NORTH END MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (NEMPAC) ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP Susan Ward to Serve as President of the Board of Directors, Sherri Snow as Interim Executive Director BOSTON (February 1, 2013) — NEMPAC has elected long-time North End resident and board member Susan Ward to serve as new President. After joining the Board in Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has awarded the Old North Church an $11,000 grant to trim the trees in the Prado behind the church. The matching grant, from the competitive Beautify Boston program, will pay half of the cost of pruning the forty-four linden trees and eight locust trees in the park. The Old Read More…
It’s snowing as I post this, but it’s never too early to think about spring planting. These colorful pots at Salem Street True Value make for a challenging jigsaw puzzle. (Photo by Matt Conti) [Your web browser does not support frames or is currently configured not to display frames. However, you may visit the related Read More…
The North End Friends of St. Francis House are having a “Deck of Cards” Raffle to raise money for the St. Francis House Homeless Shelter in Boston. You can get a card for $10. You can purchase as many cards as you want. You have a great chance to win 2 Celtics tickets to see Read More…
The trash cans at the small park on the corner of Richmond and Commercial Street are gone. Joy M. shares this news and wonders: Why did they take out their trash cans in the park? I know a lot of people eat at that park on the benches and it is nice to have trash Read More…
The City of Boston Summer Guide covers the months of May through the end of September. The deadline to get information in is Monday, March 4th by 5pm. Forward your spring/summer programming to akcreighton1@gmail.com to have it included in the City of Boston summer brochure. Below is the format for the guide. See last year’s summer Read More…
Pilates powerhouse, Jennifer Phelan, continues to bring the sweat to the community. Last summer, it was on the Greenway parks. This winter, she has partnered with Faneuil Hall Marketplace to offer a series of free Pilates Bootcamp sessions. Taking over the upper rotunda of Quincy Market, dozens have been attending the classes. I stopped in Read More…
Neighborhood View of the Day: It’s Groundhog Day! Doesn’t this look like a place where a groundhog might hide? It’s actually right here on Copp’s Hill Terrace. “The North End is home to a miniature vertical Boston ivy forest,” says Nate Swain who shares his creative photo. Did you take a great photo? Email info@northendwaterfront.com Read More…
Who knew that wallpaper calendars could be so popular? The January 2013 fireworks calendar was one of the most popular posts last month. For February 2013, the days are still short so I chose a popular night image for the wallpaper calendar. The photo is the North End / Waterfront at night, taken by yours Read More…
Video: General Greenway Update – Board of Directors Meeting on January 29, 2013. The video shown is the third and final part of this board meeting. View the first part on Governance Revisions and/or second part on Carousel Contracts. 00:00 Acting Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury gives an update on the Winter Lights program and a Read More…
Happily ready to greet shoppers, staff and volunteers from the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), gather around a table with a display of some of the most requested food items needed for families of need for The Whole Foods Food Drive Event at the Charles River Plaza. ABCD staff and volunteers distributed a “Wish Read More…
Three local youth are headed to the Boston Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest to be held at the Rabb Lecture Hall in the Copley Library on March 16th. Representing their schools, Jacob Stein (Eliot), Sarah Knotts (St. John) and Rohan Sheth (Learning Project) are all hopeful that this is just another stop before Read More…