Mayoral Candidate Charlotte Golar Richie talks to the crows at Prezza – Host Rep. Aaron Michlewitz to the left

The Weekender: North Square Disappointment, Harbor Towers on Chiofaro Plan, 204 Hanover Street

It could be anything from local stories to development plans, or simply just North End / Waterfront news.  Regardless, we put together the most popular posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com, allowing you to catch up on the top stories from around the neighborhood.  Top Posts This Week: Letter: Responding to North Square Design Proposal A letter was submitted Read More…

Open House, Open Studios at North Bennet Street School

See the art of fine craftsmanship in action:
 
Open House, Open Studios at the North Bennet Street School to be held November 5 and 6.
 
Eight crafts disciplines on display.

Aspiring furniture makers, bookbinders, jewelry makers, carpenters – and those merely curious about the process of making exquisite things by hand – are invited to a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at one of the America’s oldest schools of craftsmanship during a special open house at the North Bennet Street School (www.nbss.edu) in Boston’s North End. 
 
The event is on Friday, November 5, 10am to 2pm and Saturday, November 6, 10am to 3pm.  Admission is free.
 
Visitors are invited to watch and interact with students and instructors at work in eight areas of concentration – from violin making and handmade cabinetry to piano restoration and locksmithing.  A free shuttle bus on Friday will provide rides to the school’s Arlington, MA campus to view the carpentry and preservation carpentry training programs in action.

Pilgrims Come to the Library

The Friends of the North End Library hosted the local music ensemble, Seven Times Salt, who presented in music and narration the Pilgrims’ journey from England to Holland and then to the New World in Plymouth. The performance consisted of a quartet who performed with authentically reproduced instruments exactly like the ones used in the Read More…