At a lightly attended post-holiday meeting, the North End Chamber of Commerce focused on trash and rat issues in the neighborhood. Members were supportive of a change to a morning-only timeframe for property owners and residents to put out their trash. Restaurant trash is generally picked up 7 days a week at night by private Read More…
Month: January 2010
Going Bananas Receives Zoning OK For Move on Salem Street
Going Bananas’ produce and retail store is moving directly across the street to 64 Salem Street to a larger space with hours from 7am to 9pm. Owner Frank Scire is adding deli take-out service that will be specific to Go Bananas (as it was previously only for Dunkin’ Donuts at that location). Otherwise, the business Read More…
Eliot School Box Tops Campaign
To boost fundraising efforts, the Eliot Family Council has initiated a Box Tops collection campaign. You can help the Eliot community by clipping the Box Tops coupons from hundreds of products, including General Mills, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Ziploc, Pillsbury, and Nature Valley. For a complete list of products, please check the website at www.boxtops4education.com. You Read More…
News Round-up of North End Attack Outside Nazzaro Center
The news media is out in force reporting Saturday night’s attack outside the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street (Polcari Playground). The latest details of the attack and community alert can be found at this previous post: Nazzaro Center Attack – Jack the Kisser? WBZ-TV has a video report: Click here Universal Hub makes the Read More…
Nazzaro Center Attack – Jack the Kisser?
Boston Police have released more information on Saturday’s knife assault on a 39 year-old woman in the area of the Nazzaro Center on N. Bennet Street. (See the community alert posted below.) Officers have statements from a witness and the victim. The attacker is described as a short, Hispanic -looking male (5’5″, possibly Black Hispanic) Read More…
Boston Wine Expo January 23-24
The annual Boston Wine Expo is scheduled for January 23-24 at the Seaport World Trade Center. Click for more information at the website. Ticket Prices Prior To Jan. 16, 2010 After Jan. 16, 2010 and Onsite Saturday One Day Ticket $85.00 $95.00 Sunday One Day Ticket $75.00 $85.00 Two Day Ticket $125.00 $140.00 Grand Cru Wine Lounge Read More…
North End Library – This Week’s Events
Boston Public Library – North End 25 Parmenter Street Events for January 3 – 9 Mon Jan 4 11:00 am Films for Children On Mondays, come and watch children films at the North End library. Please call in advance to verify that this event has not been rescheduled or canceled. Tue Jan 5 Read More…
Why Galileo Is So Important Today
Dr. Carlo Cipollone, the Educational Director of the Italian Consulate, presented the following article, Galileo’s Educational Legacy, at a recent symposium at Harvard University. The event was in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope. Many thanks to the author for his permission to republish it and North End resident, Nancy Caruso, for the submission.
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In occasion of the Week of Celebration of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Boston in collaboration with Harvard University and the Italian Space Agency present a symposium.
Galileo’s Telescope and the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution and Space Exploration
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Galileo’s Educational Legacy
by Dr. Carlo Cipollone
Educational Director of the Italian Consulate
As an educator, I can confirm that Galileo continues to generate great curiosity today, even among the youngest members of our society. A few days ago I received an email from a nine year-old student. With her mother’s help, young Ashley asked to address some simple questions to scientists and experts on Galileo. She also requested to meet with me for a chat about this icon of scientific discovery. While reviewing Ashley’s questions I realized that children, in their ingenuity, manage to raise complex topics and queries – challenging most adults to give a suitable answer.
The question that struck me the most was probably the most difficult to answer: “Why is Galileo so important today”?
I hope that I can give an answer to Ashley’s question. I will aim to give the best response I can, trying to offer a perspective based on the man behind the telescope, the man who influenced countless disciplines.
Galileo’s ideas not only sparked a scientific revolution, they initiated a large-scale revolution in human thinking. He changed the way we see the world and more importantly, how we perceive ourselves within it.
Everything began four hundred years ago…
Report of an Assault in Nazzaro Center Yard
According to a report via the North End/Waterfront Mothers Association (NEWMA) group, there was an attack at approximately 9:15 pm on Saturday night (1/2/10) in the yard at the North End’s Nazzaro Community Center at 30 N. Bennet Street. “A woman was assaulted with a knife last night in the Nazarro Center yard. Be careful Read More…
Yemen LNG Tankers Coming To Boston Harbor
The Globe is reporting that public officials are concerned about the arrival of LNG (liquified natural gas) tankers coming through Boston Harbor from Yemen. “Menino and several other public officials said they would press for the tankers’ cargo – destined for an LNG terminal in Everett as soon as next month – to instead be Read More…
New Signage Added at TD Garden
The Boston Herald reports that while the Bruins were at Fenway, TD Garden received some new signage on Causeway Street to reflect the name change (from TD North to TD).
Bizzare China Building Collapse
This has nothing to do with the North End, but some folks might appreciate seeing the pictures from this bizzare building disaster on the other side of the world. The brand new 13-story apartment building, known as “Lotus Riverside,” has a total of 629 units, 489 of which have already been sold. The report comes Read More…