Everyone’s favorite Boston weekend is right around the corner: Marathon Weekend. Bostonians, marathon runners, sox fans and patio hoppers alike know that Boston becomes alive during this holiday weekend. On Saturday April 13 & Sunday 14th, Faneuil Hall Marketplace will add to the Boston vibe with the launch of a Street Theater Spring Showcase Festival. Read More…
NEAA baseball will begin on Saturday April 27th. All 8 of our Minor and Major League Teams will play a full game starting at 10am. The Game will be played in honor of Carmine “Tilly” DiMartino. We will have a big pizza party for all of the players, families and fans who attend all of Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz held a fundraiser on Tuesday night at The Living Room in the North End / Waterfront with friends, supporters and a “who’s who” of political colleagues. The venue is a change from previous years at NEBO Restaurant, that recently moved out of the neighborhood. Since 2009, Michlewitz has represented the Third Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrggJ-8PVr4] Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) President, Joanne Hayes-Rines, presented to the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors on April 9, 2013 with an update on the neighboring city park in the North End / Waterfront. In particular, Ms. Hayes-Rines focused on a major project this year to irrigate and beautify the Read More…
Mayor Menino Submits FY 2014 Budget to City Council Focuses on delivery of quality services that lift up all neighborhoods “This is the twentieth Proposed Budget of my Administration and it shares a most important trait with the prior nineteen: it pushes us to try new things.” – Mayor Thomas M. Menino Mayor Thomas M. Read More…
It’s Mayor Menino’s last neighborhood coffee hour series this Spring. The North End / Waterfront session is scheduled for May 15, 2013, 9:30 am at Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Avenue. The full schedule for all Boston neighborhoods is shown below. Meet the retiring Mayor, get a plant and complementary Dunkin’ Donuts!
Kit Clark Senior Services Senior Lunch Program at the Nazzaro Community Center STARTING MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: *Lunch will be offered Mondays & Thursdays at 11:30am *Sign up at the Nazzaro Center to reserve your meal, or call 617-533-9215 *There is a suggested donation of $2.00 per meal Any Questions, contact Tierney Read More…
The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved four North End / Waterfront requests at its April 9, 2013 hearing that will allow significant businesses to move forward in the neighborhood. (1) A Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt franchise at 283-285 Hanover Street received approval from the Zoning Board for a 700 square feet store that was Read More…
After a long period of inactivity, there is work happening at 64 Cross Street, the location of the former Caffe Graffiti on the corner of Salem Street. Adam Castiglioni of Boston Hospitality and Tourism Industry Blog shares these photos of a building permit and signs of construction at the site. Caffe Graffiti closed in late Read More…
North End business owner, resident and Neighborhood Council member, Philip Frattaroli, is seriously considering a run for Boston City Councilor At-Large. The race to follow Tom Menino as Boston’s next Mayor has opened up at least two of the four City Councilor At-Large seats for new candidates with sitting councilors John Connolly and Felix Arroyo Read More…
I did this painting as Part One of a two-stage commission from Stephanie Rizzuto. She’s related to Leo, the older man who sits out on the front step in a tilted-back wooden chair. This stage of the commission was to paint just his building, 81 Prince Street. Leo lives on the ground floor of this Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTHpf4hXL1w] Boston City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley attended a recent North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) meeting and spoke for a few minutes to the public in attendance. She addressed her efforts to lift the State cap on alcohol licenses in the City of Boston and to encourage new restaurants in developing neighborhoods. Read More…