“Black Rose Day” was celebrated on Wednesday, May 4th in the City of Boston in honor of the Irish pub’s 40th anniversary. Mayor Walsh’s top attorney Eugene O’Flaherty was on hand to make the official proclamation with Michael Glynn, owner of The Black Rose. Over 200 friends, family, employees past and present, and loyal customers Read More…
Once again the Improv Asylum on Hanover Street hosted an improv comedy show for North End Against Drugs. About 65 members of NEAD and the Nazzaro Center enjoyed pizza donated by Pizzeria Regina and a fun filled afternoon all donated by the IMPROV ASYLUM. “The Improv has been collarborating with us for around 8 years Read More…
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved the state’s $39.5 billion budget last week. Focus programs in the budget include enhanced support for early education and programs for those battling addition and homelessness. Funding was expanded for Kindergarten Expansion Grants with additional local aid to cities and towns by $15 million. Funding was also increased for Read More…
“Friends Of The North End” began their Spring 2016 Bocce season on Sunday, May 1st. The games are played on Sunday mornings at the North End outdoor Bocce courts beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. The day was cool and overcast but the spirit of camaraderie and fair play brightened the day for all players. Competition was stiff as Read More…
Dear Friends and Family of ABCD: The purpose of this letter is to support affordable housing in the North End of Boston, and this is a cause that drives me both professionally and personally. I grew up in the North End as a child in the 1950s and 1960s and recall when the neighborhood was a working-class place where 4 rooms rented for Read More…
Boston City Council held a hearing this week on a proposed ordinance to regulate street performers with a permit process. According to a report by Council President, Michelle Wu, officials said “they receive numerous calls and complaints about performers in Sam Adams Park in front of Quincy Market. They suggested that the volume is often above the City’s Read More…
The Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, along with the proponents of 88 North Washington St, invites surrounding neighbors and community groups of this address to a meeting to discuss a proposal of new construction of a new 39,999 gsf structure with a 13 level, 74 key hotel on a 2,159 sf parcel on the corner Read More…
The North End Athletic Association kicked off the 2016 baseball season with a fabulous opening day on Saturday, April 30th. The park was full of young baseball players, the families, friends and supporters of the NEAA. The sun was shining and it was a glorious day for baseball. Three games were played one from the Read More…
“Out with the old flat tops and in with the new domes,” says Maryann O’Brien who captures the swap out of street lights on Commercial Street. The work brings the ornate and brighter lights as part of the Connect Historic Boston project funding the ongoing cycle track installation around the North End and Downtown Boston.
St. John School’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders visited Suffolk University’s Honors Showcase on Tuesday in Sargent Hall. The Suffolk University students were doing a Franklinpalooza–with different facets of Benjamin Franklin’s life represented–printing, soap-making, inventions, music, food, politics, literature. Franklin even attended along with a special Franklin-themed piñata. We would like to once again thank Read More…
These days, you do not have to run and pick up the paper to read through all the news! Rather, we compile the list from all news sources, seen below: Boston drivers face costly crunch as parking disappears Parking is a major issue across the city of Boston, especially in the tight knit streets of Read More…
As part of a Planned Development Area review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, designated developers Normandy Partners/Harbinger Development presented their latest plans on Tuesday night for the Haymarket Hotel at the Greenway’s Parcel 9 along Blackstone Street. Haymarket Hotel has been described as the “third leg” of the emerging “Market District” centered around the longstanding Haymarket Pushcarts and new Boston Read More…