This is an advice column. To Marty Walsh. With pictures. The message: You’ve been bold. Expand your efforts. The mayor’s State of the City speech showed his intention to solve two of the Boston’s thorniest problems—housing and education. Downtown residents need affordable housing and good public education as much as other neighborhoods. But neighborhoods in Read More…
At last! A public toilet near the Freedom Trail. This innovative contribution to Boston tourism has been on Hanover Ave. (repeat, Hanover Ave.), just a few steps from St. Stephen’s Church and the Freedom Trail, for at least one week. It will be handy for spring and summer tourists. Bob Skole
There are numerous cancellations and postponements due to the Blizzard of 2015: Boston Public Schools are closed for Tuesday 1/27 and Wednesday 1/28. All Boston Centers for Youth and Families (i.e., Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St.) will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday. All are welcome, and children age 7 and older can Read More…
by Mary Wright, RN, health educator at North End Waterfront Health With tomorrow’s predicted blizzard approaching, it is a good time to create or update your family emergency plan. Everyone should have family emergency plan, for events from weather-related emergencies, which may result in loss of water and power, to terror emergencies. Every family should Read More…
Now in its 10th year, the annual CityFeast benefit for Joslin Diabetes Center brought out hundreds on Sunday night to ten North End restaurants. Spearheading the fundraising effort to conquer diabetes is North End native and restauranteur, Carla Agrippino Gomes of Antico Forno and Terramia. Carla’s son David, now 24 years old, was diagnosed on his first Read More…
LONGO Victoria, age 84, of Boston’s North End, passed away on January 23, 2015. She was the beloved daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria T. (Romano) Longo. Loving sister of the late Joseph Longo, Louis Longo of Danvers, Frank Longo of Revere, Vincenza Casali of FL, Richard Longo of FL, Rosalie Indeicato of Revere, Read More…
From the US National Weather Service – Boston: A crippling and potentially historic blizzard with more than 2 feet of snow and damaging winds will begin late Monday into Tuesday. Accumulating snows arrives Monday afternoon & impacts the late day commute. Then heavy snow arrives later Monday night into Tuesday morning with historic snowfall possible before the Read More…
New to Salem Street in Boston’s North End is the William Carlton Workshop, a new haberdashery and millinery making vintage mens’ caps and leather goods by hand. Founder Steve Finch said they were looking to open in an “authentic” neighborhood which naturally brought them to the North End. Finch named the shop after his grandfather, William Read More…
Get ready for the snow! In between the grocery shopping and last minute errands before we get snowed in, take a look at some events going on around the neighborhood! Monday, January 26 11:00am Super Bowl Send-off Rally at City Hall Plaza Super Bowl send-off rally for the New England Patriots at City Hall Plaza, New England Read More…
You never know what you are going to run into on the streets of Boston’s North End. On Sunday night, heads were turning as this stunning “just married” couple, Rachel & John, came walking down Fleet Street. After posting this photo, we heard from Christian Pleva Images, also of Fleet Street. It turns out that Christian actually photographed Rachel Read More…
It was the first decent snowfall of the year, although it could just be practice for what is to come this week. Here are some snow photos from Saturday. Have a good one? Email it to us at info@northendwaterfront.com. Photos above by Matt Conti. Joanne Hayes-Rines shares this “other world” photo below of the harbor Read More…
The Weekender is a useful post to determine if you are keeping up with the local news. If you enjoy local developments of things like city regulations, replacing the Boston Fire marine dock, and plans for a new Charlestown Bridge, this is the week for you. Didn’t have a chance to look at the website this week? Take Read More…