The first Made-in-America sculpture is housed in the Old North Church. Boston not Philadelphia, nor New York, nor Washington D.C. can say it has the first American-made Carrara bust of George Washington, Father of our Country. Had the American Revolution not intervened, more London-made memorials might have come to Boston to join the Scheemakers, Cheere, Read More…
Boston.com Town Correspondent, Jeremy C. Fox, publishes a photo article of Downtown Boston’s cast iron buildings, starting with the oldest cast-iron building in New England, the McLauthinlin Building at 120 Fulton St. In the 2008 revised edition of the “AIA Guide to Boston,” Susan and Michael Southworth write that cast-iron architecture didn’t catch on in Read More…
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police District A-1 journal log for the North End / Waterfront area: Larceny from Motor Vehicle 02/18/12 10:00pm -10:00am Victim reports his 2005 Saab had a laptop, GPS, sunglasses and backpack stolen from the vehicle while parked on Thatcher St. Larceny in a Building 02/20/12 4:00pm -8:00pm Victim reports Read More…
We have received indications that MassDOT, the State’s transportation agency, is a week or so away from a decision on our permanent Boston area hazmat truck route. The North End Hazmat Task Force encourages you to remind MassDOT how you feel about this decision. You may sign the letter below with an email of your Read More…
Over 175 people filled the Nazzaro Center Gym to celebrate the NEAA’s Youth Baseball and Soccer Programs. Awards were given to T-Ball, Minor League Baseball, 4/5 Year Old Soccer, 6 to 8 year old soccer and 9/10 year old soccer. Over 150 awards in all. Special Thanks to Minor League Baseball Commissioner Steven Siciliano, T-Ball Read More…
Recently, Bulfinch Triangle has become quite the surprising and unexpected center for contemporary art, especially due to several motivated MassArt students. In an empty storefront on Friend Street, Susan Metrican, a female grad student out of MassArt, has curated a modern and inviting pop-up art exhibition — Hung Jury – an exhibition of 12 male artists that have re-examined Read More…
Councilors Arroyo, Ross to Hold Hearing on Noisy Nighttime Trash Collection — Home Rule Petition Would Allow City to Regulate Commercial Trash Pick Up — On Monday, February 27, 2012, the Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations will hold a hearing on regulating commercial trash collection times. Currently, garbage trucks collecting trash in the Read More…
“Ask Toni & Maria” is a real estate column written by Toni Gilardi and Maria DiTullio from Elite Boston Landmark Realty. Have them answer your questions in an upcoming column by emailing info@bostonlandmark.com. 1. Hi Toni and Maria , I am selling my condo in the Back Bay. I do not have smoke detectors. My Read More…
The North End Historical Society will host a presentation of “The Unofficial Archivist” on Tuesday, February 28. Archivist and Cultural Heritage Consultant Melissa Mannon will discuss the beginning steps for creating a family archive with a focus on personal narrative and the preservation of personal papers. According to Mannon, “Many irreplaceable materials that help tell Read More…
Oyster Shucking Sushi in Boston’s North End at Mercato Del Mare March 10, 2012 – Oyster Shucking Lessons 99 Salem St., 5:30pm-7:30pm For the second time, MOP has teamed up with Keri and Liz of Mercato del Mare, a North End Fish Market, for oyster shucking lessons from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Come learn how Read More…
This video features introductory comments by North End Music & Performing Arts Center President, Matt Black, and Program Director Sherri Snow. At the 2:50 mark, view the performance of “Bella Figlia dell’amore” from Rigoletto. Playing Gilda is Abigal Krawson, Maddalena is played by Alexandra Dietrich, Duca by Fred VanNess and Rigoletto by Daniel Cyr. In Read More…
WBUR’s Here and Now interviews Deborah Kops on her new children’s book about the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston’s North End along Commercial Street. This bizarre tragedy has been written about before, but Kops decided to tell the story partly through the eyes of children who lived through it. “Disaster books are almost Read More…