Teen Gaming at the North End Library

City Council Pushes for Boston to Provide Bilingual Ballots During COVID-19

Some Massachusetts leaders have been at the forefront of pushing for Vote-by-Mail legislature that would allow mail-in ballots to be sent to every registered voter in the state. Councilors Liz Breadon (District 9) and Julia Mejia (At-Large) proposed a resolution regarding the City of Boston adequately providing bilingual ballots to City residents. As the coronavirus Read More…

NEMPAC Youth Entertain Audiences with Their Version of “Sound of Music” [Photos]

Youth performers of the North End Music & Performing Arts Center’s (NEMPAC) Music Theatre Troupe performed Getting to Know…The Sound of Music at the Improv Asylum on May 17th and 19th. Both shows had a sold-out full house of 150 attendees! This spring production of The Sound of Music, stage directed by Allie Meek, music directed Read More…

Remembering the Union Wharf Fire of 1952

Many of the Boston’s wharves fell victim to fires during the 1950s and 1960s. The Union Wharf fire on November 2, 1952 was one of the most spectacular blazes ever seen in the North End or Boston’s waterfront. Union Wharf on Commercial Street was “built to burn” and long feared by Boston firefighters, according to a Boston Fire Historical Read More…