What you should know for Wednesday, March 8th! When North End living rooms become the workshop: https://www.instagram.com/p/BRTp2IvDfTA/?taken-at=254372545 Did you happen to catch these articles? Boston announces plan to become the most walkable city in America with vision for 2030 The Boston Transportation Department released a report that unveiled plans to improve transportation, putting a heavy emphasis Read More…
If you walked through Government Center on Election Day, you probably noticed the long line of voters that twisted through the brick concourse, down the steps, and around City Hall. This is because it’s been decades since Boston made major adjustments to equalize precinct sizes, causing stress on voter locations in quickly growing neighborhoods. To alleviate Read More…
The annual Fisherman’s Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017, 7:00 p.m. at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield! The banquet will feature a DJ, dancing and raffles! Tickets are $70, including an open bar. Contact Karen D’Amico at karenvd1014@gmail.com
Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, an organization dedicated to honoring the Fallen, supporting Gold Star Families and empowering Veterans, is pleased to announce that chart-topping country artists Tyler Farr and Eric Paslay will headline this year’s Patriot Fest at Lawn on D on Saturday, May 20, 2017. The show will begin at 4:00 p.m. and feature local Read More…
This is an invitation to use Mapjunction! It’s a free web tool for map lovers and history enthusiasts. In Mapjunction you can compare any two maps from Boston and environ history. You’ll see almost 400 maps and aerial photos that are the result of combining about 3000 individual maps and aerial scans. Most of them Read More…
The Nazzaro Center ski program enjoyed its second Friday night trip to the Blue Hills in Canton on the Friday of February vacation. It was a bittersweet trip insomuch as, despite the great conditions, the warm weather was causing the snow to literally melt right out from under the skis of the 39 participants. This was Read More…
The light was spectacular for these photos by Carmel Coppola on the North End waterfront overlooking Boston Harbor. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Submit your best photos using our Submit a Post form or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a caption or story telling us about your photo. See Read More…
March is National Nutrition month. It is a good time for a refresher on the potential health risks of consuming too many sugar sweetened beverages. Sugary drinks are a major cause of the obesity epidemic in the United States; they have been linked to poor diets, weight gain, diabetes and heart disease. Soda is the number Read More…
The North End and the West End had a lot in common. They were both part of Ward 3 and shared political representation, both were poor tenement neighborhoods and many families had relatives in both neighborhoods. My father had an aunt and uncle in the West End and one of his cousins still lives there. Read More…
The 3rd annual “Finance Beanpot” event was held on March 2nd at the Steriti Rink in Boston’s North End. The collective effort of associates from competing financial firms raised more than $56,000 for the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund. Employees from six local fund firms – Natixis Global Asset Management, MFS, Putnam, Eaton Vance, Wellington and Brown Brothers Read More…
A few weeks ago I took the T over to Prudential Center. I wanted to check out Eataly, since I’d heard so much about it. Was it really a sign that tradition-bound Boston can handle the latest, greatest retail concept? Would it finally make the Pru cool? Would it edge out the North End as Read More…
Volunteers Wanted The ABCD North End/West End NSC has a plethora of open volunteer opportunities: 1. Opportunity-Food Pantry Volunteer. The NE/WE NSC is seeking volunteers to assist for North End and West End pantries with organizing and categorizing food; conducting inventory; referring clients to staff for further assistance; and delivering food to shut-ins as needed. Hours needed Read More…