R.U.F.F. (Responsible Urbanites for Fido) hosted a fun dog show fundraiser on Saturday afternoon at the North End Dog Park. The group is working with city officials to make the successful pilot at the Gassy Flights into an official dog park opening in Spring 2016. Dozens of dogs participated in numerous categories of competition including Read More…
Every Saturday the weekender is posted, recapping the top posts from the previous week that generated the most traffic on the site. Top Posts of the Week: Massive Flooding on Prince and Salem Streets After Water Main Break The Charles wasn’t the only river flowing through Boston this past week, Prince Street was the sight of a massive flood Read More…
The North End Columbus Day Celebration Committee hosted an evening of celebration and commemoration on Friday, October 9 at The Living Room on Atlantic Avenue. The reception featured music, prizes, refreshments and cocktails. The event also serves as a fundraiser for the bi-annual North End Columbus Day Parade being held on Sunday, October 11th (Parade Read More…
The following incident report is courtesy of District A-1 Boston Police: Larceny from Building 09/28/15 ~ 6:44pm A Salem Street sandwich shop reports than an unknown male suspect entered the store and removed the tip jar from the counter containing $50.00 in U.S. currency. After fleeing on foot, the suspect was caught on store video and detectives are following Read More…
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY® PRESENTS LEGENDS SM HOSTS ANNUAL NORTH END ELEPHANT BRUNCH ON HANOVER STREET WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® brings its legendary stars, Asian elephants, from the all-new show to the North End for brunch on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. In an all-new show, Ringling Bros. Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) today announced the first two Geraldine Marshall Memorial Scholarships, representing two full tuition scholarships for private music lessons. The Geraldine Marshall Memorial Scholarship was created by Michlewitz in honor of his late mother. A lifelong North End resident, Marshall had a Read More…
At the October 8th meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA), President Ford Cavallari led a follow-up discussion regarding the pending 10-year extension of urban renewal powers by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. At its September 2015 meeting, NEWRA voted unanimously against the extension, joining with the Alliance of Downtown Civic Organizations (ADCO) in signing Read More…
At the October 5, 2015 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC voted 10-0 in support of a zoning occupancy change at 88 Prince Street Unit 1. John Collins is the petitioner who applied to change the zoning of his condominium unit from commercial to residential. No construction to occur in the property as this Read More…
For the second time in history, the Italian flag was raised at Boston City Hall next to the American flag. The October 9th ceremony kicked off the Italian Heritage events for Columbus Day weekend. Highlighting this year’s event was the Giostra Cavalleresca di Sulmona from the Abruzzo region of Italy. The group brought their medieval Gostra (Joust) Read More…
This Friday, October 9, 2015, Grade 4 students from the Eliot K-8 Innovation School gathered at the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Center in the North End to perform for friends and neighbors. Led by North End Music and Performing Arts Center instructor Stefano Marchese, students showcased what they have learned at the end Read More…
All it takes is a quick tag of @NorthEndBoston to help us stay on top of the twitter chatter around the North End / Waterfront, allowing us to follow the “word on the street!“ Weekly Top 10 @NorthEndBoston Tweets of the Week: https://twitter.com/cinvernizzi/status/651349430361305088 @NorthEndBoston thanks for reporting!! Only source I have been able to find to explain brown water in Read More…
Gram shares one of this week’s colorful sunsets showing wild cloud formations. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a sentence (or more) telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.