The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) will celebrate a Boston holiday tradition with the twelfth annual lighting of the park’s signature trellises on Monday, November 24, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Local businesses and neighbors support the efforts of FOCCP, the all-volunteer neighborhood organization, to raise the funds needed to illuminate the trellis and 14 Read More…
It could be anything from local stories to development plans, or simply just North End / Waterfront news. Regardless, we put together the most popular posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com, allowing you to catch up on the top stories from around the neighborhood. Top Posts This Week: Throwback Photo: Old Time Commercial Street The date of this neighborhood Read More…
In this day and age, Twitter is one of the most popular, and quickest flowing sources of news. It is an interactive platform enabling people to keep up and contribute to the local buzz. Every week, I will be monitoring influential tweets related to the neighborhood, from #NorthEnd #NorthEndBoston, #BosWaterfront to #BostonWaterfront – with or without the hashtag’s. The top five Read More…
Readers always enjoy the Zillow Halloween Trick or Treat index as a fun way to gauge neighborhood life using real estate statistics. Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but most folks would probably agree with the impressive North End scores for safety and walkability. After this year’s Halloween post, the folks at Zillow offered to share a complementary neighborhood comparison Read More…
The picture puzzles are back! Here is one for your Saturday – shopping at Haymarket. You know what to do – drag the puzzle pieces together to make the picture. This one is easy, only 35 pieces. [Your web browser does not support frames or is currently configured not to display frames. However, you may Read More…
Nearly 5o0 Eliot students visited the Art of the Brick exhibit at Faneuil Hall this week thanks to a generous ticket donation from Boston Exhibits and The Gold Group! Almost all Eliot students made the trip and got to see a Lego dinosaur, Lego Starry Night, and dozens of other Lego creations by artist Nathan Read More…
From this week’s District A-1 Boston Police blotter: Unarmed Robbery 11/20/14 ~ 3:44am Female victim reports that she was walking on Cross Street, at the corner of Salem Street she was approached by a male suspect who grabbed her purse. At this time the victim fell down and was dragged until the suspect was able Read More…
The NEMPAC Children’s Music Theater Troupe delivered a captivating performance of Honk Jr. the Musical Thursday evening at Boston Harbor Community Church. It’s a modern day adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” that has many moments that will tickle your funny bone. The overall moral to the story reminds us that it is our Read More…
At this week’s meeting, the Boston Redevelopment Authority had Bruce Carlisle, Director of Coastal Zone Management, talk about the State’s Chapter 91 licensing process under which the BRA and the Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) Advisory Committee will prepare recommendations. The state is looking for specific requirements for substitute provisions (when relaxing some requirements) and amplifications (when applying further Read More…
On October 27, 2014, Christine Falzarano, Vice President, and Gisella DiPaola, Assistant Vice President and North End Branch Manager, both of Eagle Bank, presented Geetha Renganathan, West End Service Coordinator, Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD’s North/End/West End NSC, and Johanna Malone, Fundraising Specialist for ABCD’s North End/West End NSC, with a $500 donation to Read More…
At a public meeting on Wednesday night, North End residents and stakeholders harshly criticized a preliminary design for the reconstruction of North Square. Boston Public Works has budgeted $2 million to make site improvements for historic North Square. Centrally located in Boston’s North End, it is one of the country’s oldest public squares and the founding spot for Read More…
This “Throwback Thursday” photograph looks south on Commercial Street after the “El” (Atlantic Avenue Elevated) was taken down although the supports are still in place. Taken from around Lincoln Wharf, note the Mariner as the tall building on the right and Union Wharf on the left. We’re not exactly sure of the date of this photo Read More…