When should a principle be disregarded? When the principle stands in the way of a good neighborhood. A case in point has developed on Beacon Hill. The Park Street School, which, typically in contradictory Boston, is located on Brimmer Street, wants to buy the adjacent house at 124 Chestnut Street and attach it to the Read More…
It was a great day for hugging. Just ask the Dasaro family as they set up the North End “Hug” station on Salem Street this past weekend. In the end, the huggers gave out about 200 hugs, passed out 120 flyers, 15 ‘hug me’ t-shirts to North End families and raised $85 for City School. Read More…
Boston Police Sergeant Thomas Lema took Martine Powers, a Boston Globe reporter, on a Saturday night tour of the North End in late September. This resulted in Monday’s front page story, “In the North End, police find themselves caught in the middle between young partiers and older residents.” “Their complaint is, ‘What are youse doing Read More…
The annual “Back to School Party” brought out over a 100 kids and parents on Sunday afternoon to the Improv Asylum, sponsor of the event in conjunction with North End Against Drugs. The special Improv Comedy show was free to all North End families, students, Eliot School and St. John School kids along with NEAD Read More…
[forecast] Some of the Many Events This Week: On Monday, the North End Library, 25 Parmenter St., has films for kids at 11 am and a Halloween craft event at 4 pm. On Tuesday, NEWRA has its monthly Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee meeting. See the agenda. On Wednesday, catch the Jack Volpe Project, singing Read More…
It was RUFF Love as the Responsible Urbanites for Fido reached out this Saturday to help North End dog owners and the community, through their monthly clean-up followed by a meet and greet event on Cross Street. The next big event for RUFF is Doggie Halloween.
The John Eliot K-8 School and its Family Council kicked off a year-long celebration for the 300th Anniversary of the historic public elementary and middle school in Boston’s North End. The event spanned the school grounds into the Prado and on to Charter Street where Boston Fire brought out Engine 8 for the kids to Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On Sunday, October 20, 2012: The North End Health and Beauty Alliance (NEWHBA) group hosts the inaugural Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Renegade Tour. Registration begins at 12pm and the ride at 1pm. Meet at Hordon Health at 294 North Street. See the flyer. At 1:00 pm, North End Against Drugs and the Improv Read More…
The Conservation Law Foundation has intervened in the Long Wharf legal battle to keep the open space as a park instead of a private restaurant under State law. On behalf of four environmental groups, CLF filed an amicus brief in support of the “North End Ten” versus the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Department of Environmental Read More…
There are two statues of famous North Enders in the neighborhood. Colonial patriot Paul Revere is honored in the Prado. And now, there is a bronze of Italian American boxing legend, Tony DeMarco, on the corner of Hanover Street and Cross Street at the gateway to the North End. The pride of the North End, Read More…
North End supporters for the re-election of U.S. Senator Scott Brown gathered this week at Stanza dei Sigari on Hanover Street. Here are some photos from the event as the Republican Senator faces a close race against Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren, in the November 6, 2012 election. Photos by Rosario Scabin.
[forecast] What’s Going On Today: There is a lot going on today in the North End / Waterfront area. It’s RUFF Love on Cross Street at 10:15 am – 12:30 pm. Stop by for coffee and breakfast treats. If doggie love doesn’t do it for you, try the Free Hugs on Salem Street from 11am-1pm Read More…