It’s here, the annual tradition of “move-in” week as all the student apartments turnover around September 1st. Unfortunately, there is a no regard for trash rules with everything just thrown out on the streets and sidewalks. In this selection of photos taken on Wednesday night, Mark Petrigjno captures a series of trash and furniture piles. Read More…
COMMUNITY MEETING BARTLETT PLACE The Boston Public Works Department is considering undertaking capital improvements to Bartlett Place in the North End, as part of the Neighborhood Commons Program. The existing conditions of this small yet critical area have been brought to the attention of City officials. Representatives of the Public Works Department would like to Read More…
News release from the Joslin Diabetes Center: North End chef Jose Duarte did not know much about diabetes until 6 years ago when his wife Anna was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes while pregnant with their son Diego. The Taranta gourmet and his wife quickly learned all they could about the condition to ensure a healthy Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On Wednesday, August 29, 2012: “I got chills, they’re multiplying” … Yes, Grease is still the word and you can see for yourself at Virgil’s Wednesday movie night at the Gassy (DeFilippo Playground) at 7pm on Prince Street. This is a showing that was previously postponed due to rain. There will be Read More…
The men’s handicap toilet at the North End’s Mirabella Pool is broken, and not in a small way. It looks as if someone took a sledgehammer to it. When flushed, the water bursts out the side. The City has a contractor coming Thursday to repair or replace it. The Mirabella Pool closes next Tuesday, September Read More…
The Saco and Venzetti Commemoration Society is sponsoring a free lecture by Ted Grippo on Wednesday, 7pm, August 29, 2012 at Dante Alighieri, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Grippo will talk about recent evidence supporting a conspiracy to frame the North End Italians, Sacco and Vanzetti.
News from the Paul Revere House in North Square: Revel in New England’s fall weather while sampling the sights, sounds, & smells of colonial Boston. Our “Paul Revere’s Boston” events are free with admission to the museum: adults $3.50 seniors and college students $3.00, children ages 5-17 $1. Members and North End residents are admitted Read More…
2012 NEAA Soccer Registration has begun. Boys and girls ages 4 to 11 will be in three different divisions this year. 4/5 year olds, 6 to 8 year olds and 9 to 11 year olds. The program is co-ed and boys and girls will be on the same team. To register go to neaabaseball.org and Read More…
A woman was robbed Monday night, around 9:30pm, on Richmond Street while walking toward Commercial Street with another woman. According to the Boston Police report, two males were walking in front of the women when a female behind them grabbed the victim’s purse. The suspects were identified as in their late teens/early 20’s and dark-skinned, Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On Tuesday, August 28, 2012: Tired of the Italian Feasts? Practice your French, 6pm at Christopher Columbus Park when Annie Royer performs French cabaret songs with a showing immediately afterward of the French Classic film Wages of Fear (in French with English subtitles). View the pdf flyer. NEWRA’s Zoning, Licensing and Construction Read More…
The summer is over, and I bet you didn’t finish all the books you intended to read during this most lovely of seasons. I’m here to relieve your guilt. Most book reviews tell you what you should read. But some books are not all they are cracked up to be. I’ve read a few books Read More…
NorthEndWaterfront.com has hit 1,000 “Likes” on Facebook! We started cross-posting a while ago and know that many readers now follow the blog exclusively through Facebook. In case you are reading this and want to do the same, you can find our Facebook page here and hit the “Like” button. A great way to share our Read More…