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Neighborhood Council Opposes Plans to Move St. Joseph’s Feast to Prado; Supports Strega Cafe and Endicott St. Zoning Variance [Meeting Video]

Neighborhood Council Votes Against Moving St. Joseph’s Feast to Prado; Supports Strega Cafe Transfer and Endicott St. Variance [Meeting Video]

Video: North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting on June 10, 2013 at Nazzaro Center, North End, Boston. Recap and video timeline is shown below. (00:00 in video) Welcome and introduction of new council members and officers, after the recent election of new council members. New NEWNC officers were announced as follows: President: Stephen [...]

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Wharf District Parks on the Greenway Discussed at Workshop Meeting [Video]

Wharf District Parks on the Greenway Discussed at Workshop Meeting [Video]

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and Wharf District Council hosted a public meeting and workshop to discuss seasonal plans for the Wharf District Parks and to obtain community input on park use and interests. A similar North End Parks workshop was held in April 2013. Approximately 20 people attended this first joint public meeting of [...]

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Downtown View: Best Foot Forward

This is the season in which Boston should look its best. Trees are fully leafed out. Window boxes have been filled. Front gardens have been tended. We are celebrating summer. When the city doesn’t look its best it rankles Bostonians’ souls. And they complain to me. Why are certain institutions, businesses, or homeowners so inconsiderate [...]

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Public Meeting & Workshop on the Greenway’s Wharf District Parks – June 4, 2013

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and Wharf District Council invite you to a public meeting and workshop to discuss seasonal plans for the Wharf District Parks and to obtain community input on park use and interests. This is the first joint public meeting of the Wharf District Council and the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and a great opportunity [...]

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Conversation with NEWRA’s Greenway Conservancy Board Member

Conversation with NEWRA’s Greenway Conservancy Board Member

At the May 9, 2013 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA), Robyn Reed, NEWRA’s representative on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors, discussed the Conservancy’s recent Public Meeting and North End Parks Community Workshop. Residents then joined in a discussion with Robyn about recent issues on the Greenway [...]

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“The Fence” is Live on the Greenway’s Parcel 12 in North End as Part of Flash Forward Festival

A specially curated Boston version of THE FENCE is now up for public display on the North End’s Parcel 12 (ramp parcel) of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway. The exhibit is part of the annual Flash Forward Festival that kicks off May 16-19 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf. Partners of the fence include the Magenta [...]

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Food Truck Throwdown in Wharf District Greenway Lawn

Food Truck Throwdown Brings Thousands to Greenway; Boston Takes the Win Over NYC [Photos]

It was a New York City “strEATs” versus Boston “Alliance” Food Truck Throwdown on Saturday on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway’s Wharf District Parks. This was the 2nd annual “throwdown.” Nine food trucks from Boston competed with nine from New York City. The weather was perfect and the event moved from Dewey Square last year [...]

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Labyrinth at Armenian Heritage Park

Walk as One on World Labyrinth Day – May 4, 2013

World Labyrinth Day: Walk as One at 1pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 as people from all over the world walk a labyrinth in solidarity and peace. Countries participating include the United States, Canada, Ireland, England, the Bahamas, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, China, South Africa and Australia. World Labyrinth Day, annually held on the first Saturday of [...]

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Video: 1st Annual Daffodil Day on the Greenway’s North End Parks

Video: 1st Annual Daffodil Day on Sunday, April 14, 2013 hosted by the Friends of the North End Parks, Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and North End Beautification Committee. Highlights: Ribbon cutting by City Councilor Sal LaMattina Musical performances by the Boston String Academy Spring daffodil poem, read by Grace Abbott See the article and daffodil photos from this [...]

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Greenway Mural Replacement, Public Art, Gala, Rings Fountain Maintenance & Carousel Progress Updates [Video]

Video: Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Staff Updates from the April 9, 2013 Board of Directors Meeting.  Timeline Index: 00:00 – Jesse Brackenbury, COO and Acting Executive Director Replacement of Dewey Square Mural Public Art RFQ Update Gala on the Greenway – May 13 and 14, 2013 03:30 Rings Fountain Maintenance - Robert Stigberg, Superintendent of Maintenance [...]

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Greenway Brainstorming Session

Brainstorming on the Future of the Greenway [Video]

Brainstorming was on the agenda at the most recent Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors meeting held on April 9, 2013. Starting with the Board Members and then opening the discussion to the public, Chair Georgia Murray, explained that several realities have changed on the Greenway in the past few years such as the withdrawal of [...]

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Ribbon Cutting at 1st Annual Daffodil Day on the North End Parks

1st Annual Daffodil Day on the North End Parks Celebrates Spring [Photos]

The Friends of the North End Parks joined with the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and North End Beautification Committee for the 1st Annual Daffodil Day on Sunday, April 14, 2013. The event celebrated the beauty of Spring on the Greenway with daffodils, music, poetry and fun. City Councilor Sal LaMattina led the ribbon cutting [...]

