[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HapI6YmIkng] Philip Griffiths, President of the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance, presented on October 23, 2013 to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee at City Hall. The BHIA is the non-profit arm of the National Park that makes up the Boston Harbor Islands, with operations also at the pavilion on the Greenway and Read More…
On Friday, October 25, 175 grandparents and special friends joined us at St. John School to spend the morning visiting with us. Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day was a new opportunity for St. John School to invite our families to come in and spend a few hours to see our school through the eyes of Read More…
This is a video featuring the highlights of a 1970’s documentary of the North End produced by Abraham Ravett in 1977 and 1978 with other teenagers for the North End Teen Collaborative. The film starts out with kids playing at the St. Anthony’s Playground adjacent to the Bathhouse (now the Nazzaro Community Center) and Christopher Read More…
The attached flyer was distributed on Hanover Street by NSTAR’s conduit division. Said work area will be in manhole located in gutter in front of Restaurant Fiore and across the other side of Hanover St, close to new Modern Pastry location. Please contact John.Hoey@nu.com if you have any questions or concerns.
It was a full house at The Living Room where Mayoral Candidate Marty Walsh held a pre-World Series campaign event on Thursday night. Tirelessly working on behalf of the campaign is lifelong North End resident, Stephen Passacantilli, who is also President of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council. Also helping sponsor the rally were Read More…
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log are listed below for the North End / Waterfront area, courtesy of BPD District A-1. Vandalism 10/20/13 5:21am Police Officers responded to a vandalism in progress on Salem Street. Officers found several trash barrels knocked into the middle of the street. The barrels were removed from Read More…
The Cross Street plaza area between Hanover and Salem Streets has a new tenant, Amy’s Nails and Spa. On the historic Freedom Trail bringing tourists from the Greenway into the neighborhood, the plaza is sometimes referred to as the Gateway to the North End. This term is still shown in the faded awning lettering from Read More…
“Look who is one year old already,” says proud grandmother Marie ReRe Tirella Bamonte who shares this first birthday photo of one year old North Ender Matthew Michael Bamonte, Jr. MMB Jr. turned one on October 8, 2013.
Sporting a Boston Red Sox jersey and a red team beard, the North End’s Paul Revere is ready for the 2013 World Series.
Here are some interesting news stories around the neighborhood that we found recently on other sites. We picked up the latest complaints about overnight work noise, a feel good story about a victim of the Marathon Bombings on the road to recovery and take a look at how you can support breast cancer research right Read More…
Tuesday night on the 5th floor of Boston City Hall, over 50 concerned Downtown Boston residents packed a meeting room regarding the upcoming renewal of the Boston Public Works Trash and Recycling Contract. Matthew Maryl, the Chief of Staff for the Public Works Department led the meeting with slides laying out the facts, numbers, goals, Read More…
A group of friends currently or formerly from the North End have been meeting together for about 50 years, some a bit more, on Thursdays at the Cafe Pompeii for lunch. Once a year there is a full reunion, as was the case this Sunday. This year’s gathering was at Billy Tse’s Restaurant with about Read More…