The North End Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has announced that Frank DePasquale will return as President of the organization, transitioning the role from Joanne Prevost Anzalone, effective July 1, 2010. The announcement follows a well-attended breakfast at Cafe Pompeii earlier this week, featuring Mayor Tom Menino as guest speaker. “Frank DePasquale now has more time Read More…
The Saint Anthony Society has rolled out a new website, www.StAnthonysFeast.com, for its famous Saint Anthony’s Feast which is scheduled this year for August 27-29, 2010. The site is filled with schedule information, photos, videos and historical information on St. Anthony of Padua and the feast itself which has been celebrated annually since 1919 on Read More…
The Clean Streets Committee June 2010 Good Neighbor Recognition Award was received by “La Summa Cucina Italiana” on Fleet Street, owned by Barbara Summa Sullivan. The restaurant was credited with keeping its property clean on a daily basis. Other finalists from this month included MFI Market (Salem St.) and N. Bennet Street School. These properties Read More…
Mayor Thomas Menino used a breakfast gathering of the North End Chamber of Commerce (NECC) to propose a new initiative to close Hanover Street to traffic on certain weekends or one day per week, such as Saturdays. Labor Day weekend was suggested by the Mayor as a slow weekend in the City and/or during the Read More…
State and City transportation officials announced a “compromise agreement” today with the hazardous cargo trucking companies and the Federal administrator that will once again open North End/Waterfront streets to daytime travel by hazardous material (hazmat) trucks. This agreement ends the city’s defacto daytime ban of hazmat trucks, instead blocking off just the rush hours (7-9 Read More…
It is officially summer! Here are a few fun photos taken at Christopher Columbus Park. Ahh … to be young and carefree. And under the category of “hot” … Photos by Meredith Piscitelli.
Boston Public Library – North End Branch 25 Parmenter Street Events for June 27 – July 3 Monday, Jun 28, 11:00 am – Films for Children On Mondays, come and watch children films at the North End library. Wednesday, Jun 30, 5:30 pm – The Hollywood Story: The Player A searing depiction by director Robert Read More…
WBUR.org taped an audio piece examining the question of whether the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is fulfilling its goal of being a gateway to Boston Harbor. “Here’s what we found: There’s a lot in the way. Office buildings, a hotel, a garage, the stockade fence in front of the Harbor Tower, even trees can really Read More…
A study released this week by the City of Boston shows the risk of a hazardous cargo truck accident within Boston’s city streets is 819%, or more than 8x higher, than using an “alternative route” of highways (I-93/I-95/Route 128) around the city. Shown below is the summary slide from the study, dated June 22, 2010. Read More…
Local Artist and North End resident, Nathan Swain, is currently displaying his art at the New Spin Laundry at 100 Salem Street. This is not the first time that Swain has chosen unusual places for his work. Last year, the artist painted and installed large murals in the “windows” of the old Edison Powerhouse building Read More…
District 1 Salvatore LaMattina held a fundraiser on June 23rd at Monica’s on Richmond Street in the North End. Click here to view more photos from the event.
The brainchild of State Representative Aaron Michlewitz (D-Mass.), the North2South Baseball Classic is an All-Star baseball exchange that seeks to bring together two prominent Boston neighborhoods, the North End and South End. The mission of the North2South Baseball Classic is to annually unite these neighborhoods in the spirit of friendly competition and good will. The Read More…