Event Notices Kids & Families

Gingerbread House Decorating Fun at RE/MAX Luxury Living on December 17th

PLEASE JOIN US FOR SOME HOLIDAY FUN! WHERE: RE/MAX Luxury Living | 169 Salem Street WHEN: Sunday, December 17, 2017 2:00PM-4:00PM WHAT: Children’s Event | Decorate Your Own Gingerbread House Event is free and Hosted by Tina Natale RSVP IS ENCOURAGED Tina Natale at Tinacnatale@gmail.com RE/MAX LUXURY LIVING is supporting Toys for Tots this holiday Read More…

Police & Fire

Police Blotter: Trespassing Arrest, Head Slam Vandalism

These are the latest notable incidents on the police blotter, courtesy of BTD District A-1 Boston Police. Trespassing / Warrant 12/07/17        6:05am Male suspect arrested after residents found the suspect sleeping on the floor inside a No. Margin St. building. Suspect was charged with giving false identification / trespassing and warrants. Vandalism Read More…

Announcements Photos & Videos

Neighborhood Photo: Trellis Blues

Patricia Gray shares “Trellis Blues”. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Submit your interesting 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 past neighborhood photo posts.

Community

Weekly Top Reads: Christmas Parade, Maurizio’s Closing, King Tides, Fundraising for Saint Leonard’s, Holiday Event Photos & Iconic Signs

The top posts from NorthEndWaterfront.com this past week focused on holiday celebrations, local fundraising efforts, flooding from the king tides and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles of the week. North End Christmas Parade Canceled as Organizer Abruptly Retires The North End Christmas Parade will take a year off in 2017 Read More…

Community Photos & Videos

Historic Neighborhood Photo: Lafayette Avenue

The corner of Endicott St. and Lafayette Avenue looking up towards Prince St. circa 1913-1920. Not much has changed other than the giant gas holder at the end of the street! Tune in on weekly to view our featured neighborhood photo from back in the day! Submit your historical photos using our Submit a Post Read More…

Arts & Culture Featured

St. Joseph’s Society Gifts $1 Million to Restoration of St. Leonard Church in Boston’s North End

by Frank Mazzaglia, St. Joseph Society How do you say, “Thank you” to people who have stood by you, in good times and bad, for more than 100 years? That’s the question pondered by the Society of St. Joseph when they became aware that St. Leonard Port Maurice Church was in the midst of a Read More…

Daily Briefs

Weekend Brief: LoFrisco Family Cookbook, School Committee Schedule Vote, North End Play Time Circa 1957

Things to know for Friday Your daily round up for Friday, December 8: 6:00PM Author Talk: Anthony LoFrisco (The LoFrisco Family Cookbook, How Josie Brought Sicily to Brooklyn). Join I AM Books at 189 North Street for an author talk by Anthony LoFrisco. The book is part cookbook, part memoir as LoFrisco shares his mother’s Read More…

Featured Real Estate

Community Voices Strong Support for NEMPAC Bid at 128 North St., Tunnel Administration Building

North End residents packed into the Nazzaro Community Center on Wednesday night for a meeting hosted by MassDOT to discuss the current Invitation to Bid on property at 128 North Street – the historic Tunnel Administration Building. The significant turnout for this meeting was no coincidence; in fact, the majority of attendees came out to Read More…

Arts & Culture

THE HISTORY OF SAINT LEONARD CHURCH: Part II, The Franciscans and a growing Italian Community

The Franciscan Friars arrived in Boston in 1873, and immediately were welcomed by the city’s growing Italian population, many of which viewed the order as patriarchal. The Franciscans main objective was to service the needs of their parishioners, building churches, schools, and orphanages all for the use of the immigrant population, particularly in Italian communities. Read More…

Community

What’s The 311? Double Parking, Trash Truck Too Early, Illegal Gate, and Overflowing Trash

Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Anger on North Washington Street “This is why traffic is so bad in Boston. Look at this mess. Travel lane and bike lane both blocked at Read More…