NEWRA Summer Party! The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) annual Summer Party, will be held this year at the Pilot House at 2 Atlantic Avenue (next to Lewis Wharf) on Wednesday August 17. The party starts at 6:30pm and will have food, beverages and live entertainment until 9pm. NEWRA is an all-volunteer, member-based organization whose mission is to work with Read More…
Three Things to Know for Tuesday, August 16th! 1. We all know the sidewalks can take a beating, especially along the popular Freedom Trail. There is currently work taking place on Commercial Street in front of the Brinks garage. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJI-aFUjl00/?taken-by=mar_leen_ 2. Clippings from the news: How some of Boston’s most popular restaurants fared on their latest food Read More…
Public Works updated neighborhood residents on the status of the North End Cycle Track, part of the federally-funded bikeway under the Connect Historic Boston project. The contractor is running behind schedule, according to DPW’s Kay Barned-Smith who presented at the August 11, 2016 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). By November 2016, Read More…
Karen is on a break. Since this is a season for vacations and trips, this column, which ran last fall, is pertinent. Since this is election week, it seems appropriate to consider recent news about our city councilors. They have enjoyed overseas trips—Israel, Japan, Korea and Taiwan were mentioned. Josh Zakim, Tito Jackson and Tim McCarthy Read More…
A reader shares: This was this morning on Salem Street near where the tailors used to be. It’s that time of year again when people are moving in and out and they leave their garbage everywhere. Now the neighborhood is going to be dealing with this mess until Labor Day with all the move in Read More…
North End residents Benny DeLuca and Brenda Moschella didn’t have to go far for a great summer evening of music as the legendary Tavares performed August 3 at the Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series on City Hall Plaza. (Photo by Jon Seamans) Stephen Reppucci of the North End, at center with his 11½-year-old Yorkshire terrier Read More…
Rocco “Nicky” DiPietrantonio of Boston’s North End on August 13, 2016. Owner of L’Osteria and La Galleria 33 restaurants in the North End. Beloved husband of Paolina “Lina” (Alberico) DiPietrantonio. Loving father of Carmine DiPietrantonio and his wife Darnell of Boxford, Rita DiPietrantonio of the North End and Lisa Crundolo of the North End. Cherished Read More…
The blistering heat did not stop the 96th annual feast celebrating Madonna Della Cava in Boston’s North End this weekend. The MDC society brought out the image of Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily, and processed for seven hours throughout the North End. The image of Madonna della Cava was rediscovered miraculously Read More…
Three Things to Know for Monday, August 15th! 1. There were some big moves over the weekend, literally and figuratively. . . BRA gives key approval to waterfront Seaport tower A luxury condo tower that is planning to be built along Boston Harbor took a big step forward getting the approval of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Read More…
The North End / Waterfront neighborhood is home to three of the top ten largest museums in Massachusetts, according to 2015 attendance data published this week by the Boston Business Journal. Coming in second on the list, the New England Aquarium trails the Museum of Science as the annual favorite. Interestingly, attendance at the Aquarium fell Read More…
Exposition of the image of the Madonna Della Cava kicked off the 96th annual feast on August 12, 2016 in Boston’s North End. The image of Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily was rediscovered miraculously in the year 1223 by a mute from Trapani who was directed by Our Lady to proceed to Read More…
The North End Sewer and Water Project is entering Phase 2 in the Fall 2016, moving off the main drag on Hanover Street to the more residential parts of the North End. This is the second of three planned project phases in the neighborhood intended to improve water distribution and upgrade failing sewer and drainage Read More…