I don’t often write about the inner workings of NorthEndWaterfront.com, but I have received enough questions lately to share an update on some of the recent changes. Format Changes I removed one of the columns to make a cleaner 2-column format with more space for the primary articles and a right sidebar for features and Read More…
Aaron Michlewitz is the Massachusetts State Representative for the Third Suffolk District, the Boston area that includes the North End / Waterfront, South End, Chinatown, Bay Village and parts of Beacon Hill/Downtown. This January, he was inaugurated for his first full term, having already serving for 18 months after winning the 2009 special election to Read More…
The Coro-Dante, New England’s all-Italian repertoire chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society, will begin on January 31st in preparation for the Spring concert. Rehearsals are every Monday night from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Dante Alighieri Society, 41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge (Kendall Square). We are a four-part (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) chorus conducted by Kevin Galie’, M.M., J.D. Read More…
In a recent tour of the North End’s Copp’s Hill Burial Ground, Mellisa Mannon writes about how disappointed she was in its state of disregard: “Copp’s Hill is a mess. I cannot be blunter about that. One cannot even make out the words on the Shaw marker that our ancestors placed to honor this unique Read More…
Marcal kicked off their Small Steps for Big Change Awards program that will honor hometown heroes. To kick-off the program, Marcal has identified five hometown heroes who embody the spirit of the Small Steps for Big Change Awards program to act as judges.
One of these heroes is Jose Duarte, chef and owner of Taranta in the North End. His green restaurant is focused on sustainability by regularly composting, using vegetable oil as a source of fuel and even ensuring the bathrooms use paper products made from 100% recycled paper. He’s been able to marry his passion for food and the environment through Taranta.
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association has re-scheduled their monthly meeting to Tuesday, January 18, 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. The meeting was originally scheduled for last Thursday, but was postponed because the Nazzaro Center was closed. Because of the re-scheduling, there will NOT be a Clean Streets Committee Read More…
January 15th is the anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood. Twenty one people were killed and another 150 injured on Commercial Street in Boston’s North End when a tank of molasses ruptured and exploded on January 15, 1919. Click images for slideshow. See more at the Boston Public Library’s Flickr gallery. A huge wave of Read More…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Massachusetts with help from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community is sponsoring a free educational course in a downtown Boston location for family members and significant others of individuals with a serious mental illness. There will be twelve weekly Wednesday Read More…
It is time again for NEAA Baseball! This year we will again have programs for 4 to 12 Year olds, as well as Babe Ruth for 13 to 15 year olds and Dodgers Traveling teams for the older kids as well, more info to follow on this. Last year we had a great T-Ball Program Read More…
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log:
Drugs – Possession Cl A
01/09/11 12:45am
Police Officers responded to North Square for a male passed out in a 2006 Chevrolet Upland. Officers found a male suspect behind the wheel and removed him from motor vehicle. At this time, officers observed a bag of heroin in the door handle.
Evading Fare
01/10/11 2:00am
Female suspect fled from a taxi cab on Prince St. without paying the fare.
Auto Theft
01/08/11 7:30pm
Victim reports his 1996 Mercury Sable was stolen from Atlantic Ave.
In preparation for the third and final design meeting on the reconstruction of the brick wall along Snow Hill Street and DeFilippo Park, the Parks Department has released the following flyer showing an updated schematic of the proposed wall. The latest version of the design (shown below) has a sloping, lower height brick wall with Read More…