Neighborhood Photo: Oldest & Widest

Neighborhood Photo: The First Summer Sunset

Nature celebrated the first day of summer with a breathtaking sunset captured in this photo overlooking Boston’s North End, Converse shoes world headquarters & the iconic Leonard P. Zakim Memorial Bridge. June 21st was also the longest day of the year with the sun setting at 8:25 p.m. Photo submitted by Bob Somerville. “Neighborhood Photo” is Read More…

N. Washington St. Bridge Update: Vibratory Hammer Noise Impacts

Below is the construction look ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project as provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for the week of November 1 – November 14, 2020. Vibratory Hammer Noise Impacts  A vibratory hammer is being used to install the five cofferdams which will be needed to build the piers of Read More…

Neighborhood Photos: RUFF Solves the Dog Park Tennis Ball Mystery

The RUFF North End dog park had a case of the tennis ball mystery—or rather balls, lots of them—this weekend. Furry residents visited the park on Saturday to discover an explosion of dozens of tennis balls scattered everywhere. But where could they have come from? After some digging (not by the dogs!), it was discovered Read More…