The crew at My Cousin’s Place celebrated the 2nd anniversary of the coffee and sandwich shop opening at 396 Hanover Street. We caught up with the crew (L-R, Ralph, Joe and Daniel) as they marked the milestone.
Month: March 2014
Badge of Hometown Honor: North End Native Chuck Wilson Is BPD Area-1 Lieutenant Detective Commander
This article was first printed in the North End Regional Review and re-published here with permission. Chuck Wilson feels right at home in his position of lieutenant detective commander at the Boston Police Department Area A-1 headquarters on New Sudbury Street. That’s because Wilson grew up just a stone’s throw away in the North End Read More…
The Weekender: Another Sexual Assault and a Late Night Fight on Hanover Street
In case you may have missed some important news over the last week, The Weekender is a weekly compilation of our top posts. Formerly known as the “Latest & Greatest,” this post is published on a weekly basis for some weekend catch up after the busy work week. Top Posts This Week: Another North End Sexual Assault Read More…
NEWRA Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee Meeting on March 25th
Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee March Meeting Agenda Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:00 p.m. Mariner’s House, 11 North Square Zoning and Licensing Applications 1. 74-76 Salem Street, Café Nuovo, Inc., d/b/a Ferrara’s Restaurant, has petitioned the Licensing Board to transfer their beer, wine and cordials license to Urban Cantina, Inc., with Frank A. Scire Read More…
Police Whistles Available at Nazzaro Center
I have made arrangements with Aliza Rodriguez, from the Boston Police Department’s Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit, to have 100 police whistles dropped off at The Nazzaro Center sometime today. To the right is a picture of the police whistle: The number of whistles being made available is currently dictated by supply. Ms. Rodriguez said we Read More…
Notable News Found Elsewhere: Expanding Liquior Licenses and Visitor Numbers Increasing on the Greenway
Haven’t had much time to surf the web for The North End / Waterfront news this past week? Not to worry, we have gathered all the relevant articles from alternate news sources. Mike’s Pastry hits twice with news of their Harvard Square location approval and their Hanover Street shop making a list of the coolest small businesses in Boston. Read More…
Big Apple Circus Tent Goes Up On City Hall Plaza
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh pushed the button on Wednesday to raise the tent for the Big Apple Circus. The roof of the Big Top is 63 feet high. The circus kicks off on March 25th and runs through early May. More information at BigAppleCircus.org. Photo by Isabel Leon, Mayor’s Office Photography
Tough Luck for Car Owners That Read the Street Cleaning Signs on Prince Street
It was a street cleaning snafu Tuesday morning on Prince Street, says Charles Sether. The signs for street cleaning were changed out and Prince Street now is posted as being cleaned from noon time until 4 on Tuesdays. A lot of people left their cars on the street and they got towed when the street Read More…
Attention North End Residents – Rat Poisoning in Greenough Lane
RUFF was alerted last night by the owner of a dog that was poisoned in Greenough Lane, small park off of Charter Street. The owners were walking their dog, on leash, in the Greenough lane area when they discovered what their dog was interested in. The poison is the same that we have seen before Read More…
Downtown View: Flotsam from the News
It has overwhelmed the airwaves and the New York Times: the Malaysian airplane went down without a trace. Fears have been stirred up all over the world about how outlandish it is anyway to be seated in a metal tube hurling itself forward at 400 miles per hour six miles up in the sky—anything can Read More…
North End Chamber of Commerce to Welcome Boston Mayor Walsh at Breakfast Meeting
The North End Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special breakfast meeting with Boston Mayor Walsh, at 8:00 a.m. on April 1, 2014 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel. NECC members in good standing are welcome to attend. We have also invited local elected officials and community leaders. Attendance is limited due to space restrictions. Read More…
Another North End Sexual Assault Reported on Eve of St. Patrick’s Day
Boston Police are investigating a sexual assault at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, on the eve on St. Patrick’s Day, in the area of Hull and Salem Streets in Boston’s North End. This is the second indecent assault in a month on women living in the North End within a few blocks of each other. Read More…