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Local Author, James Ring, Releases New Book “784 Broadway”

Following up on the success of his fiction thriller, Necessary Assets, longtime North End Boston resident James Ring has released his second book titled 784 Broadway. Taking a different path this time, the new book recounts Ring’s own immigrant Italian heritage and recounts summer visits to his family’s small greengrocer store in New York’s Hudson Valley. The book release of 784 Read More…

Tuesday’s Brief: Patriots Parade, Valentine Craft, Saint Agrippina’s Relics Coming to St. Leonard’s Church

Today is Tuesday, February 5th and the duck boats are already warming up! Today is the duck boat parade to celebrate the Patriots’ Super Bowl LIII victory against the Los Angeles Rams, here’s everything you need to know about today’s parade and route information. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 3:00PM Valentine Read More…

Schematic Design Options Presented at March 7th DeFilippo Playground (Gassy) Community Meeting

Shown below are the schematics discussed at this week’s community meeting regarding the renovation of DeFilippo Playground (the “Gassy”), courtesy of Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Also shown are photos of play equipment for different age groups.  The primary contact for the project is Cathy Baker-Eclipse at the Parks Department, Cathy.Baker-Eclipse@cityofboston.gov.

This was the second in a series of community meetings to discuss proposed improvements. The project includes a renovation of the park playground and drainage, which currently includes play equipment with resilient surfacing, fencing, drainage structures, trees, benches and paving. I was not at the meeting but if anyone has some discussion points/issues, feel free to use the comment section. 

The next meeting will be Monday, April 4, 2011, 6:30 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St.