State Representative Aaron Michlewitz updated the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) this week on his legislative agenda for the 2015 term. Michlewitz represents the 3rd Suffolk District in Massachusetts including the Boston neighborhoods of the North End / Waterfront, West End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, Bay Village, Leather District and much of Read More…
The March 12, 2015 agenda for the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) includes: Downtown “Space Saver” Ban State Representative Aaron Michlewitz North Washington Street Bridge Presentation The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street.
When tourists visit the North End today they almost always come for the food. Is there a tourist who leaves the North End without a pastry box from Mike’s, Modern or Maria’s? We have some of the best restaurants, coffee and pastry shops and bakeries in the city, but this tourist trade is a Read More…
Ed Harlow & Mary Beth Pearlberg of 20 Unity Court, received the unanimous support of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) in a 9-0 vote for zoning relief related to their proposed three story renovation/addition of a private single residence building. The addition to the existing structure will be filling in a “notch” of the Read More…
Under the Christopher Columbus Park trellis, there are great puddle reflections captured here by Catherine Applegate. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Did you take an interesting photo in or around Boston’s North End / Waterfront? Have it featured by emailing it to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a title, date taken and a sentence or Read More…
Nicholas Benning of the North End, a senior at Boston College High School, competed as a member of BC High’s cast and crew in this year’s One Act play, Once Upon A Midnight, in the Massachusetts Education Theater Guild Drama Festival on Saturday, February 28. The students, along with Technical Director Mrs. Janet PetitBon, Read More…
It is that time of year again! The 6th Annual Friends of the North End Branch Library Fundraiser is on Thursday, March 12th at the Battery Wharf Hotel! This is our 6th Annual Fundraiser, and we’ll be having a Hawaiian theme this year! We would like to make it our most successful one to date – so Read More…
In a unanimous vote of 8-0, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted on Monday night to support a new beer and wine license for Scopa LLC. The new 22-seat, 450 square foot restaurant will be owned and operated by Gennaro Riccio in the space formerly occupied by Pomodoro Restaurant at 319 Hanover Street. Read More…
A barge bearing a heavy-lift crane appeared on the Charlestown waterfront this past weekend. It appears that a new watertight gate/door/caisson is being installed in the dry dock that will be used for the restoration of the U.S.S Constitution. These images show the caisson being put into place. The caisson was fabricated in Norfolk, VA and Read More…
News from the Office of State Representative Aaron Michlewitz: State Representative Aaron Michlewitz has been appointed Chairman of the Joint Committee on Financial Services for the 2015-16 legislative session by Speaker Robert DeLeo. “I am truly humbled and honored to be named House Chairman of the Joint Committee on Financial Services. I am excited to Read More…
The following is an announcement from the North End Columbus Day Committee: Yes, we’re at it again! Preparations have begun and are underway for the upcoming 2015 North End Columbus Day celebrations. Over the next seven months, the NE Columbus Day Committee will carefully prepare and organize for what is one of the North Ends most Read More…
North End Waterfront Health will be offering two training sessions on how to administer Nasal Narcan for those who struggle with opiate addiction as well as family members. Nasal Narcan is an antidote that blocks the effects of opiate overdose on the brain and lets the person breathe again. When: Wednesday, March 18 Where: North Read More…