Looking for things to do in Boston over the holidays and on New Year’s? Boston’s Best Cruises, in Partnership with the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance is offering several cruises from its Ferry Center at Long Wharf North, adjacent to Christopher Columbus Park, including: Working Port of Boston Cruise ~ This unique tour will explore all Read More…
The Haymarket Pushcart Association has responded to a request from MassDOT regarding the pending designation for the Parcel 9 development along the Greenway. The HPA has come out strongly in support of the Cresset / DeNormandie’s Blackstone Market proposal and against Normandy Partners’ Haymarket Square Hotel. December 23, 2012 Roy Avellaneda, Real Estate Project Manager Read More…
The following is a shared letter exchange regarding the final Parcel 9 development designation between Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary & CEO Richard Davey and Mr. Frederick A. (Tad) Stahl, FAIA of the Beacon Hill Civic Association and a member of the Parcel 7 & 9 Advisory Committee. Several previous comment letters can be Read More…
Neighborhood Photos – A Christmas Slideshow [wooslider slider_type=”attachments” limit=”20″] Photos by Matt Conti More Christmas Photos and Posts: Halleluiah Chorus Musical Slideshow with Faneuil Hall’s Blink! Tree and Old North / NEMPAC Choirs [Video] Christmas Time is Here Again at the Nazzaro Center Citywide Trash Schedule for Christmas and New Year’s; Regular Schedule in North Read More…
It’s Christmas week. For many, it is hectic, so you might not read this column until Christmas Day is over and you’re dealing with boxes, the wrapping paper that can’t be saved, and the instructions that came with the Lego sets the kids have already assembled. So don’t you think it is a good time Read More…
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront It’s Christmas Eve. See the North End church schedules. View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog For Christmas, a musical slideshow video of a localized Halleluiah! Chorus. Watch it here. Latest on Long Wharf Some new developments Read More…
New this season is the Blink! Christmas Tree light and sound show at Faneuil Hall Marketplace featuring a recording of the Halleluiah Chorus by the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Chorus. To mix it up, I took some photos and video of the show and used the soundtrack from the December 9th live performance of Handel’s Read More…
There are some new developments in the Long Wharf legal case as the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) considers its decision over the next few months (See Case Docket). Oral arguments were heard last month in the environmental-protection and constitutional case of Sanjoy Mahajan et al. (i.e., aka “North End Ten“) vs. the Boston Redevelopment Read More…
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog It was a Santa surprise this week at the Nazzaro Center. See the article. Bostoniano, the magazine? Yes, read all about the new print publication including several North End articles. Read More…
Perhaps running through a dress rehearsal for December 25th, Santa made an early visit to the Nazzaro Center last Wednesday and arrived with a sleigh full of gifts for the members there. About 100 boys and girls from ages 6 all the way up to 17 who all believe in Santa were rewarded by the Read More…
There is a new Italian American magazine in town, Bostoniano! The name may sound familiar because it comes from the creator of the Bostoniano.info blog / website, published by Nicola Orichuia. Using the tag line, “Boston’s Italian American Voice,” the free monthly magazine dropped off its first issue this week to 20 locations in the Read More…
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront See the mass and service schedules for the North End churches. View the details on upcoming events and meetings in the Events Calendar. What’s new on the blog Much of this year’s community meetings has revolved around the Nuisance Control Ordinance. This week, Boston City Council passed Read More…