Neighborhood View of the Day: Perceptions about swimming and the water quality in Boston Harbor have really changed. The water taxi dock at Sargent’s Wharf has become an unofficial swimming hole on the waterfront, as shown in this photo shared by Monika Skole Fuchs. Nothing like a quick dip on a hot summer day. North Read More…
To make it official, I am thrilled to formally announce that I am taking on a new project as owner of NorthEndBoston.com. As the #1 website portal in the North End, the site serves as an information resource for visitors, residents, businesses and all those who wish to know more about our neighborhood – its Read More…
The North End Parks on the Greenway have become a popular hangout on hot summer nights for young and old. Solve this jigsaw picture puzzle to see the scene … 48 pieces, easy! [Your web browser does not support frames or is currently configured not to display frames. However, you may visit the related page.] Read More…
Monday, July 8th we launch our exciting summer session at NEMPAC. First, our full-day kids musical theatre workshop begins bright and early with music, dance, singing and of course, rehearsals for their end of the week Peter Pan production. Other workshops include, drama, ballet, find your favorite instrument and more! Next, our R.O.C.K.S.!!!- FREE interactive Read More…
The Society of Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca in Boston and the Cultural Councillor of Sciacca, Sicily recently announced a visit by the North End’s Fisherman’s Club to Sicily with the Boston replica statue of Madonna. In Sicily, the procession is twice a year, in February and August. The following video shows the 2011 of Read More…
(This is the third in a continuing series of “Think we need more barrels?” North End resident, Thomas F. Schiavoni examines the role of City Hall in exacerbating the neighborhood’s ongoing problem with litter and household trash disposal.) It’s not the tourists, stupid. You would not believe what stuff gets tossed away as litter. An Read More…
The front windows at 283-285 Hanover Street were smashed leaving glass strewn over the sidewalk. The location is the former longtime site of a shoe store, Naha’s and before that Varese’s. Scheduled to open within weeks at the address is a Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt franchise. Resident Bob Skole walked by on Saturday morning and shared Read More…
The United States Coast Guard Station on Commercial Street in the North End is the base where victims of sexual assault get sent for evaluation, according to the July 2013 issue of Boston Magazine. Tucked away at the northernmost tip of the North End, the base is a cluster of old buildings built on three Read More…
NEWRA Recognition Committee Chair Janet Gilardi presents the Nazzaro Community Youth Program with the Good Neighbor Recognition Award. (Photo by Phil Orlandella) The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for June 2013 was presented to the Nazzaro Community Center Youth Program on behalf of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). A group of about 40 Read More…
A bike on Fleet Street in the North End looks like its melting, captured here by Diana Tomova. The City of Boston has issued a heat advisory through the weekend with temperatures expected to stay in the mid-90s. See cityofboston.gov/heat for ways to beat the heat.
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston police Journal Log are shown below, courtesy of BPD District A-1. Larceny in Building 07/01/13 7:36pm Female arrested at Hanover and Cross Streets after being chased down by a witness who observed her reach through a Hanover St. restaurant window and steal the victims pocketbook from the back of Read More…
If you had a good vantage point or on a high enough rooftop, you could enjoy the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular over the Esplanade from the North End. There were also some sporadic fireworks in and around the neighborhood. Some photos of the scene below. Photos by Matt Conti.