Year: 2017
Photos & Videos

Social Highlights This Week: Winter Sidewalks, Dogs at DeFilippo, Neighborhood Trees

Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents, visitors, and more in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. Winter Sidewalks https://www.instagram.com/p/BcxFtUaHdHX/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2nRYsFIyR/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc0LpPUF0lh/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc2nRYsFIyR/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc0LpPUF0lh/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545   Dogs Enjoy New DeFilippo (Gassy) Park Flights This was once a dark corner of a Read More…
People

North End Seniors Christmas Party

On Tuesday, December 19th, the North End Seniors held their annual Christmas Party. Members enjoyed a fantastic lunch of antipasto, ziti and meatballs, and cannolis for dessert. There was festive holiday music, poinsettia plants and Christmas presents for each guest. The party was provided through the generosity of our friend George Hadayya. George secured the antipasto and Read More…
Community Featured

What’s The 311? Rat Issues Continue, Trash Pile at North Square, and Icy Bike Route

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. North End Rat Problems Continue (Commercial Street) “Four times in just the last month my car has had rat droppings and rat nesting material on Read More…
Community

Frattaroli Family Thanks Community for Support of 8th Annual Holiday Toy Drive

The 8th Annual Holiday Toy Drive in memory of Mark F. Frattaroli is one for the record books!! Over 40 boxes of toys and generous monetary donations were brought to the Italian Home for Children on December 17th (Mark’s Birthday) in a long caravan of vans and cars filled to the brim! Filippo, Anna, Philip, Read More…
Arts & Culture Community

Eliot School Band Makes Performance Debut at Faneuil Hall with NEMPAC

This past Wednesday, December 21, 2017, Grades K to 8 students from the Eliot K-8 Innovation School gathered at Faneuil Hall, The Great Hall for their annual Holiday Assembly! Led by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center teaching artist Stefano Marchese, students from the newly piloted Eliot School Band program showcased all that Read More…
Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Brief: Edible Snow Towers, Another Kind of Sustenance, Handle with Care

Things to know for Thursday Your daily roundup for Thursday, December 21: 4:00PM Edible Snow Towers at the North End Library. Join the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for December activities that are guaranteed to chase away the cold. This upcoming Thursday’s event will be building edible snow towers with marshmallows and toothpicks, see Read More…
Featured Health & Environment Photos & Videos

Talking Waterfront Development and Public Access With Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation [Video]

Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation spoke about waterfront development and public access at the December meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Shelley is senior counsel of CLF and former Executive Director and President. After $24 billion of public monies spent on cleaning up Boston Harbor, the Big Dig / Greenway and Silver Read More…

st. john school
Community Kids & Families People Schools

St. John School Christmas Donation Drive Benefits St. Anthony Shrine

St. John School was well represented yesterday as they delivered the school’s donations of hats, gloves and socks for a Christmas Drive to St. Anthony Shrine Outreach Program. The schools 7th and 8th grade students went to the Shrine to drop them off personally and met with the Outreach Coordinator, who explained how the items Read More…