Free Holiday Parking Weekend shoppers will enjoy two free hours of metered parking throughout the city’s commercial districts, including Downtown and the North End, starting on “Black Friday,” November 26th and continuing for five consecutive Saturdays through December 26th. While the meters will be free on these days, a two-hour time limit will be enforced Read More…
The six-story building on the corner of Hanover and Parmenter Street was sold for $4.5 million, according to JJManning. The six-story building includes over 10,000 square feet with the first floor currently leased to Il Panino Express. The other floors are residential apartments, including a duplex penthouse unit. People at the auction report that Barbara Read More…
The NEWRA Clean Streets Committee awarded its Good Neighbor Recognition Award to Mother Anna’s Restaurant at the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets. The monthly award is researched and voted on by committee members and awarded to local businesses that consistently keep their sidewalks and gutters clean of trash and debris. View previous Good Neighbor Read More…
Parking poll results as voted by NorthEndWaterfront.com readers. A new poll is now running. Look in the upper right hand sidebar and vote! Poll Disclaimer: These are not scientific polls. They are offered for those readers interested in expressing an opinion. The results are representative only of those self-selected Internet users, not necessarily the North Read More…
Alexa Hill shares some photos from this weekend’s tree lighting at Faneuil Hall. Before the Lighting.After the lighting.Tree with Custom House.The Crowd.
Jenn Orr and Gianna Carchia, journalism students at Suffolk University, published a front page story on the loud noise issue in the Suffolk Journal. It’s Friday night in the North End, and somewhere amidst this charming landscape of brick buildings, a party is getting busted. In clown car fashion, people shuffle out of a Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park held their annual gala fundraiser at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel on Friday, November 19, 2010. The event was attended by approximately 350 supporters of the park. The Gala is the major fundraising event for FOCCP which is an all-volunteer neighborhood group that: Provides funding for Annual Trellis Lights Read More…
Traditions of the Season At the Paul Revere House Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 9:30 AM – 4:15 PM Would it surprise you to learn that New Year’s Day was likely a more important holiday than Christmas in Paul Revere’s home? To find out why visit the Paul Revere House during our Read More…
The St. John School Development Committee held its annual fundraiser on November 18, 2010 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf. Honorees included Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina, Jeff Cirace, V. Cirace & Son Inc. and Michael Gackstetter, Battery Wharf. The guest speaker was Dr. Ernest Collamati, Regis College. Also speaking were Sister Eileen and Lisa Santarpio. Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 10-21 to oppose the capacity addition at Bricco Restaurant at this week’s meeting. Bricco’s application is being made by owner Frank DePasquale at 239-241 Hanover Street. The expansion would add 47 seats to the existing 120 through an expansion on the ground floor into an abutting Read More…
Highlights from this week’s Boston Police journal log for the North End / Waterfront area: Larceny (Bike) 11/16/10 2:00pm-645pm Victim reports unknown person stole his full suspension (silver) bike from a street sign to which it was locked to on Sheafe Street. Vandalism 11/18/10 10:30pm-7:15am Victim reports his parked 1986 Mercedes 560sl on Commercial St. Read More…
Frank Imbergamo, North End native, is featured on Wicked Local Medford cooking his famous chicken parmesan. View the video clip below. Frank has a cookbook available on BarnesandNoble.com at this link.