Hello, June! Things to know for Thursday Events for Thursday, June 1st 10:30am Children’s Garden Reading Party at North End Library. Celebrate the joy of stories and reading at the 12th Annual Agrippina Fagone Scaduto Bender Garden Party, featuring storyteller Big Joe, who will entertain with his laugh-out-loud-funny, adventurous tales! Located at 25 Parmenter Street, more information. 10:30am Mahjong Read More…
The following information was submitted by Kay Barned-Smith, CCM, AIA, Public Works Construction Management and Connect Historic Boston Project Manager. Please note there is a North End Construction Update meeting scheduled for June 15, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. See the flyer. INFORMATION RE: NORTH END CONCERNS In response to a number Read More…
From Grace is a 45-foot sloop that arrived Memorial Day at Boston Yacht Haven with shredded sails wrapped around its mast, stays, spreaders, and rigging, and a cockpit console had been racked loose by men trying to hold on for their lives. As the yachting season gets underway with multi-million dollar, spit-shined vessels starting to dock Read More…
On May 25th, Arlington Catholic High School held its Commencement and celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2017. Among the graduates was North End resident Elena Bonetti. Congratulations!
What you should know for Wednesday: Events for Wednesday, May 31st 9:30am Mayor’s Coffee Hour at Christopher Columbus Park. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 18th Annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour. The Neighborhood Coffee Hours give residents a unique opportunity to speak directly with Mayor Walsh about needs in the Read More…
by John Sullivan Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, when Americans head to the woods, beach and back yards to get fresh air and sunshine and shed the dreary winter blues. I went to Vermont. Out for a hike along a river with Gabe, we came upon a wide mountain stream gushing Read More…
The North End Historical Society is pleased to host Essdras Suarez, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist and former Boston Globe Photographer, for two Street-Photography Workshops in Boston’s historic North End on Saturday, June 3rd, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Through these 3-hour tutorials, Mr. Suarez will Read More…
On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 the North End lost a long time resident and friend, Robert Church, (aka Roberto, Bobby or Chef Roberto). Bobby was known for his culinary arts, especially Italian cuisine. He was owner and chef of the former Roberto’s Restaurant on North Street. He was very active in the community preparing dinners and Read More…
Earlier this month, the Greenway Conservatory announced that three artists’ work will be installed on the Greenway throughout the Summer. Each artist is contributing art related to the theme of “Playful Perspectives.” One of the three artists, Meredith James, has contributed her piece, Far from this setting in which we now find ourselves, to the Rose Kennedy Read More…
Boston archaeologist, Joe Bagley, revealed early conclusions from his ongoing dig at Washington Garden, adjacent to Old North Church. The event was co-sponsored by Old North Church Foundation and the North End Historical Society on May 17, 2017. Washington Garden, soon to be renamed Longfellow Garden after renovations, was once home to three buildings, 1-3 Unity Court built Read More…
On Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Boston College High School’s 153rd Commencement, President William Kemeza and the Board of Trustees presented diplomas to 303 members of the class of 2017. Mr. Patrick B. Downes, Psy.D., a 2001 graduate of BC High, gave the address. Among the graduates were North End residents Isaiah Emma and Ethan Harris. Boston Read More…
Notable news: It’s a cleaner harbor, with fewer spots to enjoy it Is private development creating a barrier to Boston’s waterfront? Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation thinks so. In a Globe profile, Shelley makes the case that the public paid for today’s pristine harbor while city and state officials are letting developers privatize Read More…