NEMPAC is excited to announce a new program offering at the St. John School, an after school Strings Program for children in grades 1 – 3 and a JR Program for grades K3 – K5, beginning on February 2nd and running for 10 weeks. The class will be taught by NEMPAC’s new Suzuki trained instructor, Read More…
You’re Weekend Briefing: A few events for the weekend: Saturday, January 21 1:00pm Girl Scout Cookie Sale at Nazzaro Center. Come and support our local North End Girl Scout Junior Troop and get your once-a-year cookie supply! $5.00 per box for all your favorites, this year Girl Scouts is introducing a new flavor- S’mores! More information. Government Center Garage is Read More…
The hotel proposal at 88 North Washington Street, also known as “88NOWA” was discussed with disdain at the recent North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. Covering the recent updates from the developer, NEWRA David Kubiak maintained that, “the project is too big for the parcel, and in order to make this hotel economically viable, they Read More…
Once again this year the North End Athletic Association provided free tickets to players and their families to a Boston Celtics Game at TD Garden. Forty NEAA family members got to see the Celtics beat the Washington Wizards on Wednesday January 11th. The Celtics, backed by another strong performance by Isaiah Thomas, came from behind Read More…
Briefing you for Thursday, January 19, 2017: Take a look at the following articles: Full Text: Mayor Walsh’s 2017 State Of The City Address In case you missed the State of the City address from Mayor Marty Walsh this past Tuesday night, WBUR Boston posted the full text of the address, as prepared for delivery. How to get Read More…
Caffe Lil Italy, 178 Salem St., shares this video of a break-in on Saturday night, January 14th, at 11:50 p.m. The shop posts on its Facebook page: Saturday night, this guy in the video broke in for the second time. I hope someone can help us find him. Note: camera time is 1:47 min ahead. Read More…
North End native, Ricky Scimeca, is interviewed by WooCutzTV’s Angelo Padin at the Boston Barber & Tattoo Company in Boston’s North End. Ambitious Angelo gets a haircut from Ricky and interviews the US Army veteran about the shop and his experiences. Owner Robert Dello Russo also takes part the video and his vision for Boston Barber Co.
The Licensing Board unanimously approved rules and regulations on Wednesday to allow for BYOB (bring your own bottle) in Boston. Restaurants with a sub-30 person capacity in the outer neighborhoods will be able to apply for a BYOB license once the Licensing Board makes an online form. Apparently, that will take a few months (no, I’m Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is joining the effort to block the Winthrop Square tower proposal that would cast a significant shadow onto the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. The Walsh administration is looking to tweak a statute that blocks developments that cast shadows in these two public parks. The proposal by Millennium Partners consists Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday, January 18, 2017! Plan your schedule around the Community Calendar: Wednesday, January 18 6:30pm North Station Area Mobility Action Plan Public Meeting at West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street. The North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP) announced in November 2015, will develop both a range of near-term and longer-term implementable solutions for the improvement Read More…
On January 17, 1950, the Great Brink’s Robbery took place in Boston’s North End at the corner of Commercial and Prince Streets. Still known today as the “Brink’s Garage,” the property marks where $1,218,211.29 in cash and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities were taken in the “crime of the century” and the Read More…
Here are the latest reports from the North End / Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) meeting, held on January 12, 2017. View full video coverage and a timeline below: Video timeline: (Opening) President’s Report by Mary McGee: Citing Jason Aluia’s great success with his efforts to save the North End Nursing Home, NEWRA is forming a by-laws committee, Read More…