugs Family Dinner/Family Talk will be on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 5:30pm at the Nazzaro Center. All North End residents are welcome to attend. However, this is a family event so it is for parents/grandparents with children and they can bring aunts and uncles with them as well. Teens [...]
I’ve heard that former North End residents are sending in their opinion as to what it was like growing up there years ago as opposed to some of the awful things that are currently occurring. (Letters From Longtime North End Residents Lament Noise and Quality of Life Problems, 12/16/2012) I was born in 1949 and [...]
New Year’s Eve in Boston brings the arts-related First Night including fireworks on Boston Harbor at midnight. Vote in this poll about where you will be ringing in 2013! Polls are not scientific. One vote per user.
Dozens gathered in Copley Square earlier this week in a candlelight vigil for the Newtown shooting victims. Among them were several North Enders and NEMPAC guitar student, Chris Romano, was a featured performer. The event was organized by Kara Paladino and music for the event was coordinated by NEMPAC’s musical director, Sherri Snow. “NEMPAC is [...]
The Euclid winter nor’easter brought fierce wind and rain to Boston along with a wicked high tide to the North End waterfront, as shown here at the now famous Lewis Wharf houseboat marina. These images are under consideration for the next houseboat rental brochure and one of the latest examples of sea level rise in Boston [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront On Thursday, Dec. 27th, the North End Library hosts Vic and Sticks and their family show for preschool and elementary school children, 11 am at the library, 25 Parmenter Street. Check out these special year end and New Year’s cruises on Boston Harbor. Winter on the Waterfront [...]
Looking for things to do in Boston over the holidays and on New Year’s? Boston’s Best Cruises, in Partnership with the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance is offering several cruises from its Ferry Center at Long Wharf North, adjacent to Christopher Columbus Park, including: Working Port of Boston Cruise ~ This unique tour will explore all [...]
The Haymarket Pushcart Association has responded to a request from MassDOT regarding the pending designation for the Parcel 9 development along the Greenway. The HPA has come out strongly in support of the Cresset / DeNormandie’s Blackstone Market proposal and against Normandy Partners’ Haymarket Square Hotel. December 23, 2012 Roy Avellaneda, Real Estate Project Manager [...]
The following is a shared letter exchange regarding the final Parcel 9 development designation between Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary & CEO Richard Davey and Mr. Frederick A. (Tad) Stahl, FAIA of the Beacon Hill Civic Association and a member of the Parcel 7 & 9 Advisory Committee. Several previous comment letters can be [...]
Neighborhood Photos – A Christmas Slideshow Photos by Matt Conti More Christmas Photos and Posts: Halleluiah Chorus Musical Slideshow with Faneuil Hall’s Blink! Tree and Old North / NEMPAC Choirs [Video] Christmas Time is Here Again at the Nazzaro Center Citywide Trash Schedule for Christmas and New Year’s; Regular Schedule in North End Christmas Mass [...]
It’s Christmas week. For many, it is hectic, so you might not read this column until Christmas Day is over and you’re dealing with boxes, the wrapping paper that can’t be saved, and the instructions that came with the Lego sets the kids have already assembled. So don’t you think it is a good time [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront It’s Christmas Eve. See the North End church schedules. View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog For Christmas, a musical slideshow video of a localized Halleluiah! Chorus. Watch it here. Latest on Long Wharf Some new developments [...]
New this season is the Blink! Christmas Tree light and sound show at Faneuil Hall Marketplace featuring a recording of the Halleluiah Chorus by the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Chorus. To mix it up, I took some photos and video of the show and used the soundtrack from the December 9th live performance of Handel’s [...]
There are some new developments in the Long Wharf legal case as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) considers its decision over the next few months (See Case Docket). Oral arguments were heard last month in the environmental-protection and constitutional case of Sanjoy Mahajan et al. (i.e., aka “North End Ten“) vs. the Boston Redevelopment [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog It was a Santa surprise this week at the Nazzaro Center. See the article. Bostoniano, the magazine? Yes, read all about the new print publication including several North End articles. [...]
Perhaps running through a dress rehearsal for December 25th, Santa made an early visit to the Nazzaro Center last Wednesday and arrived with a sleigh full of gifts for the members there. About 100 boys and girls from ages 6 all the way up to 17 who all believe in Santa were rewarded by the [...]
There is a new Italian American magazine in town, Bostoniano! The name may sound familiar because it comes from the creator of the Bostoniano.info blog / website, published by Nicola Orichuia. Using the tag line, “Boston’s Italian American Voice,” the free monthly magazine dropped off its first issue this week to 20 locations in the [...]
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront See the mass and service schedules for the North End churches. View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog Much of this year’s community meetings has revolved around the Nuisance Control Ordinance. This week, Boston City Council passed [...]