State Representative Aaron Michlewitz sent an opposition letter on the Municipal Harbor Plan to the State stressing his concerns about the Harbor Garage site development. Michlewitz reiterates his earlier point of contention that any development on the garage site should not exceed 50% lot coverage on the ground level. He states that anything less could lead to the Boston Read More…
Living in Boston’s North End in the 50s and 60s with its winding narrow streets and alleyways, it was always amazing to see so much greenery growing on fire escapes and on our flat patio rooftops. Besides laundry lines on fire escapes, there were hundreds of potted plants and herbs to be growing in the Read More…
By Terese O’Connell The Friends of the North End Library gratefully thank local woodworking artisan Grant Burger for his amazing work of art now permanently on display in the North End Library. The Friends of the North End Library started the Wishing Tree with donation ornaments years ago at the Annual Spring Fling. It was Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Today is Wednesday, April 11 and as if you didn’t have enough reason to stop by the new North End hot spot, City Winery, Massmouth is now teaming up with the new comer restaurant and music club to bring a new storytelling series – “Riff: Song-Inspired Stories”, continue reading. Here’s Read More…
Boston Police District A-1 provided North End / Waterfront residents an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the April 2018 North End Public Safety Meeting. Robberies – Business (1)– 3/6/18 at 2:53 a.m. at 484 Hanover Street (7-Eleven): Police officers responded to an armed robbery in progress at the 7-Eleven store at Hanover and Read More…
Massmouth is teaming up with City Winery to bring you a new storytelling series – “Riff: Song-Inspired Stories.” Tellers will spin six-minute totally true stories on a new song-inspired theme each month. For April, we’ve gone with a classic: DREAM ON. Four pre-picked tellers and four tellers drawn randomly at the event compete for audience Read More…
This week is a busy one in Boston sports as the Bruins begin their playoff drive at home this Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Celtics kick-off their own playoff journey with a home game this weekend. The Red Sox season is also in full swing with the Yankees coming to town. Whether Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is partnering with the North End Library to host a “Meet the Musicians” series paired with Story-Time this spring! This program will begin with a short story led by the library, followed by a visit and performance with the NEMPAC guest musician of the week. The Read More…
The Boston Public Market (BPM) will debut its “Chef Hero” Program this month, inviting local chefs to partner with BPM vendors and engage with customers during monthly pop-up sampling events using BPM-sourced ingredients. The program also includes onsite sales of cookbooks and other restaurant merchandise, and an Instagram takeover to give BPM fans a look behind the Read More…
STEM Club Middle school students from St. John School attended the i2 Learning 2018 STEM Club Festival this week, along with several other Boston area middle schools, to present their BOSEBuild team final project. Congratulations go out to our St. John School team for winning the ‘Sound of Spring’ STEM award for “Best Interpretation of Read More…
Editor’s Note: As April 20 MassDOT has updated the plans for this project to no longer include a permanent lane closure on the lower deck from April 22 – November. They will instead adjust the width of the travel lanes and implementing off-peak lane closures. A three-year restoration project of the Tobin Bridge is scheduled to begin later this month Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Today is Tuesday, April 10 and if you’ve been paying attention to the acres of parking lots on the waterfront that have become one of the hottest neighborhoods in the country, you might be interested to read more about how Boston’s startup ecosystem is redefining the city’s long-held corporate power Read More…