North End native, Ricky Scimeca, is interviewed by WooCutzTV’s Angelo Padin at the Boston Barber & Tattoo Company in Boston’s North End. Ambitious Angelo gets a haircut from Ricky and interviews the US Army veteran about the shop and his experiences. Owner Robert Dello Russo also takes part the video and his vision for Boston Barber Co.
The Licensing Board unanimously approved rules and regulations on Wednesday to allow for BYOB (bring your own bottle) in Boston. Restaurants with a sub-30 person capacity in the outer neighborhoods will be able to apply for a BYOB license once the Licensing Board makes an online form. Apparently, that will take a few months (no, I’m Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is joining the effort to block the Winthrop Square tower proposal that would cast a significant shadow onto the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. The Walsh administration is looking to tweak a statute that blocks developments that cast shadows in these two public parks. The proposal by Millennium Partners consists Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday, January 18, 2017! Plan your schedule around the Community Calendar: Wednesday, January 18 6:30pm North Station Area Mobility Action Plan Public Meeting at West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street. The North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP) announced in November 2015, will develop both a range of near-term and longer-term implementable solutions for the improvement Read More…
On January 17, 1950, the Great Brink’s Robbery took place in Boston’s North End at the corner of Commercial and Prince Streets. Still known today as the “Brink’s Garage,” the property marks where $1,218,211.29 in cash and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities were taken in the “crime of the century” and the Read More…
Here are the latest reports from the North End / Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) meeting, held on January 12, 2017. View full video coverage and a timeline below: Video timeline: (Opening) President’s Report by Mary McGee: Citing Jason Aluia’s great success with his efforts to save the North End Nursing Home, NEWRA is forming a by-laws committee, Read More…
An overwhelming number of residents opposed the Municipal Harbor Plan, proposed by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA, formerly the BRA), at the January 2017 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The plan is a set of guidelines for zoning and a vision for development and open space for Boston’s waterfront between the Read More…
Guerilla artist, Nate Swain, has struck again! If you walk the Greenway past Rowes Wharf, you will notice the tunnel egress headhouse has turned into a “log cabin.” The 67 foot vinyl wrap is held up using thirty magnets, specifically 100 lb. neodymium magnets. The 3D logs are painted on a discarded Yahoo ad vinyl fence scrim. “It’s Read More…
Aren’t we Bostonians better than Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump? Millennium Partners beat out several other developers in a plan to demolish the city’s decrepit parking garage at Winthrop Square and build a 700-feet-plus skyscraper, paying the city millions of dollars to be spread around for park improvements, affordable housing and the like, all of Read More…
Portrait of a Power Couple, An Evening of Beethoven and Schubert, thrilled the audience as part of the Winter Concert Series, presented by North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Hosted at the Bijou de la Vida Art Gallery in Boston’s North End, the concert featured local musicians and opera singers including John Nevergall (tenor), Read More…
Things to know for MLK Jr. Day, Monday January 15th! Plan your week with the Community Calendar: Monday, January 16 1:00pm Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at Faneuil Hall. The Museum of African American History has teamed up with Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to King with words and songs at Read More…
A proposal to renovate and add additional living space to 3-5 Quincy Court has been one of the most contentious requests for zoning relief in the neighborhood. It didn’t get any better at the recent North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) voted to deny a previous plan for a fourth story addition in Read More…