Ricky Scimeca was given a North End send-off on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Home for just a week from the Rhode Island 182nd National Guard Infantry Battalion, Ricky ships off to Afghanistan on Tuesday. The Saint Anthony Society hosted the event for Ricky, who was present with many family and friends including his mother North Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) joined with neighbors and friends to cleanup the tot-lot playground area at the park on Saturday June 12, 2011. NEMPAC also came out to support the annual event with fun activities for the children. Watch the video for some of the action!
As dedicated bike lanes are coming soon to the North End / Waterfront, Therese brings to our attention a little movie about a New York City bicyclist who received a ticket for not riding in the bike lane.
In the North End story that went national and lingers on (and on), there are two new pieces out. The first is from Old North Church Vicar Stephen T. Ayres in the Boston Herald. Rev. Ayres says he explained to Palin immediately before her now famous comments, “how Revere founded the church’s bell-ringing guild in Read More…
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12th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic
Presented by Sun Life Financial
June 20 and 21
Golf Tournament, Party to Benefit Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism
Join Doug Flutie and celebrity guests at the 12th Annual Doug Flutie, Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic, June 21 at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth. Presented by Sun Life Financial, the Celebrity Golf Classic begins June 20 with a pre-tournament party at the Hard Rock Café in Boston. Proceeds from the Golf Classic and pre-tournament event will benefit the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism.
The Golf Classic fun begins on Monday, June 20, with a pre-tournament party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, presented by Sports Illustrated. The evening will include raffles and a silent auction, as well as classic rock favorites performed by the Flutie Brother’s Band. Tickets for the pre-tournament party are $75 each and include appetizers, meal stations and select beverages.
Fairmont Battery Wharf, 377-395 Commercial St., presented to the North End / Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) its application to extend the closing hour on its 86-seat outdoor terrace (food and all-alcohol) from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week. The NEWRA meeting was held on June 9, 2011 at the Nazzaro Center. Presenting Read More…
Massachusetts Department of TransportationTraffic Advisory Beginning Friday, June 17, 2011, MassDOT will be implementing intermittent tunnel closures for a period of one week in the Sumner Tunnel, which connects East Boston with downtown. The restrictions are required for pavement milling operations. The Sumner Tunnel will be closed to all through traffic during the following dates Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) heard a zoning relief application by Glen Taylor for 162 Endicott Street on June 9, 2011. The request asks to legalize an existing basement and first floor duplex condominium unit built in the 1980’s without a building permit. The current owner purchased the building four years ago, Read More…
Peter McGinnis, presented an application for zoning relief at 44 N. Bennet St. to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) on June 10, 2011. Property manager Giancarlo Tiberi was also present. The proposal calls for an expansion of the headhouse into a residential unit with a roof deck on the 4-story building, causing Read More…
An update from Boston Parks Department, via the NEWRA Parks Committee, said the City is expecting to start re-construction within a month of the brick wall between the “Gassy,” DeFilippo Park, and Snow Hill Street. The contract is in City Hall after a bidding process was completed. The Parks Department also did an “extensive cleaning” Read More…
Hordon Health, owned by Marc Hordon, has moved into a larger space at 294 North Street in the location formerly occupied by Nonna’s Market. Hordon Health comes to North Street from 44 North Bennet Street and specializes in personal training and lifestyle management. More information on their blog. No word on the transfer of Nonna’s Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24947586] Did you miss the second community meeting on the North End Bike Lane? Watch the video above! On June 6, 2011, the City’s Boston Bikes program held a second public meeting on a proposed bike lane along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street in the North End. Unfortunately, the meeting was not well attended Read More…