George Saunders’ 2017 novel begins in February 1862, when the Civil War is raging and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, has succumbed to illness, and finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre Read More…
Video: Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) President, Joanne Hayes-Rines, presents to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) on January 10, 2013 to give the neighborhood an update on FOCCP and the proposed Crossroads Circle Project. The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park recently shared the news they have been awarded a $10,000 grant Read More…
The two North End / Waterfront neighborhood groups voted to support a planned renovation at 27 Sheafe Street by property owner Peter McGinnis. NEWRA members voted 18-7 and NEWNC voted 8-1 to recommend approval of the application to the Zoning Board of Appeal. The petitioner is seeking to change the legal occupancy from a five (5) family Read More…
