Moderated by Boston Globe contributor Michael P. Ross, join a panel discussion on waterfront issues including development, design, water transportation, climate change, resilience, and equity with candidates from two of Boston’s Harbor districts. The panel will feature candidates including: Margaret Farmer, District 1 Stephen Passacantilli, District 1 Corey Dinopoulos, District 2 Ed Flynn, District 2 Read More…
End of summer fireworks return to Boston Harbor on Thursday August 31, 2017 at sunset, 8:15 p.m. Two dueling barges will illuminate the harbor between the North End and Seaport! Organizer Boston Harbor Now suggests public viewing locations along the Boston HarborWalk, including: Christopher Columbus Park, North End Piers Park, East Boston Fan Pier, Seaport District Read More…
AUTHOR FILLS IN NORTH ENDERS ON BACK BAY By Patricia Sabbey, FONEL Anthony Sammarco, noted historian and author spoke recently at the North End Branch Library. His talk was sponsored by the Friends of the North End Library and the Citywide Friends. Mr. Sammarco gave a riveting and comprehensive account of the filling in and Read More…
There’s been a trend with North End parking where the city hasn’t been posting “no parking” signs soon enough; and they have merely placed papers on the windshield wipers for display. See attached this paper. I had parked my vehicle on Monday 8/28 morning, and street cleaning wasn’t supposed to be posted until the first Read More…
Boston Red Sox mascot, Wally the Green Monster, stopped by the St. Anthony’s Feast to join Ronnie Lewis and the Expedition in a rendition of Sweet Caroline. Watch a few excerpts in the above video.
What you should know for Wednesday! Events for Wednesday, August 30th: Final day of Road Milling on Commercial Street & Atlantic Ave. August 28-30 will see milling on Commercial Street from Battery Street up to where Atlantic Ave meets Commercial Wharf. During this time there will be traffic delays and parking restrictions. View the full post. 3:00pm Coloring in Read More…
The North End Seniors is planning a trip to Foxwoods on Wednesday October 18, 2017. Leave: 8:00 AM ( Golden Goose) Return: 6:00 PM Price: $27 includes $2 tip for driver Open to everyone, bingo on the bus, new movie on the way home. Please tell your Friends. Checks payable to North End Seniors 30 N Bennet Read More…
Emilio “Emil” Bevilacqua Square was dedicated this week at the corner of Salem & Tileston Streets in honor of the late North End resident. Emil was a staple on that corner with his dog Sonny and throughout the neighborhood before his passing last year. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at the ceremony which was attended Read More…
Faneuil Hall Marketplace presents “Masterpiece Fridays at Faneuil Hall Marketplace” every Friday evening during the month of September. The September movie series will feature classics with a loyal fan following that the whole family will love. Continuing from August’s “Movie Musicals at the Marketplace,” the West End will be transformed into an outdoor movie theatre Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! Events for Tuesday, August 29th: Monday – Wednesday, Road Milling on Commercial Street & Atlantic Ave. August 28-30 will see milling on Commercial Street from Battery Street up to where Atlantic Ave meets Commercial Wharf. During this time there will be traffic delays and parking restrictions. View the full post. 5:30pm City Council Candidate Forum at Read More…
Just two years before its centennial anniversary, the 98th St. Anthony’s Feast was held last weekend in Boston’s North End. Hundreds of thousands came to visit the feast, culminating in the grand finale procession on Sunday where St. Anthony’s Club members carried the saint for over 10 hours making hundreds of stops in the North Read More…
Karen is on vacation. Here is a column from February that you might enjoy again. Samuel Eliot Morison in The Maritime History of Massachusetts describes our state’s liabilities—tumbling, shallow, un-navigable rivers that could never compete with the mighty Hudson or the St. Lawrence; “long-lying snow,” making for a short growing season; shallow soil too close Read More…