It has been a week or so since “The Town” concluded its filming in the North End after almost a month of on and off production in the neighborhood. I recently found Christine Tello’s Hollywood East Connection website where contributor Mary Pierce has uploaded some interesting clips from the North End filming. So, if you Read More…
The tot lot next to the vent building on North Street will remain closed while the Turnpike Authority does repairs to the building through the Fall 2010. The Turnpike Authority thanks North End residents for their patience as they work to complete these important safety-related repairs. For more information, please call MTA Municipal Affairs Liasion, Read More…
Forbes ranks the Greater Boston area as the fourth-safest place among the largest 40 U.S. cities. The ranking defines Greater Boston as Boston, Cambridge and Quincy with a total of 4.5 million residents. The ranking weighed the factors of violent crime, workplace fatalities, traffic death rates and natural disaster risk. Minneapolis-St. Paul came in first, Read More…
Larceny 10/24/09 2:30pm-5:30pm Victim reports her bag was stolen from underneath a display table at a Atlantic Ave park event. Bag contained personal papers, items, credit cards and property of victim. Investigate property 10/28/09 10:00am B.F.D. and Hazard units on scene of a refrigerant gas leak at a Commercial Wharf market. View the entire weekly Read More…
The Boston Herald talks to the North End Restaurateur Nick Varano about his planned opening of another Strega restaurant on Fan Pier. The new place will be almost three times larger than the Hanover Street location with 160 seats and 30 more at the bar. May 2010 is the opening date. The Herald concludes with Read More…
The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following press release today in support of Fredda Hollander and her appeal that will be heard by the Supreme Justice Court on Monday, November 2, 2009. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. SJC to Weigh Case on Rights of Journalists and Community Activists ACLU supports reporter’s appeal, argues community journalists should be protected Read More…
In a trademark dispute, The Living Room at 101 Atlantic Avenue is suing the parent company of the W Hotels, as highlighted by Universal Hub. The new “W” in the Theater District is planning on opening a lobby bar also called “The Living Room.” In the lawsuit document, the plaintiff states the proprietor, John Haulk, Read More…
The revised Chiofaro plan for the Harbor Garage Redevelopment took another hit as the Federal Aviation Administration said it cannot accept any plan over 407 feet, which is the current size of the existing Harbor Towers. It is very interesting that the FAA height limit is much lower than MassPort’s air corridor limit of 625 Read More…
North End/Waterfront residents took their turn last night on the Boston political scene in a special gathering to “Meet the City Council Candidates.” Both District 1 candidates, Sal LaMattina and Chris Kulikowski, attended along with six of the eight At-Large candidates. Next Tuesday, November 3rd is the General Election for Boston’s Mayor and City Council. Read More…
Peter McGinnis is seeking a variance to change the legal zoning from 5 to 8 units at 16 Hull Street. The plans were presented to the zoning committee of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association on October 28, 2009. McGinnis purchased the building in July 2009 and will be renovating the inside, without changing the exterior Read More…
Boston Fire responded to a gas alarm earlier today at Commercial Wharf West, the building with the Golden Goose. The block was evacuated for a short time. Boston Fire’s tweets tell the story (read in reverse order). BostonFire – Gas turned out to be forane. Building was ventilated and turned over to property owner at 1:00 pm. Read More…
The City of Boston continues to operate at Level 1 status with small numbers of cases of H1N1 or influenza like illness in the community. Delays continue regarding the availability of both seasonal and H1N1 vaccine. The City will announce public clinics as soon as vaccine is available. Free seasonal flu clinics are available. A Read More…