Saturday, July 1 @ 12:00-4:00 pm AND Sunday, July 2 @ 12:00-5:00pm Colonialfest, a Boston Harborfest Celebration at Old North Tickets: FREE and open to the public! Join Old North for a weekend of celebrations in honor of our nation’s independence! As part of the citywide Boston Harborfest, Colonialfest is a campus-wide family-friendly festival that Read More…
On Thursday, June 15th, 2017, the City of Boston hosted a Construction Update Meeting in the gym of the Nazzaro Center. Though information on several different departments and projects were available to the people of the North End, it was a rather low turn out (perhaps because of this). In a series of posts, we Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! Tall Ships in Boston through June 22nd. This event is comprised of over 50 majestic ships from around the world. The parade kicked off five days of nautical festivities including re-enactments, musical performances, ceremonies and daily free public boarding of the ships. Visit SAIL BOSTON for more information. 11:00 a.m. Eliot School Renovation Groundbreaking at 585 Read More…
The Tall Ships are docked around Boston Harbor, in Charlestown, Rowes Wharf and the Seaport District. After arriving on Saturday in the Grand Parade of Sail, most are open for public boarding before departing on Thursday morning. Thanks to our friend Joe and the Boston Sailing Center, we had a front row seat on Sunday Read More…
When Hampshire House owner Tom Kershaw invited me to join him on the square-rigged, 122-foot schooner Lynx, based in Nantucket and St. Petersburg, Florida, at Saturday’s Parade of Sail, I immediately said yes. Journalists often get to do something special—once I walked the entire Big Dig tunnel while it was under construction, and I’m still Read More…
The long-awaited funding deal by Greenway stakeholders was announced on Monday with the State, City, private property owners and the Greenway Conservancy taking part in a new public-private partnership. The agreement aims to bring at least $2 million in annual funds to the Greenway, reduce the current State funding level, create a new Business Improvement Read More…
Join Old North Church & Historic Site, The Trustees, and The Fireplace June 21 at 6-8 pm at The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market for a culinary adventure you’ll not soon forget! Get a taste (literally!) of what life at sea was like during colonial times. Let Chef Jim Solomon of The Fireplace teach you Read More…
Watch this timelapse video to see the entire Grand Parade of Sail in less than two minutes! Starting with the 295-foot US Coast Guard Eagle and spraying fireboats, watch over 50 tall ships come into the main channel of Boston Harbor, along the North End waterfront before turning around in Charlestown and heading to their assigned berthing Read More…
Things to know for Monday! Events for Monday, June 19th: Tall Ships in Boston through June 22, 2017. This exciting event comprised of over 50 majestic ships from around the world in Boston with nautical festivities including re-enactments, musical performances, ceremonies and daily free public boarding of the ships. Visit SAIL BOSTON for more information. 10:30am Story Time with the Boston Read More…
At the June 2017 North End Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting, Nathaniel Curtis spoke about the upcoming North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. The project, which could start construction later this year or in early 2018, is expected to last 4 years. As it stands, the current bridge is over a century old and will be replaced with Read More…
For the first time since 2000, a full Tall Ships regatta returned to Boston Harbor. On Saturday, June 17th, over 50 majestic ships from around the world arrived with a Grand Parade of Sail. The parade kicks off five days of nautical festivities with many opportunities for public boarding. Sail Boston 2017 is part of the Read More…
NEMPAC is thrilled to present the 2017 Opera Project Production, Beethoven’s Fidelio, on June 22-24 at historic Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall, and on June 25 for the free community outreach performance at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. TICKETS AVAILABLE June 22 – 24: Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall | 7:30 p.m. June 25: Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park | Read More…