The Internet continues to find the North End with the latest coming from Nabewise, a site that helps people who are moving find the best neighborhood for them. The term “nabe” is apparently the other side of “hood.” Get it? (Ed: Me neither.) Still, they are rolling out more “nabes” in Boston as well as Read More…
The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will present a free tribute concert in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 1:00pm at Faneuil Hall. The program will feature a moving selection of classical music, spirituals and freedom songs performed by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program, conducted by Marta Zurad.
District A-1 Police said that North End / Waterfront crime incidents trended up during 2010, although the overall numbers remain near multi-year low levels. The police reviewed the numbers with about 25 residents that attended the January 6th Public Safety meeting at the Nazzaro Center. There were 70 more crimes in 2010 versus the prior Read More…
The State has hired Project for Public Spaces (PPS), a nonprofit consulting firm, to make recommendations for a public market near Haymarket to showcase “Made in Massachusetts” foods. The announcement was made at the fifth meeting of the Parcel 7 and 9 RFP Advisory Committee, a group of citizens tasked with creating guidelines for development Read More…
DeFilippo Playground Community Meeting Thursday, January 20, 6:30 p.m. Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennett Street, North End, Boston The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invite the public to a community meeting to finalize the design scheme for wall improvements along Snow Hill Street, DeFilippo Playground, located at Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center Winter Session Courses and Private Music Instruction registration is under way. To register online: www.nempacboston.org. Payments will be collected at your first class, or pay online. For more information, contact Becca Griffin, NEMPAC’s Executive Director at becca0923@yahoo.com.
Otis House MuseumA new event from the North End Historical Society: On Wednesday, January 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Otis House Museum, 141 Cambridge Street, West End Lorna Condon, the Curator of the Historic New England Library and Archives, will lead a rare and exclusive showing of photographs, advertisements, postcards, architectural drawings, and other Read More…
The New England Aquarium at Central Wharf is preparing for a new shark and ray exhibit due to open in April 2011. The Trust Family Foundation Shark and Ray Touch Tank will have a 25,000 tank with shallow edges and windows to give visitors a close up view. It will be the largest shark and Read More…
January Meeting Agenda Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street Reports 7:00 PM – 7:20 PM President’s Report Membership Committee Clean Streets Committee Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Parks and Open Space Committee Zoning and Licensing Applications 7:20 PM – 7:40 PM 99 Salem Street, Mercato del Mare, Read More…
Notable in this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area: Vandalism 12/31/10 3:45pm Victim reports 2007 Honda Civic received damage to the front hood after an unknown person dropped a Christmas tree from an upper floor window on Hanover Street. The full police blotter is shown below:
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. In 2009, he won a competitive Democratic primary and special election to fill the seat left vacant by former House Speaker, Sal DiMasi. Read More…
GRECO, Anthony 88, entrepreneur, candy maker, hotelier, philanthropist, on January 3, 2011. Born in East Boston, MA in 1922, Anthony was the oldest of five children to Cosmo and Rosa (Bonsinalli) Greco. The family traveled back to Italy after a short stay in the United States and, as a teenager, Anthony enlisted in the Italian Read More…
