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. Dead Tree on Fulton Street Brought Down After Seven Months “Tree has been dead for quite a while. Last winter falling branches were damaging cars parked Read More…
February letter from Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. This month I would like to focus on senior hunger and the ways in which ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) works in the community as well as with its neighborhood partners and elected officials to reduce hunger among North End, West Read More…
Renderings have been released for the redevelopment of Dock Square Garage at 20 Clinton Street in the Bulfinch Triangle. New property owner Fortis Group filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the Boston Planning and Redevelopment Agency including the following images and information. Proposed redevelopment of the existing 698-space Dock Square parking garage, which stands Read More…
Sunday, February 25th, 2018 (7:00pm – 10:00pm) DCR Steriti Memorial Rink, 561 Commercial St., Boston, MA Learn the basics of the sport and practice with real games alongside Paralympic Champion Meghan Lino and Associate National Wheelchair Coach Tony Colacchio. The North End Curling Club and Cape Cod Curling club are partnering to provide all the Read More…
Things to know for Friday It’s Friday, February 16 and school vacation week is officially here! If you happen to be a meatball fanatic or are looking for a day-long activity in the city – why not try out some of Boston’s best Meatballs? Boston.com has a round up of the 16 best including the Read More…
Family Fun Week Begins February 18 with Appearance by Blue Man Group Boston Visit ‘Boston Winter presented by Berkshire Bank at City Hall Plaza’ during February school vacation week for your last chance to enjoy Boston’s ultimate winter destination before it closes for the season on February 25. The February school vacation week of family fun starts Read More…
Lydia Edwards joined the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council meeting on Monday, February 12, to provide city council updates and answer questions from attendees. Watch the full video here and follow along with the summary below. (0:13) Lydia Edwards is the Chair of Housing and Community Development for the City of Boston and has Read More…
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has announced the completed installation of a new public art commission in Chinatown Park. The artwork, titled Year of the Dog, honors the collective memory and shared experiences of the Chinatown community. The interactive installation consists of panels of vertically-mounted spinnable blocks that are engraved with excerpts of stories collected from members of the Chinatown Read More…
This week’s photograph captures a group of men sitting on benches in the North End Prado, sometime around 1954. The space was formerly a narrow public way in the tenement district of Boston, but it was rebuilt in 1933 to increase sunlight in the neighborhood. The new prado design concept was originally inspired by the Read More…
Things to know for Thursday Today is Thursday, February 15 and NEMPAC’s Annual “Pledge Me” Perform-A-Thon campaign has officially begun! Help raise $6,000 in pledges for Children’s Music Scholarships at the annual fundraising concert, continue reading. Here’s what else you need to know for Thursday… Thursday, February 15 3:00PM Kandinsky Inspired Heart Art. Join the Read More…
On Tuesday (2/13) at 8:25am Boston Police arrested suspect John Bowdon of Woburn for last Thursday’s robbery and assault at the Venice Convenience Store on Cooper Street in the North End. When processing the scene, officers and detectives obtained surveillance footage that later led them to identify the suspect. Detectives received notification that officers recognized the individual Read More…
February 12th marked the beginning of NEMPAC’s annual “Pledge Me” Perform-a-thon Campaign, with the goal of raising $6,000 in pledges for Children’s Music Scholarships. The Perform-a-thon, NEMPAC’s Annual Fundraising Concert, will take place on Saturday, March 17th at THE KITCHEN in the Boston Public Market, featuring a three-hour-straight show of NEMPAC students and instructors performing Read More…