Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police District A-1 Police Blotter for the North End / Waterfront area are shown below. Larceny 03/10/12 10:00pm – 12:00am Victim reports her purse was stolen from a Hanover St. establishment. Purse contained US currency, bank cards, personal papers and keys. Larceny 03/11/12 3:00pm – 5:30pm Male victim reports Read More…
Frank Pellino (right) and his staff are excited to announce the Grand Opening this week of Pellino’s Ristorante in the North End. Pellino’s Ristorante is at 2A Prince St., in the location formerly occupied by G’Vannis. The alcohol license transfer was supported by both North End / Waterfront neighborhood groups last November. Mr. Pellino also Read More…
Photo: (Left to Right) – Rep. Michlewitz, Sen. Petruccelli, Rep. Forry, Beth Labbe – COMPASS School Principal, John Lydon, Exec. Director COMPASS, Sen. Chang-Diaz, Rep. Walsh and Sen. Hart at maaps’ Legislative Meeting on Monday at the COMPASS School in Dorchester. Legislators from Boston attended a meeting this week at COMPASS School in Dorchester to Read More…
The majority of the sewers on various streets in the North End have been cleaned and televised to determine their condition. A section of the Commercial St. (Atlantic Ave.) sewer between Cross and Richmond Streets will be lined the week of March 19, 2012. The work is expected to take 3 to 5 days to Read More…
A group of Boston food bloggers recently dined at Lucia Ristorante at 415 Hanover St. for a polenta dinner, enjoying a selection of dishes, touring the kitchen and spending time with owner Donato Frattaroli. Megan of Delicious Dishings starts off, In Boston’s North End, way down Hanover Street, stands Lucia Ristorante in the same place Read More…
A new monument commemorates a continuing flow of different peoples immigrating to Boston, to America. Their struggles captured using the mediums of sculpture and landscape designs currently being constructed on our Greenway at the corner of Cross/Atlantic Ave, Boston. This monument celebrates all immigrants who have entered Boston hoping and working to make a better Read More…
How many of us have a bucket list? Similar to a new years resolution but lasts longer than 14 days and is more achievement based rather than a specific lifestyle change. For North End resident Kaitlyn Greeley, 2012 is the year to cross off a good handful of her bucket list items. The biggest so Read More…
The Public Market Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 3:30pm at 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room B, Boston, MA. The Commission will discuss the proposal to develop and operate the market submitted by the Boston Public Market Association. The official notice is posted here and pasted below. OPEN Read More…
The following notice comes from Blind Decker Productions for planned filming on March 24, 2012 on Sheafe St. during the day. There are no actors, just a car with a camera. Accommodations are expected for the one day loss of 20 parking spots. Dear Neighbors: Blind Decker Productions is filming a pilot entitled “Ray Donovan”. Read More…
The North End’s own Michael Dean is featured in video profile about his love for painting and the neighborhood. The production is from an Emerson blog article: The painter is one of only a few left in the North End, with a continuing decrease in artistic interest in the area. Four galleries have closed within Read More…
The North End Friends of St. Francis House will be running its Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale to raise money for the homeless shelter. If you want to do some early Spring Cleaning and donate some of your good items to this event it will be greatly appreciated. You can start dropping stuff off Read More…
The Boston Public Market Association presented its proposal last night at a public meeting regarding its plan to bring a food market to downtown Boston’s Market District at Parcel 7, near Haymarket along the Greenway. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) hosted the meeting with its Public Market Commission, a group of citizens and Read More…