[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqyZOJTTTvg] The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy talked about development along the Greenway District at its November 13, 2013 Board of Directors meeeting. Coincident with the ongoing Downtown Waterfront Municipal Planning Study and the zoning codification of the Greenway District Planning Study, two potential developments were presented, the Boston Harbor Garage (Don Chiofaro) and Read More…
The Mendoza Family and staff of Monica’s exceeded all expectations by raising over $100,000 at the 5th Annual “Evening for Education” for the North End’s Eliot K-8 Innovation School. Jorge Mendoza from the public school’s governing council announced the news at this week’s Neighborhood Council meeting. A key role in the fundraising drive was played Read More…
Tracing Your Italian Ancestry to the Old Country Thursday, November 14 6:00pm (Note Time Change) Mariners House, North Square North End, Boston Come learn about genealogy and how to research your family tree! Join us for a look at tips and tricks on identifying where your family came from in Italy and how to research Read More…
by Mary Wright, RN, NEAD Board Member, Health Educator for North End Waterfront Health North End Against Drugs (NEAD) is asking that anyone coming to family dinner on Monday night bring a new hat and gloves sized for men and women that will be donated to St. Francis House. Any one in the community can Read More…
“Narrow Streets, Molto Bene!” “Took Forever to Finish” If you had to guess where those words would appear on a Boston map, you might think of the North End and Big Dig/Greenway. That’s exactly what the folks at Urbane did in a new map of Boston. Some sterotypes just don’t die like “Inner Toxic Harbor” Read More…
Some North End residents joined in this recent event on Spectacle Island, shared by Save the Harbor / Save the Bay: On Saturday, October 26, more than 250 people from Boston’s neighborhoods and the region’s beachfront communities joined Save the Harbor/Save the Bay for a free day of family fun on Spectacle Island in the Read More…
Toys for Tots is back at Elite Boston Landmark Realty, 350 Commercial Street. Drop off an unwrapped, non-violent toy anytime at the office before the U.S. Marines arrive to pick them up on December 6th, 2013. Also, neighbors are welcome to join in a celebration on Thursday, December 5th 2013. Bring a new unwrapped toy Read More…
Recently, at a City Hall hearing, a man in authority declared, authoritatively, that books, as we know them in paper format, were on their way out, and they would soon be completely replaced with electronic versions. Silly man. Another slave to conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom is just that—conventional—with no imagination or sometimes even intelligence behind Read More…
NORTH END / WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Email: info@newncboston.org Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA Wednesday, November 13, 2013 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. (NOTE DATE CHANGE DUE TO VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY) 1. Call to order & Roll Call – NEWNC President 2. Meeting Protocol – NEWNC Vice President 3. Report from the Office of Neighborhood Read More…
As we take the time to remember and honor those who have served, and continue to serve our country, try and find a moment to look at some events here this week. Short work and school weeks allow some extra free time, why not take a look at some of these events? Monday, November 11 Read More…
North End real estate agents have got to start protecting the golden egg laying goose that is the North End. North End real estate agents live or die by the reputation of this neighborhood, the reputation that the North End is a community, a community in which we know each other by name, we care Read More…
Angela and Mayor Tom Menino hosted this annual North End luncheon last week at the US Coast Guard Base for North End, complete with entertainment, prizes and dancing. Michele Morgan shares the social scene in these photographs. (Click on any image to enlarge.)