Boston Public Schools, municipal offices and most businesses are open as usual, but the winter storm continues to bring an ugly mix of slushy snow to the Boston area through Friday. The City of Boston has issued the following release asking commuters to use public transportation and stay off the roads as possible. **Winter Storm Read More…
A second floor addition was re-filed for zoning relief at 78-80 Salem Street to expand the existing 1-story building for Pulcinella Bar E Ristorante. Revised architectural plans were reviewed by property owner Chris Young at the February 26th meeting of the Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Read More…
The annual North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Majors Banquet was held on March 3rd at Filippo’s Ristorante. Players from the 2012 Major League season attended along with their families. Each player received at least one trophy as recognition for their contribution to the team for the season. During the NEAA season, the St. Agrippina Cardinals Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day “High on Hanover” was the caption that Dr. Joe Mendola put on this photo as a huge crane does its thing on Hanover Street. It’s a good thing the crane is gone before the storm on Thursday and Friday. Did you take a cool photo? Have it featured by submitting Read More…
@NorthEndBoston received several nods when WBZ reporter David Wade created a trending Twitter topic, #FakeBostonOlympicEvents in response to a group’s efforts to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Boston. The top North End ideas are in the following Storify. Boston.com also has a gallery for the overall city. Let us know your own idea or Read More…
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Email: info@newncboston.org Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday March 11, 2013 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. 1. Call to order & Roll Call – NEWNC President 2. Meeting Protocol – NEWNC Vice President 3. Report from the Office of Neighborhood Services – Nicole Leo 4. Report from the offices of Read More…
The Old North Church hosted its third annual Gala last Saturday night. The theme was “The Fabulous Fifties” and the one hundred guests came in appropriate outfits. The gala raised around $19,000, which will be used to support the church’s outreach programs, including Piccolo Regali, the Saturday food program, and to match a City of Read More…
In the March 2013 issue of Bostoniano magazine, we found some new articles related to the North End. James Pasto revisits “Street Corner Society,” the famous sociological study of the North End by William Foote Whyte: About halfway through his stay in the North End, Whyte married Kathleen King, and the two moved to a Read More…
Billy Tse Restaurant presented a proposal to add outdoor seating on the public sidewalk area in front of 240 Commercial Street. Operating since 1996 at the location, Mr. Tse said he wants to put out 10 tables, each with 2 seats, for 20 seats total to offer food and drinks outside. He referenced the exterior patios Read More…
Reported incidents from the weekly Boston Police Journal Log are shown below, courtesy of BPD District A-1. License Premise Violation 02/24/13 12:11am 101 Atlantic Ave. establishment, Living Room, issued a license premise violation after a fight inside and the victims required hospital treatment for lacerations. 02/24/2013 28 FLEET ST ASSAULT & BATTERY D/W – OTHER Read More…
Oh, to be in Boston, now that March is here. Because it will be cleaner. The cars will be towed. Those big mechanical sweepers will chug down our streets, and winter’s flotsam and jetsam will be sucked up and taken away starting this week, a whole month earlier than the traditional starting date. This is Read More…
If you have ever taken the behind the scenes tour at Old North or walked up to the bell tower, you may have seen this deep circular window that appropriately has 2 lanterns sitting inside. This week’s picture jigsaw puzzle is in black & white that makes it a bit more difficult, but there are Read More…