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Skateboarder Assaults Greenway Staff on North End Parks

Amy Dwyer of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy spoke to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) about an incident involving skateboarders on the North End Parks. According to the report, the incident occurred this week on Parcel 10 in the North End Parks when staff confronted skateboarders that were damaging the park’s [...]

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Friends of the North End Parks Present a Plan for New Plantings on the Greenway [Video]

The Friends of the North End Parks (FOTNEP) presented this week to the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors in support of their plan to enhance the plantings on the Greenway. FOTNEP President Nathan Swain described the group’s efforts in coordination with the Conservancy to plant 13,000 daffodils last fall. A Spring celebration [...]

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FOCCP President Gives Greenway Conservancy Board Update on Christopher Columbus Park

Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) President, Joanne Hayes-Rines, presented to the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors on April 9, 2013 with an update on the neighboring city park in the North End / Waterfront. In particular, Ms. Hayes-Rines focused on a major project this year to irrigate and beautify the Crossroads Circle [...]

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GC Agenda April 2013

Greenway Conservancy Public Meeting Agenda Includes FOCCP & FOTNEP

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors has a scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress Street. Of note to the North End / Waterfront area, there are two “Friends” groups presenting to the Conservancy Board, Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) & [...]

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Dodecahedron Sculpture Reconfigured at Armenian Heritage Park [Before & After]

Photos: The Abstract Dodecahedron Sculpture, before and after its reconfiguration. The Abstract Sculpture, a split dodecahedron, at the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway was reconfigured on Sunday morning, April 7, 2013. The reconfiguration is the first time the sculpture has been changed since the park was dedicated in May 2012. The sculpture and its [...]

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2013-04 | Greenway Workshop

Greenway Community Workshop Brings North Enders & Conservancy Staff Together for Brainstorming Session

New Greenway Conservancy (GC) Board Members from the North End, John Pregmon and Robyn Reed, along with several Conservancy staff members, hosted a well-attended community workshop. The goal, according to Pregmon was to help “serve as catapult and bridge” between the community and the non-profit that manages the North End Parks. The Greenway parks have [...]

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Downtown Waterfront Planning Initiative Video

Kickoff Meeting Video: Downtown Waterfront & Greenway District Zoning Planning Initiative

Video: Downtown Waterfront & Greenway District Zoning Planning Initiative – Project Overview, held at the New England Aquarium IMAX Theater on March 13, 2013 A large crowd attended the Wednesday night kickoff for the Downtown Waterfront and Greenway District Zoning Planning Initiative. Led the the Boston Redevelopment Authority with its consultant, Utile Inc., the Downtown [...]

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BRA Notice of Dates for Downtown Waterfront and Greenway Zoning

Save the Dates: Downtown Waterfront and Greenway District Zoning Planning Initiative

Join the Boston Redevelopment Authority and their consultant Utile Inc., for the following series of events to learn about the Downtown Waterfront and Greenway District Zoning Planning Initiative and opportunities for participating in the planning process.   Please reference the attached flyer for more details. Project Overview Wednesday, March 13th 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. New [...]

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Greenway Update: Beautiful Horticulture (Just Not in North End) and Non-Public Open Meetings [Video]

Video: General Greenway Update – Board of Directors Meeting on January 29, 2013. The video shown is the third and final part of this board meeting. View the first part on Governance Revisions and/or second part on Carousel Contracts. 00:00 Acting Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury gives an update on the Winter Lights program and a [...]

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One of the disco balls currently on display in the North End Parks as part of the Greenway Conservancy's Winter Lights program. In the rear with lights is also the Great Elm Tree. (Photo by Matt Conti)

Poll Results: Lighted Trees / Structures, Winter Gardens and Ice Sculptures Preferred Over Disco Balls

With 244 total votes, the Greenway Winter Lights poll results decisively show a preference for lighted trees and structures, as well as winter gardens and ice sculptures. Perhaps just as telling, the disco balls received the lowest number of votes, even less than leaving it empty. Read more in Greenway “Winter Lights” Turns to Plight. [...]

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Friends Group: We Can Save Taxpayer Money on Greenway Through Community-Based Horticulture

The Friends of the North End Parks (FOTNEP) issued the following news release today citing a potential cost savings opportunity for the State’s transportation department, MassDOT, by volunteering to partner with the largely taxpayer funded Greenway Conservancy to support and improve the horticulture on the North End Parks. Community Friends Group Seeks Greenway Approval on [...]

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Neighborhood Council Reports from City Hall and Parking, Greenway and Public Safety Committees [Video]

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) met on January 14, 2013 and reported on a number of community issues. This part of the meeting includes the introductions and reports. NEWNC President Stephen Passacantilli gave a report from City Councilor Sal LaMattina’s office on the Nuisance Control Ordinance and street repairs planned by Public [...]

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New Greenway Carousel – Progress Update at NEWRA [Video]

Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Executive Assistant to the Board and Executive Director, Amy Dwyer, presented a progress update on construction of the new carousel on the Greenway.The presentation took place at the January 10, 2013 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The custom carousel, featuring New England animals instead of [...]

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