The following meeting reports are from the November 2015 public safety meeting, held monthly at the Nazzaro Center. The information was presented from Area A-1 Boston Police, covering the last 30 days. Overall Crime – Year to date city-wide crime is down 10% – Crime is down 17% in District A-1 2 Robberies – 10/19: Read More…
Month: November 2015
Downtown View: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Let’s pretend. It is 2024. Senate bill 1747, An Act Combating Climate Change, passed the Massachusetts legislature and was signed by the governor in 2017. The bill made Massachusetts a leader in combating carbon emissions. A couple who lives in downtown Boston spent $419.61 on natural gas fuel for heat and hot water in April Read More…
Boston Garden Project Gets Go Ahead for First Phase, Including Champions Row and Supermarket
After previously rejecting the podium/entrance design of the Boston Garden project, the Boston Civic Design Commission gave the go ahead for developers Boston Properties and Delaware North to move forward with a $258 million first phase. The initial structure features the “Champions Row” multi-level podium that will face the street and guide people to North Station Read More…
Nazzaro Center-NEAA Basketball Tips Off for the 2015-16 Season
The Nazzaro Center, in a collaboration with the North End Athletic Association (NEAA), officially tipped off on Saturday October 17 when two of its four levels of programming played their first exhibition games of the season. Both the Junior Varsity, which runs on Saturday afternoons for 8-11 year olds, and the Varsity, on Thursday evenings Read More…
Events: NEWNC and NEWRA Meetings, Making of Haymarket, NEMPAC Wind Ensemble, Eliot Fundraiser
No need to mark your calendar, every week we lay out the events in the neighborhood! Monday, November 9 6:00pm The Making of Haymarket at Otis House [50 Salem Street, Boston] Abutters Meeting of Peet’s Coffee. The petitioner is seeking a Common Victualler License for a coffee shop in the location formerly occupied by Goody Glover’s. Read More…
New Columbus Park Trellis Lights Enter Testing Phase – “Brightness” Poll
The Infrastructure Committee of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, led by Chair Ford Cavallari, has been busy working on a major project to replace the old trellis lights that were failing. New LED lights are being installed to serve both for holiday and year-round use. The white lights which have been on for several months are Read More…
Gridiron Audibles: Three Weeks, Three Losses for Boston College
Three weeks. Three losses. The Boston College Eagles have just endured perhaps their worst stretch of football during Steve Addazio’s tenure as head coach. It started at Alumni Stadium with an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wake Forest. The Eagles and Demon Deacons did their best to give the game to each other and Read More…
November 9th NEWNC Agenda: Peet’s Coffee, Roof Deck Expansion, Theo’s Alcohol License
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org Email: info@newncboston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday, November 9, 2015, 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street 1. Welcome: NEWNC President 2. Call to order & Roll Call: NEWNC President 3. Meeting Protocol: NEWNC Vice President 4. President’s Report: NEWNC President 5. Committee Reports: a. Resident Parking/Traffic Committee: Ryan Read More…
The Weekender: True Value Closing, “King Tide,” North End Collection, Long Wharf War, Walsh Photobomb and More!
The weekly round up, the weekly recap of the top articles published by NorthEndWaterfront.com! Top Posts of the Week: Salem Street True Value Hardware Closing After 52 Years This hardware store was a staple for local residents to go around the corner to grab a quick piece or part for home and hardware needs. Read the post for Read More…
Grand Celebration for 30th Anniversary of North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council [Photos]
Dozens of current and past neighborhood leaders attended the 30th Anniversary celebration of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) on November 6th at Filippo’s Ristorante in Boston’s North End. Special guest, former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn, told many stories about how City Hall worked with the community in the “old days” and explained why he Read More…
West End Residents Walk Out of Garden Garage Development Meeting
West End neighbors went ballistic this week after the Garden Garage project, previously denied by city officials, came back for further review with only two fewer stories (from 46 to 44; 465 feet to 447) and few other changes from the original proposal. Since 2011, Equity Residential has sought to replace the Garden Garage located at 35 Lomasney Read More…
Toni Gilardi and Elite Boston Landmark Team Join Gibson Sotheby’s
Lifelong North End resident and longtime owner of Elite Boston Landmark Realty, Toni Gilardi, has joined Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty. “Toni has given us the opportunity to continue her legacy within the Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Family. We are thrilled to be associated with the former members of Elite Boston Landmark Realty moving forward. We Read More…