Neighborhood Views of the Day: A few snapshots from a walk around the neighborhood last night with signs of recovering and reflecting after the Boston Marathon bombings. Also see the updated Storify compilation of articles, photos and videos. Did you take a cool photo? Have it featured by emailing it to info@northendwaterfront.com. What’s Happening In Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8qbSaIor4] Video: 57 Snow Hill Street zoning relief application at NEWRA on April 11, 2013 The top floor owner of 57 Snow Hill Street, James Ferrera, received a close, but favorable, vote of 14-13 from the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) in support of his requested zoning relief. Represented by Attorney Daniel Read More…
Around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the Bomb Squad and Boston Fire Department responded to a “suspicious package” by the Coast Guard Base on Commercial Street. North End resident Kevin Krueger shares this photo of the scene. If you have any information on this incident, please leave it in the comments below.
The North End, and the entire City of Boston, is shaken and distressed by Monday’s tragic events. Even if you did not personally experience direct physical trauma from these events, they may present with emotional distress. It is very common for people to experience emotional aftershocks when they have experienced a horrible event directly or Read More…
As part of the Mayor’s Boston Shines event, the Mass Department of Transportation is teaming with RUFF and the Mayor’s office to give the Richmond Street park a facelift. The Mass DOT will be putting down all new ground cover in the park, as well as adding new plantings and fences within the park. Work Read More…
For the last three weeks this column has featured the three Democratic candidates for the 8th Suffolk District state representative seat Marty Walz left in January. There have been new developments. One candidate, Nils Tracy, dropped out. And the elusive reported Republican candidate found me. So I can introduce you to him too. Victor Navarro, Read More…
Today is Patriots Day, a day that reflects the freedom Boston has celebrated throughout its history. Boston is a tough and resilient town and so are its people. — President Obama, April 15, 2013 Hours before the explosions at the Boston Marathon, a much calmer and more celebratory event took place on the 2013 Read More…
At 2:50 pm on Monday, two near simultaneous explosions rocked the area near the Boston Marathon Finish Line in Back Bay’s Copley. The unofficial toll is 3 dead and over 130 wounded. Below is a real-time Twitter feed and Storify showing articles, photos and video. We will continue to update as information becomes available. Tweets Read More…
On April 16, Life in the West End 1947-1953: the Photography of Jules Aarons opens at the West End Museum and will run through August 3, 2013 in the Large Exhibition Area. The exhibition will feature 26 prints from photographs taken between 1947 and 1953, and is guest-curated by Arlette Kayafas, founder and director of Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: One of the great things about the hometown Boston Marathon runners is their enthusiasm for their cause and their challenge. North Ender Maria Shea exemplifies that as she takes on the 117th Boston Marathon at age 49 to raise money for The Red Sox Foundation in the name of the Read More…
The 238th Lantern Ceremony was held on Sunday night at Old North Church concluding with the Lighting of the Lanterns and Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. In this video segment, Old North Vicar, Rev. Stephen T. Ayres, lights the lanterns (candle malfunction notwithstanding) and gives them to this year’s carriers to symbolize Robert Newman’s climb Read More…
The Friends of the North End Parks joined with the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and North End Beautification Committee for the 1st Annual Daffodil Day on Sunday, April 14, 2013. The event celebrated the beauty of Spring on the Greenway with daffodils, music, poetry and fun. City Councilor Sal LaMattina led the ribbon cutting Read More…