On Saturday, November 21st, families from all over Greater Boston kicked off the holiday season by participating in Boston Cares’ Family Volunteer Day. Sponsored by Disney Parks and Fidelity Investments, this national day of service brought together 50 families from Greater Boston. Volunteers made indoor recess packets for students at the John Eliot School in Read More…
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN BOSTON’S NORTH END ‘Twas Feast of the Fishes in the old neighborhood. Developers were prowling, they were up to no good. With lawyers, contractors, and architects in tow, variances and quick-fixes were falling like snow. The locals were snoozing, overcome with exhaustion from fighting the forces wreacking havoc on Boston. Read More…
Toni Gilardi and her staff at Elite Boston Landmark Realty at 350 Commercial Street, North End, are collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. Please feel free to drop off unwrapped/non-violent toys at the office anytime! For more information on the program, please visit the site www.toysfortots.com.
Excerpts from the Boston Globe’s coverage of yesterday’s City Council hearing on the rodent problem with a focus on the North End area. “Rats are wreaking havoc in the North End, burrowing through walls, gnawing through wires, and feasting on the neighborhood’s surfeit of discarded pizza boxes and restaurant garbage, aggrieved residents and the neighborhood’s Read More…
Notable incidents from this week’s Boston Police journal log for the North End/Waterfront area: Larceny 11/20/09 4:30pm-5:15pm Victim reports an unknown person stole her carry-on bag containing jewelry, clothing and cosmetics as she was unloading it into her North St. building. Vandalism 11/21/09 4:00pm-7:45am Victim reports an unknown person broke 2 signs to her Richmond St. Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…