The Battery Wharf Hotel received an overwhelmingly supportive vote of 23-3 from the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) in favor of transferring its alcohol license. The transaction is a result of the recent purchase of hotel operations from the Fairmont to Toronto’s Westmont Hospitality Group in partnership with Thomas Tan of Bestford Hospitality Group. Operations Read More…
So far, I have not seen or heard on television any planning for snow removal of the North End’s Neighborhood Streets~~~other than the North End’s Tourist Streets !!! (and there is a difference between the two). I will not complain about my own itches !!! I know it has been very hard for every mountain to Read More…
We’ve seen the dark side of parking spot saving. Others are trying honey instead of vinegar. Literally. As shown in this photo, Ralph Verrocchi and the folks at My Cousin’s Place are using the “Take the Breakfast, Leave the Spot” approach to space saving.
North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2015. There were several announcements and committee reports on various issues. A timeline summary follows below. (00:00 in video) President’s Report – Ford Cavallari (02:45) Meeting protocol (05:20) Restaurant naming issue (11:20) Membership Committee Report – Mary McGee (12:00) Parks Read More…
When it rains, it pours. Or this winter, when it snows and freezes, it leaks gas. Repair crews have been working around the clock on Thacher Street to resolve a gas leak. Ralph Verrocchi captures the action from above.
The US National Weather Service has officially declared a Blizzard Warning for Saturday night into Sunday. Travel will become dangerous Saturday night into Sunday across much of the region, but especially in eastern Massachusetts where whiteout conditions will combine with bitterly cold wind chills at times. Boston is looking at another 10 to 14 inches of Read More…
North Ender, Charlene Love, received this note taped to the door of her business at Luigi & Lola, 404 Hanover Street. Read below for the ultimate irony of the situation! This nasty little note was left taped to the door of my business Luigi & Lola at 404 Hanover Street. Clearly someone stole someone else’s Read More…
Cappy shares this 1954 class graduation picture from St. Mary’s School in Boston’s North End. Can you find yourself?
Tote Bag Design Contest!!! Eligible Participants: Kids ages 6 – 13 years old are invited to submit a design for the Friends of the North End Library Branch’s first Tote Bag Design Contest! Theme: Let your imagination run wild! As long as it is has a library, North End, or literary theme, feel free to Read More…
You probably have seen THE FENCE on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway along Parcel 12, between Quincy Market and the North End. Now in its third year, the 800 foot-long FENCE is part of an annual series of outdoor photographic exhibitions in a growing list of cities (Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston and Boston). On the Greenway, there is Read More…
From this week’s District A-1 Boston Police blotter: Breaking & Entering Residential 02/11/15 ~ 8:30am – 7:45pm A North Street resident reports that when she returned to her apartment when she noticed front door damage and the following property removed laptop, camera, pendant, bracelet and a duffel bag. Detective’s to follow up. Unarmed Robbery 02/11/15 Read More…
The Twitter world around @NorthEndBoston has been consumed with the unbearable amounts of snow in the #NorthEnd and #BostonWaterfront. Whether it is the delays in garbage pickup, the parking ban, or making sure fire hydrants are accessible on our sidewalks – the wintry tundra outside has brought many quality of life concerns to light! The Top 10 North End Read More…