This past Sunday the Welcome Committee, our Principal, Karen McLaughlin, our Director of Advancement, Lisa Santarpio and our teachers, Miss Marylou, Ms. Warner, Ms. Daniella and Ms. Sviokla hosted a Welcome Reception for all of our new and returning K3-K5 St. John School students. This was our annual summer welcome event with a turnout of over 150 Read More…
The 99th St. Agrippina’s Feast featured a 9 hour Grand Procession on Sunday, August 4, 2013 through the North End streets. Both the North End Marching Band and the Italian-American Band kept everyone upbeat with traditional feast music. The Grand Procession ended with the traditional “Tug of War” (the back half won again) and the Read More…
FIGMENT Boston is a free, annual celebration of participatory art that lines the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway with dozens of art projects including dance, music, crafts and installations. This was the fourth year that the FIGMENT festival has been on the Greenway. Notable projects included “Powerlines” (motion sensitive LED lights), “Air it Out” (clothesline notes Read More…
They see magnificent luxury. I see giant carbon footprints. In this picture you see six luxury yachts. You don’t see their tanks of fuel totaling approximately 200,000 gallons of diesel (estimate provided by deckhands on two of the yachts). Nor do you see the handful who pay the big bucks for the big boat rides. Read More…
Several local young athletes showed off their strong abilities in not just one, but 3 sports at the recent New England Kids Triathlon. The athletes competed along with over 780 others, in swimming, cycling and running at the M.I.T. campus in Cambridge. The girls and boys have been practicing their swimming at the BCNC/QCC swimming Read More…
Multiple residents contacted us about how trashy the neighborhood was on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. A neighbor sends in these photos from the sidewalk in front of 11 Sheafe Street on Saturday night. Other large piles were seen in front of the library on Parmenter Street. Sunday night trash addition below from the Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: All-4-One headlined the Saturday night entertainment at the Saint Agrippina Feast on Hanover Street, playing favorites such as “I Swear.” North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: At 11am – 1pm, St. John School welcomes K3-K5 students for a pizza / ice cream party at the school on Moon Read More…
The folks at Pinkberry had quite an exciting week with the Grand Opening of the North End store on Hanover Street. Amid all the hubub, a pink pig came by the new shop. Hearing oinks on Boston’s famous main streets is not uncommon these days as shown by a recent Newbury Street sighting. Pinky enjoyed Read More…
A victim of the Seaport District’s new development, Anthony’s Pier 4 held a “last call” closing gathering for staff and friends this week. Having once attracted up to 3,000 nightly dinner patrons, the landmark restaurant has seen its business decline significantly in recent years. In addition to tax problems, the waterfront institution lost out to Read More…
Congratulations to North End resident Kathy Carangelo and Anthony D’Amore on their wedding this week! Officiating the marriage ceremony at Piers Park in East Boston was City Councilor Sal LaMattina. (Photo courtesy of Janet Knott)
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJt5VqJggBc] Video: August 1, 2013 North End Public Safety Meeting, Nazzaro Community Center Subject timeline for the meeting so you can jump to points of interest in the video. 00:00 Introduction and Welcome by Sgt. Thomas Lema, Boston Police District A-1 03:30 Crime Statistics – Review of recent incidents in the last 30 days Read More…
Having lived and worked in the North End for a very long time, Romula Savino has decided to pack up her art gallery at 27 Fleet Street and move to California. Before Fleet Street, Romula worked at former Friendly Framer “Che Bella Vita” at 347 Hanover Street. Many well wishers stopped by to pick up Read More…