The following is a news release from Whole Foods Market regarding a free shuttle from North End and Charlestown locations while the former Johnnie’s (recently acquired by Whole Foods) is undergoing construction at the Bunker Hill Mall in Charlestown. Whole Foods Market to provide shuttle from Charlestown and the North End to Charles River Plaza Read More…
The Registry of Motor Vehicles is moving adjacent to the North End into the 2nd and 3rd floors of Parcel 7, the tunnel vent building / parking garage adjacent to the Greenway parks. The ground floor of Parcel 7 remains slated for the Boston Public Food Market. The RMV is currently located on Washington Street Read More…
Neighborhood Photo of the Day The talk of the waterfront continues to be about the new houseboats at Lewis Wharf Marina that now total 12. Today’s Neighborhood Photo of the Day comes from Meredith Piscitelli, who is dying for a interior tour perhaps because they remind her of Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle. Click Read More…
St. John School held its annual “Make a Difference” Community Celebration this year at the Hard Rock Café, Boston on Wednesday night. It was a great night of celebrating and recognizing important people in the North End community and building new relationships. The only remaining parochial school in the North End welcomed 50 new students Read More…
A fun group of young ladies gathered for dinner on Thursday night on Salem Street in the North End. Having known each other since childhood, they call themselves “The Red Bloomers Club.” (And yes, it means just what you think). The dinner was held at La Galleria 33 where co-owner Rita DiPietrantonio, joins them in Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On in the North End / Waterfront At 10:00 am, Boston City Council has a “working session” to figure out the logistics of the Nuisance Control Ordinance regarding excessive noise and loud parties. The session is at City Hall, 5th Floor, Curley Room. It is open to the public but there will Read More…
Boston Police ask for community help in identifying this pictured suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault in the area of Joy & Myrtle Streets in Beacon Hill.
[forecast] What’s Going On in the North End / Waterfront At 10 am, the Eliot School holds a preview event on Charter Street. Later, at 6pm, the St. John School holds its “Make a Difference” Fundraiser at the Hard Rock Cafe at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. It’s a night for “Friends” meetings … those of the Read More…
It was a delicious fundraising event on Tuesday at the third annual “Evening for Education” in support of the John Eliot K-8 School in the North End. The Mendoza family welcomed parents, neighbors and friends to a special wine pairing dinner at their restaurant, Vinoteca di Monica on Richmond Street. Hosting the November 13, 2012 Read More…
The Old North Church begins its fifth year offering Piccoli Regali (Little Gifts). There will again be four teams, with each having 4 to 5 members, with each team serving one Saturday a month. The teams include ONC parish members, some of their friends, neighbors and co-workers, as well as interested North End residents. The Read More…
[forecast] What’s Going On in the North End / Waterfront Lots of events and meetings on Tuesday night … Both FOCCP and RUFF are having meetings. Kubiak and Kressel team up to teach “civic discourse” in the West End and Monica’s holds a fundraising dinner for the Eliot School Family Council. Check out the Events Read More…
If you live in downtown Boston, you’re already living a green life. You probably walk more than you drive. About half of us don’t even own a car. Most likely, you’re living in an old building. That’s the greenest place to live since someone has repaired and restored the building rather than tearing it down Read More…