On Friday, March 5th, Boston’s City Council held a hearing on the “Green Ticket Law,” recently passed by the State legislature and signed by the Governor. Each municipality, including Boston, has the ability to “opt-in” to the requirements that would add fines to a property owner’s next tax bill for violations of trash and cleanliness Read More…
North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) will hold its March monthly meeting on Thursday, March 11th at 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. March Meeting Agenda Reports 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM • President’s Report • Reports from City Hall: – Nicole Leo, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services – Kathy Read More…
Anita Baglaneas(R) of the North End/Waterfront and Marc Pelletier(L) of Charlestown came together at a Boston Architectural College (BAC) Host Committee member meeting where committee members prepared for the Art & Design of the 20th and 21st Centuries (AD20/21) Gala Preview. This gala will benefit the BAC as the college’s only fundraising event of the year. Read More…
Selected incidents from this week’s North End/Waterfront police journal log: Larceny in a Building 02/26/10 6:00pm-11:00am Victim reports unknown person stole numerous construction tools from a Hanover St. construction site. Larceny from Motor Vehicle 03/03/10 7:30pm-9:30pm Victim reports on Battery St. that a 2008 Honda accord had the passenger side window broken and her pocketbook Read More…
Latest news from the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park: At our March monthly meeting, Tom Powers, President of Boston Harbor Alliance, will be talking about the Pavilion that will be on the Greenway located between Quincy Market and the Christopher Columbus Park. The Alliance’s mission is to promote public awareness and use of the Boston Harbor Read More…
ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center Participates in the Annual Feinstein $1 Million Giveaway to Fight Hunger NOW THROUGH APRIL 30th Please send monetary donations, gift certificates for food, or non-perishable food items to the: ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center 1 Michelangelo Street Boston, MA 02113 (off Charter Street – in former Read More…
March 28th – April 2nd and April 4th – April 9th Lunch: $20.10 Dinner: $33.10 Click for Participating Restaurants News release from the North End Chamber of Commerce Boston’s North End Neighborhood to Kick-Off First Annual North End Restaurant Week Participating eateries to dish out special three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus March 28th Read More…
Apply for the 2010-11 Mayor’s Youth Council: Are you a high school sophomore or junior and Boston resident who wants to make a difference in your community? Do you want to take an active role in government? Then apply for the MYC. Each year, teens from all over the city are selected to outreach to Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority invites you to attend the sixth public meeting on the Greenway District Planning Study Thursday, March 18, 2010 6-8 PM at the BRA Boston City Hall, 9th Floor, Board Room BRA staff and the consultant team will present draft recommendations for corridor-wide development scenarios including height and density ranges, building uses, Read More…
From the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Note: Certain North End Restaurants will be hosting an additional 2 weeks as part of a “North End Restaurant Week”. I will have more on that in future posts. The below information is about the regular Boston Restaurant Weeks.
March 2010 celebrates the 5th anniversary of Winter Restaurant Week Boston® when restaurants will be serving the prix fixe meals guaranteed to chase away the winter blues from Sunday, March 14 through Friday, March 19 and Sunday, March 21 through Friday, March 26, 2010.
Diners will enjoy 2-course lunches for $15.10, 3-course lunches for $20.10 and 3-course dinners for $33.10 throughout Boston, Cambridge, the suburbs and beyond. Prices are per person and exclude beverages, tax and gratuities. Online reservations for most restaurants are available at OpenTable.com
Eat Out and Give Back
During Restaurant Week Boston®, use any American Express® Card at participating restaurants from March 14-19 and 21-26, 2010 and the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau and American Express® will donate $.25 per transaction, up to $5,000, to the St. Francis House – Our Charitable Partner.
List of all North End participating restaurants.
List of all Waterfront participating restaurants.
The restaurant list is also shown below.
The North End’s Adam Balsam stirs up the trash issue by photographing a trail of violations in how folks are putting out their garbage. Adam reports: “I took a picture of every bag/box/large piece of trash I saw … 100% non-compliance. Every one of the properties with trash out at 8PM between Commercial CT (where Read More…
NEWNC AGENDA Monday, March 8, 2010 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30. N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order – Stephen Passacantilli 2. Roll call – Stephen Passacantilli 3. Meeting Protocol – Marie Simboli 4. Update from the Office of Neighborhood Services — Nicole Leo 5. Report from the offices of local elected officials 6. Committee reports Read More…