The Supreme Court has ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passes muster with the Constitution. Mitch McConnell and company have had their chance to sputter, spit and go spastic over Justice John Roberts’s betrayal. So summer can now begin. Summer, at least in the way New England celebrates it, is the season Read More…
Sunset Harbor Cruise Fundraiser When: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 – 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm Where: Leaves from the dock next to Christopher Columbus Park near Marriott What: Board Voyager III. This cruise is donated to FOCCP members by Boston’s Best Cruises to support our activities in the Park Food: Hors d’oeuvres and Dessert – Catered by Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkMUSCIRXk] Monday night’s public meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, was well-attended with several zoning-related agenda items before the council at the Nazzaro Community Center. NEWNC is an elected council of 12 North End / Waterfront residents that makes advisory recommendations to city officials, primarily on zoning and licensing issues in Read More…
All events are week-long unless noted. Win Kayak Rentals for Four! Earn 20 points in the Summer on the Waterfront scavenger hunt to be in the weekly drawing! No winner yet, be the first! Play the trek:www.summeronthewaterfront.org Sunset Cruise to Long Island July 11,6:00pm to 9:00pm Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA http://tinyurl.com/86go4em, (781) 740-4290 Elan Trotman Read More…
A tip came in about a new use for tents in the North End … no, not for a tent city, but rather on the top of a roof deck. I grabbed my camera and, lo and behold, found a popup tent on the rooftop of this Prince Street building. One neighbor commented, “We are Read More…
Devotees of Madonna Delle Grazie held their annual procession in Boston’s North End on Sunday, July 8, 2012. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover & Prince Streets and Read More…
Have you recovered from all the 4th of July, Harborfest, Navy Week, OpSail’s Tall Ships and War of 1812 Bicentennial events? Bask in the glory through our photos and coverage. Now, it is time to gear up for the second week of the month and that means … community meetings! That’s exciting or incredibly boring, Read More…
North End natives and longtime restaurant owners, Carla and Christine Pallotta, are planning to open a second NEBO (i.e., North End Boston) restaurant in the new Atlantic Wharf complex on the waterfront at the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Congress St., according to a report in the Boston Herald. NEBO is currently located at 90 Read More…
Updated Video: Film Preview for Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood; Produced by the North End Historical Society Following a successful preview event, the North End Historical Society provided an updated film trailer with additional footage from the in-progress film documentary, Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood. The film is being created from stories of Read More…
North End Against Drugs and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center will be hosting “A NIGHT OF MAGIC” with World Renowned and the North End’s own Magician Johnny Graffeo. Sponsored by a grant form the Boston Foundation’s “My Summer In the City” grant program. The event will be on Thursday July 12th from Read More…
The folks at Bostonography are using the concept of crowdsourcing to define neighborhood boundaries. For the North End, there is not much dispute until you get to the areas south of Christopher Columbus Park and west toward the Bulfinch Triangle. In the map below, the darker area represents greater consensus about what is the “North Read More…
Boston Police hosted the July 2012 North End Public Safety meeting this week where recent crime statistics shows a 21% decrease in reported North End incidents through June as compared to last year. About 40 residents attended, continuing to raise quality of life concerns regarding general mayhem in the streets and parks, especially on weekends. Read More…