Community

The Weekender: Neighborhood BBQ Photos, North End Nursing Home, Independence Day Photos, One Immigrant’s Story, City Council Endorsement & Good Neighbor Award

This week’s top articles included neighborhood events, nursing home updates, city council endorsements and more! Continue reading below to discover the most popular posts from last week. Neighbors Come Out for BBQ by Boston Harborside Home of Joseph A. Langone, Jr. [Photos] The Boston Harborside Home of Joseph A. Langone Jr. sponsored a Community Appreciation Read More…

Community Featured Sports

New Celtics Player Gordon Hayward Visits L’Osteria and Boston Barber & Tattoo Company in the North End

Gordon Hayward already figured out that the North End is the place to be in Boston for a cut/shave and of course, the food! The former NBA Utah Jazz forward signed a four year contract earlier this week worth $128 million with the Boston Celtics. Hayward was spotted Thursday at a number of Boston locations, including Read More…

Announcements

Adult Book Discussion Group: “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin”

Join us to discuss Erik Larson’s 2011 nonfiction thriller “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin,” in which mild-mannered history Professor William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in 1933 ~ a year which proved to be a turning point in history. Copies of Read More…

Featured Police & Fire

Police Blotter: Assault and Scooter Larceny

These are the notable recent incidents on the Boston Police District A-1 Journal Log.  Aggravated Assault & Battery 07/05/17      5:45pm Police officers responded to Commercial St. for a Assault and Battery report. Victim and suspect were sitting on a bench in front of the building when an argument ensued. At this time the Read More…

Featured Health & Environment

Nasty Harbor Sighting is Just Algae, Not Sewage

News from Bruce Berman at Save the Harbor / Save the Bay regarding a nasty looking, but relatively harmless algae bloom in Boston Harbor. Over the past few days Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has received a number of reports from boaters and beach-goers who have mistaken what appears to be a fairly dramatic though Read More…

Health & Environment

North End Water and Sewer Works July 2017 Update

The July 2017 work plan by Boston Water & Sewer Commission is shown below as part of Phase II of the multi-year North End Water, Sewer and Drainage Project. During July, work will continue on Hanover Avenue, Richmond Street and Snow Hill Street. New construction will begin on Sun Court Street. See below for scheduling Read More…

Community

Neighborhood Photo: Back Alley Graphix at Rear of Prince Street

The ‘Back Alley Graphix’ – rear of Prince Street, along Lombard Place, features some longed for places – Prince Postale, Mangia, Urban Cantina. Submitted by anonymous. “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 Read More…

Announcements

BUILDing Forward exhibition opens at BSA Space on July 24

BUILDing Forward (July 24–October 6, 2017), an exhibition sponsored by the Autodesk BUILD Space, explores the innovation around ‘making’ in the building and infrastructure industries—both material fabrication and larger construction. The exhibition demonstrates the future of making and the radical changes in the way things are designed, made, and used in the architecture, engineering, and construction fields. BUILDing Read More…

Announcements Event Notices

Book Signing for Red Sox Legend Rico Petrocelli

Faneuil Hall Marketplace will host former Red Sox player Rico Petrocelli on Friday, July 14 at Quincy Market from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM for a signing of his book, Tales From the 1967 Red Sox Dugout, written with Chaz Scoggins. A sure-handed shortstop with power, Rico Petrocelli spent his entire 14-year career with the Red Sox before retiring in 1977. Read More…

Event Notices

“Open Canal Street” Celebration on Saturday July 8th

Expanding its pedestrian-only street experiments (e.g. “Open Newbury Street”) the City of Boston is shutting down Canal Street in the Bulfinch Triangle to vehicular traffic from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 8. On the two-block Canal Street stretch, people will be free to mill about the street “to dine, relax and enjoy the atmosphere of Read More…

Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Brief: Scanzonati Concert on the Prado, North End Public Safety Meeting

What you should know for Thursday! Events for Thursday, July 6th 5:30 PM NEMPAC Summer Concert Series on the Prado, Paul Revere Mall. NEMPAC Summer Concert Series on the Prado start at 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on the Main Stage with NEMPAC Student Feature Concerts right before at 5:30 p.m. All free and open to the Read More…