It started at the Boston Common Tree Lighting, as thousands of protesters marched through Downtown Boston, closing many streets. The march was in protest of the New York City grand jury decision not to indict Eric Garner. Protesters took over the N. Washington St. / Charlestown Bridge, I-93 tunnel and Green Line during the Thursday Read More…
The annual Toys for Tots drive at Elite Boston Landmark Realty in the North End is always a success, but this year’s donations set a new bar. Several neighborhood businesses joined with Toni Gilardi donating thousands of dollars in toys. Significant contributions came from Lucca, Carmelina’s, Vito’s Tavern, Caffe Paradiso, Massimino’s and Cirace Liquors, organized by George Hadaya on behalf Read More…
From this week’s District A-1 Boston Police blotter: Assault & Battery 11/29/14 ~ 1:45am Female victim reports that she was pushed by an intoxicated, 28 year old, white, red-headed male suspect as she was entering her Endicott Street residence. While in the front foyer of the building he stated “You are so pretty, give me a Read More…
This week in the Twitter world brought some unusual characters, like a giant stuffed banana clown, and why the Converse Sign reads “OVRE?” I bet nobody from the Boston Caucus of 1775 ever thought they would be on Twitter, let alone know what it is. There were the usual twitter posts about food and desert in the Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority has finished presenting individual projects for the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning initiative and begins the process of drafting the MHP in consultation with the Advisory Committee. The committee heard a presentation from Mathew Littell, Utile Inc., about the “guiding principles and guidelines for urban design and planning.” Mr. Littell pointed Read More…
http://youtu.be/AVGEcMT1_Zo Following up on the posted renderings of the proposed North Washington Street Bridge, architect Miguel Rosales (Rosales + Partners) has shared this design video showing animated views of the bridge from every angle. Boston Public Works is leading the $100 million, 4-year reconstruction project expected to commence in 2016. Known in the North End and Downtown Read More…
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a vital and innovative community health system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, has honored Jeff Ziegler, a North End resident, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, established by the national nonprofit DAISY Foundation, recognizes the extraordinary efforts nurses make in the lives of patients and Read More…
Constance F. Black, 81, formerly of Cincinnatus, NY, and more recently of Boston’s North End passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Connie was born in Dundee, Quebec, Canada, on January 10, 1933, a daughter of the late George and Annie McPherson Benane. A resident of Cincinnatus, NY from 1962 until 1999, she was a Read More…
With online newspapers, blogs and social media, it is no secret that the North End is always being spoken or written about at just about any given time. No need to worry about catching every article, we find news and views related to the North End / Waterfront from all different types of sources and post them Read More…
We live in an era, and in a country, where the government provides a wide range of social and educational services for its citizens. Newly arrived immigrants can obtain housing, food, a monthly stipend and even an education in their native language all paid for by the Federal and State governments. But imagine you were Read More…
The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for October 2014 was awarded to Hordon Health at 294 North Street. The award was presented by Recognition Committee Chair Janet Gilardi of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Receiving the award, pictured above are Owner, Marc Hordon, Manager, Thomas Morris, and Senior coaches Ryan Berning and Matthew Fothergill. Hordon shared Read More…
In 2010 in this column, I urged developers to create permeability at the ground level of big buildings. I especially wanted them to replicate the historic little lanes of downtown Boston—Spring Lane, Pi Alley, Winthrop Lane—or to create Boston versions of the Burlington or Prince’s Arcade in London and Paris’s passage couverts. These covered public Read More…