Polls are not scientific. Related article: Greenway “Winter Lights” Turns to Plight Do you have an idea for a neighborhood poll? Let us know.
Month: January 2013
NEWF News & Views for January 3, 2013: Public Safety Meeting Tonight
What’s Happening In The North End / Waterfront Start off the year by getting involved in the community! The January 2013 monthly North End Public Safety Meeting with Boston Police District A-1 will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday night at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. All are welcome. (See last months’s Read More…
Zoning Requests On Hold: 78-80 Salem St., 7 Baldwin Pl. and 92-96 Salem St. / 3 Wiget St.
Catching up on “in progress” zoning change applications in the neighborhood, there are three that have recently been deferred or remain on hold, according to a December 2012 report by the NEWRA Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee. 92-96 Salem Street, Nicholas D’Amore has withdrawn an appeal for zoning relief to replace the 1-story building at Read More…
2012 Real Estate Sales Recap for North End / Waterfront Properties
A recap of 2012 real estate sales price per square foot is shown in the following tables for North End / Waterfront properties. Waterfront Buildings Property Avg. Sale $/Sq.Ft. (past 12 months) Battery Wharf 915 Burroughs Wharf 1,286 Commercial Wharf 783 Harbor Towers 584 Lewis Wharf 732 Lincoln Wharf 488 Prince Building 655 Rowes Wharf Read More…
Greenway “Winter Lights” Turns to Plight
At a time of year when nearly every park and public place is bursting with decorative cheer, only a scrooge’s spirit would be lifted with the desolate bareness of the Greenway parks. In the North End, the “Winter Lights” program sponsored by the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (RFKGC) has seemingly been abandoned. A last-minute Read More…
January 2013 NEWF Wallpaper Calendar
Happy 2013! It’s a brand new start and time for something new from NorthEndWaterfront.com … Monthly Wallpaper Calendars for your computer desktop and mobile devices! Coming out every month, these wallpaper calendars will feature a local image of Boston’s North End or Waterfront. For January 2013, this photo is hot off the press (or SD Read More…
Fireworks Attract Big Crowds to North End Waterfront for New Year’s 2013 [Photos]
This was the scene at midnight on New Year’s Eve as crowds gathered along the North End waterfront to ring in 2013. (Photos by Matt Conti. Click on images to start slideshow.)
Downtown View: Bikes are the Biggest Complaint
The problems I hear most about are bikes. I get emails. People stop me in the street. People complain at neighborhood meetings. I bet you hear the same complaints even if you don’t write a newspaper column. Bikes shoot through intersections against the light. They weave in and out of traffic so drivers can’t see Read More…