Catch up on the top 5 posts this week on NorthEndWaterfront.com! Photos: 102nd St. Agrippina’s Feast Sunday Procession An 8 hour Grand Procession through the North End streets capped off the 102nd St. Agrippina’s Feast last weekend. Complete with the North End Marching Band and the Italian-American Band, the Grand Procession ended with the traditional “Tug of War,” view the post for Read More…
Ray Santangelo Square was dedicated at the opening ceremonies of the Madonna Della Cava Feast in Boston’s North End. The veteran hero street sign was installed outside the former residence of Ray Santangelo on Hanover Street between Battery and Commercial Streets. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at the dedication along with remarks by Stephen Passacantilli. Several family Read More…
North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) held its monthly meeting on August 11, 2016 at the Nazzaro Center in Boston’s North End. Executives made several important announcements and summary timeline is shown here: (00:00) Welcome & Introductions by President Ford Cavallari (01:40) Offices of Local Officials Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services: Maria Lanza Councilor Read More…
Happy Friday – Three Things to Know for the Weekend! 1. Instagram showing a summer scene of Salem Street: “The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things in words.” . . #vscocam #allshots_ #justgoshoot #instagood #vsco #big_shotz #city #citybestpics #cityscape #northend #Boston A photo posted by Nart (@ice_kad) on Read More…
The St. Agrippina’s Feast ends each year with the famous “Tug of War” and the “Dance of 20 Men”, shown here as confetti falls down on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. View more photos from the 2016 St. Agrippina’s Feast. How to play: Move and drag the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. When Read More…
The 96th Annual Grand Religious Feast Celebration in honor of Madonna Della Cava will be held on August 12, 13 and 14, 2016 on Hanover and Battery Streets in Boston’s North End. The celebration starts on Friday night at 7pm with the exposition of the image of the Madonna and a short procession. Entertainment highlights and the Read More…
by Mayor Martin J. Walsh Last Monday and Tuesday night, I visited neighborhoods across Boston, from Hyde Park to Brighton, from Mattapan to East Boston, for “National Night Out” with members of the Boston Police Department and Commissioner William Evans. We spent time with residents of all ages in nearly every neighborhood, playing games, eating Read More…
Three Things to Know Today for Thursday, August 11th! 1. Archaeologists are still digging around Old North, pictured here is a Unity Court Tenement: https://www.instagram.com/p/BI7jz1mjqzR/?taken-by=bostonarchaeo 2. Notable News Found Elsewhere: Food Truck Gift Cards Are Hidden Along the Greenway. Lasting through Saturday, the caretakers of the public park are dropping social media hints about where to find gift certificates Read More…
With temperatures expected to reach or exceed 90 degrees for the next several days, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today declared a heat emergency in Boston effective tomorrow. Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) will be open for use as cooling centers for the public to use beginning on Thursday. A full list of centers including hours Read More…
North End Against Drugs is happy to announce that Eversource Energy has made a $2,500 donation to our program and will continue the long storied history of Boston Edison and NSTAR as our Corporate sponsor, stated NEAD President John Romano. North End Against Drugs is proud to partner with Eversource as well as all of Read More…
At the time of its unveiling, the Echelman Sculpture received glowing reviews from the art world, Boston media and the public with thousands of social media posts and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of visitors. An anonymous whistleblower group has roundly criticized the $2.6 million project for its cost overruns, among other things. We reported on how Read More…
Three Things to Know Today 1. On the Events Calendar: Wednesday, August 10 10:00am Free Gentle Yoga at Christopher Columbus Park 5:30pm Blitz Chess Tournaments at Faneuil Hall Marketplace 5:30pm Greenway Summer Fitness: Yoga Hub Boston, Happy Hour Yoga – Parcel 8 6:00pm “A Generation” Movie (1955) at North End Branch Library 6:00pm Greenway Summer Fitness: Next Level Fitness & Read More…