Old North’s annual Blessing of the Animals Ceremony brought dozens of pets and humans to the Prado despite the drizzly weather on Sunday afternoon. The service commemorates the life of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Rev. Steve Ayers, Vicar, and Rev. Matt Kruger, Asst. Vicar, of the Old North Church gave Read More…
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Host Columbus Day Celebration in the Park Free Family Fun Day in the Park! WHAT: Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Hosts Columbus Day Celebration WHEN: Monday, October 8, 2012. 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10:45 a.m.: Line up for the Kids’ Parade through the park 11:00 a.m.: Ceremony at the Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On Sunday, September 30, 2012: Old North’s Annual Blessing of the Animals gets underway on the Prado at 3pm, near Unity Street. All North End pets welcome. See the post. The Events Calendar has all the details. What’s new on the blog: We caught a bit of The Amazing Race – SMILE Read More…
The North End hosted the 3rd Annual Amazing Race to benefit SMILE Mass (Small Miracles in Life Exist). The race started in the Prado – Paul Revere Mall where participants received clues directing them to various places, marked by signs. The last stop was at the Coast Guard Station. On one of the stops, the Read More…
The annual Christopher Columbus Day Parade alternates each year between the North End and East Boston. This year is Eastie’s turn on October 7, 2012. Details are in the announcement below from the parade committee: The City of Boston and the East Boston Columbus Day Parade Committee invite all of greater Boston to the 64th Read More…
Despite the soggy conditions, the Friends of the North End Parks braved the weather today for a volunteer Greenway cleanup on Parcels 8, 10 and 12. The burgeoning FOTNEP group appears to be gaining momentum as they were reported to have the most volunteers participating in the clean-up effort, sponsored by the Greenway Conservancy as Read More…
As part of its school choice/quality review, Boston Public Schools published a map of Boston’s median household income using 2011 data by census block. Enlarging the North End / Waterfront and Downtown Boston area shows some interesting dynamics. (Blue is “high” or “very high” while pink is “low” or “very low.”) The North End / Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On Saturday, September 29, 2012: The Friends of the North End Parks cleanup is on for 9am under the Greenway pergola. There is also a Landscape Watercolor Workshop at Christopher Columbus Park. Show up at noon. The Paul Revere House has a Paper Marbling demonstration at 1:00 pm. Catch the beginning of Read More…
The Boston Fire Department tweeted out this photo with retiring Fire Captain John Tkachuk of Engine 8 in the North End (2nd from left in photo). Tkachuk has served for 41 years.
The North End Against Drugs in conjunction with the IMPROV ASYLUM presents our Annual Back to School Party to be held on Sunday October 21st at 1:00 pm at the IMPROV ASYLUM on Hanover Street. All North End Familes, students, Eliot School & St. John School Kids as well as NEAD sponsors are welcome to Read More…
Residential breaking & entering incidents lead the recent list of crimes on the Boston Police blotter for the North End / Waterfront area. Given the recent residential break-ins, BPD District A-1 has distributed a Breaking & Entering Prevention Advisory Bulletin. Keep up with citywide police news on BPDNews.com. Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On: Grab an umbrella! It would be a shame if it rained all weekend because there are several outdoor events on the calendar, including a cleanup by the new Friends of the North End Parks on Saturday at 9am and Old North’s Blessing of the Animals on Sunday at 3pm. See the Read More…