[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxY0ibADzoE] The annual Lantern Ceremony was held at Old North Church on April 14, 2013. This video features the Entrance Procession: Color Guard from USS Constitution Grand Lodge of Masons Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Massachusetts National Lancers Lexington Minute Men Menotomy Minute Men Wilmington Minute Men Watertown Provincial Guard Mr. Michael Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQjle3WPaeg] The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) decided to “table” the renewal application by VPNE Parking Solutions at 181 North Washington Street. The parking lot company manages a 7-space outdoor parking lot on the former service station property at the intersection of Endicott Street and North Washington Street. Residents raised several concerns with Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: Today’s photo entitled, “Very Apropos” by Patricia Redington shows the blooming trees over St. Leonard’s Peace Garden on Hanover St. in the North End. Did you take a cool photo? Have it featured by emailing it to info@northendwaterfront.com. What’s Happening In the North End / Waterfront: Saturday, April 20, 2013 12:00pm Read More…
Friday, April 19, 2013 – What a day! As the entire Boston metro area was locked down, law enforcement officers tracked down and captured the Boston Marathon bomber suspects. It was quite the story and one that will be told many times in many ways. For now, here is a collection of photos, videos and articles from Read More…
With the city on lockdown, Public Works was delayed in Friday’s trash collection and there are reports of several streets not being picked up. According to Public Works, Downtown Boston, including the North End, was picked up by 8:00 pm Friday, along with Boston Proper, Roxbury, Charlestown & South Boston. Trash and recyclables that are Read More…
Photos of what the North End / Waterfront looked like under Friday’s “Shelter in Place” lockdown as the manhunt continued in Watertown. The streets were fairly free of vehicles, but we found several neighborhood shops open for business. Residents were starting to get anxious by the early afternoon, gathering in the cafes and starting to mull Read More…
My good friend Sabrina DelloRusso from Fleet St. was at the Marathon with her friend and North End resident Roseann Sdoia enjoying the race in front of the spot of the second bomb blast. Sabrina suffered minor injuries but her friend, Roseann just inches away, lost one of her legs. As North Enders always do, Read More…
4/19/13 6:30 pm Update: “Shelter in Place” order has been lifted. MBTA and all other transportation has been reopened. The City of Boston has issued a citywide update to “shelter in place.” All MBTA, taxis and many businesses are closed. Citywide Update The City of Boston is urging City-wide shelter in place. As this investigation unfolds we Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: A beautiful rooftop sunset from Salvatore Lopilato. Did you take a cool photo? Have it featured by emailing it to info@northendwaterfront.com. What’s Happening In the North End / Waterfront: From 10:30 to 12:30, the annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration will be held at the State House followed by a procession to Read More…
Louis Costa will not receive a third trial in the 1986 double murder case where the bodies of Frank Chiuchiolo and Joseph Bottari were found in the North End’s Slye Park (now known as Copp’s Hill Terrace Park), according to a ruling Thursday by Massachusetts Supreme Court Judicial Court Judge Robert Mulligan. Last year, the the double Read More…
Here is Part Two of the two-stage oil-painting commission from Stephanie Rizzuto, a close relation to the subject seen here. It shows Leo himself, sitting outside of #81 Prince Street, waving to the people going by his apartment’s entrance. Part One was a view from much further back, showing just the building, without Leo. I Read More…
An April 23, 2013 hearing at the Zoning Board of Appeal is scheduled to remove the supermarket proviso as part of the One Canal project along N. Washington Street bordering the West End and North End neighborhoods. One Canal, a $175 million, 12-story, 320-unit rental housing development expected to open in mid-2015. Last summer, city officials Read More…