Due to the rain on Sunday, the NEMPAC Opera Project production of La Bohéme will be moved inside to St. Stephen’s Church at 401 Hanover Street, Boston’s North End at 7pm. The community outreach performance was originally set to be outside at Christopher Columbus Park. The singers and full orchestra look forward to welcoming you to Read More…
The following are the top posts over the last week, recapping the “must reads” from around the neighborhood! Top Posts This Week: Notable News: Awesome North End, Crudo, Greenway, Melissa McCarthy, Supermarkets, Sandwich Boards and More! Profiling a wide range of articles from this past week, take a look at photos of the North End over the past Read More…
The Good Neighbor Recognition Award for this month was awarded to Caffe Lil Italy at 178 Salem Street across the street from Old North Church in Boston’s North End. The award was recently presented by Recognition Committee Chair Janet Gilardi of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Owner Dana Preda and Manager Maria Moneteiro (shown above) “expertly Read More…
The following report is from this week’s District A-1 Boston Police blotter. District A-1 oversees: Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, Financial District, Leather District, North End, West End, Wharf District, and Charlestown. Larceny from Building 06/23/15 – 10:15am – 11:30am Victim reports that an unknown person stole three packages delivered to Read More…
There was a whale on the Greenway for this year’s World Ocean’s Day, celebrated at the New England Aquarium. See the scene with the Custom House by putting together this easy 55-piece puzzle. Move and drag the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. If you are “missing” a piece, move the other pieces aside to look Read More…
Be sure to tag @NorthEndBoston on twitter, reading your thoughts and opinions while looking at your photos, and following the news and events allows us to report the latest action going on in the North End / Waterfront! The Top 10 North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: https://twitter.com/lauraeskaggs/status/613781862251671552 A classic photo of the "Toy Stand" – Read More…
On a gray and damp June morning the New England Patriots began work on a title defense. After months of celebrating the franchises fourth world championship and all the fame that comes along with it, their jobs begin anew. Since that glorious February evening in Arizona, the ensuing offseason has brought much change to the Read More…
I have a small collection of old postcards depicting scenes of the North End which I will share with readers of this column over the next few months. This first photo is of Haymarket Square at the turn of the 20th century, I would guess around 1905, and the view is looking down North Washington Read More…
Here is a photo of the day that I took of John Sullivan of Prince Postale. He helped immensely in securing and delivering something like 500 plants for Iova – parent of 2 kids at the Eliot K-8 Innovation school. One of the 4 kindergarten classrooms made this beautiful card for John. They got to plant Read More…
Action photos from the North End Athletic Association Major’s Playoffs this past week.
Profiling a wide range of articles from this past week, the variety is enough to have something intriguing for everyone. From photos of the North End over the past couple hundred years, to development renderings, celebrities in the neighborhood and many more! These old pictures show the North End was always awesome Over 30 pictures profile Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park are once again putting on a family fun day to celebrate Independence Day at the park. This year’s festivities are on Saturday, June 27th, from 11am to 3pm. Join in a 11am for the park parade!