As Roseann Sdoia continues her recovery from a serious injury in the Boston Marathon bombings, many have reached out to the North End resident including several celebrities. New England Patriots Tight-End, Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski, stopped by as did actor Kevin Spacey and several Red Sox players. See more photos at the Recovery Fund page where more than Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP), the all-volunteer, donor-funded booster organization for the park, will host a ceremony to plant two new dwarf crabapple trees in the park on Monday, May 6 at 10AM. The trees will be planted at the southwest entrance of the park, close to Quincy Market, replacing trees lost during Read More…
The need in 2013 is greater than ever. Recent sequester cuts forced the lay-off a long-time dedicated staff member in our North End center. Ongoing budget cuts have slashed the center’s budget over the past four years, reducing services for the elderly and poor in our neighborhoods. Please help us maintain the critical services for people in Read More…
The Friends of The North End Branch Library Book Sale is Saturday, May 18! Spring clean and help your local library! We need your books, cd’s, and dvd’s dropped off during regular library hours. For more information about the Friends, see www.friendsnelibrary.org
Neighborhood View of the Day: The magnificent May magnolias are out. Judith found this one in the neighborhood. Did you take a cool photo in the North End / Waterfront? Have it featured by emailing it to info@northendwaterfront.com. North End / Waterfront Events on the Calendar: 10:00 am – Boston Water & Sewer will be Read More…
About those houseboats at Lewis Wharf Marina that showed up last Fall (See Exciting Waterfront Living Opportunity), Amy S. shares the news and photo showing they were all hauled off today. “Now the pretty boats can come back,” she says.
Here are April 2013 real estate sales recorded in the North End / Waterfront area: $200,000-$499,000 99 Prince #8: 1 bed, 1 bath with 388 Sq.Ft. sold for $228,000 39 Salutation #3A: 1 bed, 1 bath with 502 Sq.Ft. sold for $360,000 14 Hanover #1: 2 bed, 1 bath with 875 Sq.Ft. sold for $377,000 Read More…
NEWNC Meeting Agenda Monday May 13, 2013 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 4 Baldwin Place, Baldwin Place Realty Trust (Pat Coppola & Louis Finocchiaro), is proposing to legalize the existing basement space at 4 Baldwin Place as part of the first floor unit. 11-1/2 Thacher Street, Regina Pizzeria has applied to the Licensing Board to amend their Read More…
Cobblestone Cafe opened this week at 227 Hanover Street in the location formerly occupied by Hot Tomatoes. The casual North End cafe is serving its own brand of specialty breakfast, lunch and dinner items ranging from sandwiches and burgers to salads and BBQ. The new cafe is managed by Robert Gomes with Chef Joshua Breen in Read More…
Ed Markey (D) and Gabriel Gomez (R) won their respective party primaries on Tuesday in a Special Primary Election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry. (See voting results.) Markey defeated fellow U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch on the Democratic ticket. For the Republicans, Gomez took the win over Michael Sullivan and Daniel Read More…
For May 2013, this month’s wallpaper calendar photo recognizes the “Boston Strong” and “North End Remembers” signs from the remembrances and vigils after the Boston Marathon bombings. The photo shows the famous Prado with the base of the Paul Revere statue surrounded by lit candles. Of course, feel free to make your own wallpaper from Read More…
It was Opening Day for the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) on Saturday, April 27, 2013. This year’s event included four games at Langone Park on Commercial street with a pizza party and ceremony in memory of lifelong North End resident, Carmen “Tilly” DeMartino. Photos by Phil Orlandella. See more at NEAABaseball.org.