Bundle up on Monday night and come out for the big Annual Trellis Lighting ceremony in Columbus Park! Mayor Menino will throw the switch and Mayor-Elect Walsh will be part of the festivities! Beginning at 5:30 pm, Santa Claus will talk with those who’ve been naughty and nice while music from Magic 106.7 will fill Read More…
The holiday activities are starting this week with the Columbus Park Trellis Lighting and then it is on to the Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to plan ahead and get to your destination safely. Whether you’re hanging around the neighborhood or traveling, nobody likes to be in a rush. Thanksgiving brings turkey, apple pie and football Read More…
It has only been a few years that Faneuil Hall Marketplace has been bringing in a huge Christmas tree as part of its Blink! lighting display. The new tradition appears to be paying off with its largest crowd ever on Saturday night for the city’s official tree lighting. The event was televised with a ceremony Read More…
Boston University Brass Chamber Music Concert December 10th, 2013, 8pm Sacred Heart Church 10 North Sq Boston, MA Free and open to the public! Come hear the Boston University Brass Department perform an eclectic program that will include classical and pops music!
On November 15th, 2013 NECC board members Toni Gilardi and Lina Buttiri met with Carl Ameno of the Nazzaro Center in order to present him with a check for $500 dollars and 10 gift cards to Stop & Shop from the North End Chamber of Commerce and Century Bank. Every year the Nazzaro Center puts Read More…
A brazen male thief of medium build made multiple attempts to steal goods from North End shops. On Saturday afternoon, November 23rd, a coat was taken off the back of a sidewalk mannequin at Ensemble on Salem Street. Wendy, the shop owner ran after him and took back the coat. Later in the evening around Read More…
This Thanksgiving, St. John School is supporting the efforts of the Pine Street Inn through a Thanksgiving food drive. Ms. Margaret Betts and Mr. Ben Dewart are organizing on behalf of the school to help stock the Pine Street Inn’s pantry. The drive will last through November 27. The Pine Street Inn is in need Read More…
In front of a neighborhood audience, author and retired FBI agent James Ring described the “inspired” fiction of his novel, Necessary Assets, at a Saturday afternoon book reading hosted by the Friends group at the North End Branch Library. A longtime North End resident, Ring incorporated many neighborhood features into the book despite the broader Read More…
Family, friends and neighbors have been leaving flowers, candles and remembrance notes in front of the Salem Street Tailor Shop as a memorial to Vittorio Recupero. Victor was hit by a car and killed earlier this week while in the breakdown lane on Interstate 95. Vittorio was a tailor by trade in his beloved North Read More…
Dozens of business owners, cycling advocates and residents gathered on Thursday evening for the presentation of a cycle track design as part of the reconstruction of Causeway Street. Led by city officials, the meeting specifically pertained to the Bulfinch Triangle/West End neighborhood section of “Connect Historic Boston.” This is a $23 million program to link Read More…
The Vince Vaughn movie in production, The Business Trip, has been filming the last few days in the North End / Waterfront area of Boston. They were at the Fairmont Battery Wharf and then moved over to the Long Wharf and Commercial Wharf area. On Friday night, powerful lights lit up the granite building at Read More…
On Thursday at City Hall, Toni Gilardi presented City Councilor Sal LaMattina with a petition to keep overnight trash off the streets. On the petition are 738 signatures of North End and Waterfront residents supporting “Same day trash pick-up” and proposing that trash never be put out on the street overnight. Residents would then be Read More…