The large clock on the corner of North Bennet Street and Salem Street was put back on Thursday, shown in these photos by Phil Celeste of RMG Realty. Formerly the location of the North Bennet Street School, the building is undergoing a complete renovation as part of the Eliot K-8 Innovation School expansion. This is a good Read More…
Cynthia Malm shares this “round the building” image of the lines for early voting this week at City Hall. Early voting ends on Friday, November 4th with Election Day on Tuesday, November 8th. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a caption (or more) telling us Read More…
Three Things to Know Today 1. The Boston Molasses Flood plaque. Quiz – can anybody name the location of this? https://www.instagram.com/p/BMUh1i3DN0k/?taken-at=254372545 2. Events in the neighborhood to keep you busy: 5:00pm Ferrante Night Fever. Come celebrate the release of Elena Ferrante’s new book “Frantumaglia.” An evening of Neapolitan words, thoughts, food and smarginatura. [I AM Books, 189 North Street]. 6:00pm NE Read More…
November is COPD Awareness Month. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, commonly referred to as COPD, is a serious lung disease that makes it hard for people to breath. COPD can also be referred to as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. When you have COPD, the airways are partially blocked so it makes it hard to get air Read More…
Our St. John School 5th Graders went on a field trip to City Hall where they visited the City Hall Council Chambers. They met with City Councilor Sal LaMattina, who explained the duties of the City Council, talked about the upcoming election, the city charter, the city ordinances and the legislative branch of the city government. The students Read More…
The Najarian Lecture on Human Rights presents Harry Belafonte at Faneuil Hall. The lecture will be followed by a reception at the Bostonian Hotel. This event is an endowed program of Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway, free and open to the public. Correction: The title of this post was updated to reflect the correct Read More…
Halfway Mark – Three Things to Know for Wednesday! 1. The following articles might be interesting to many of you: Judge Hears Arguments For DiMasi Compassionate Release The Bureau of Prisons, along with the consent of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz is asking Judge Mark Wolf to grant Sal DiMasi a compassionate release from prison, three years before Read More…
Here are the residential real estate sales that closed in October 2016: $0 – $699,999 Lincoln Wharf #16: 1 bed, 1 bath with 785 sq.ft. sold for $370,000 16 North Sqaure #2: 1 bed, 1 bath with 560 sq.ft. sold for $440,000 Lincoln Wharf #617 – 1 bed, 1 bath with 700 sq.ft. sold for Read More…
Lucy (Macri) Papa of Boston’s North End on October 31, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas Papa. Loving mother of Nicholas Papa and his wife Beatrice of Revere and Maria Milso and her husband John of East Bridgewater. Cherished grandmother of DeAnna Venezia, Kristen Rotondo and John Milso II; great-grandmother of Isabella, Sophia, Gianna Read More…
It’s not too late! We hope you can join us! Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park cordially invite you to an elegant evening to support the Gem of the North End and Waterfront. We will be celebrating this Friday, November 4, 2016 – 6:30 to 11:00 pm at Boston Harbor Read More…
Changing Fall colors in Christopher Columbus Park under the Custom House tower, captured by Jon Campanelli. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a caption (or more) telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.
On October 31, 2016, a very special coffee shop in the heart of the North End closed its doors. To a group of regulars, Boston Common Coffee meant a space for making friends, sharing birthdays and having a window to the North End’s cast of characters. Sitting at the windows, we sometimes would say it was better Read More…