Things to know for Wednesday Today is Wednesday, August 1 and this past weekend an invasive species was spotted in the North End. Bird rental scooters are supposed to stay out of Boston, at least for now… read more on Universal Hub. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 7:00PM North End Movie Night Read More…
Boston City Council’s Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation held a hearing Monday morning over several surplus parcels and transferring the custody, control and management of them over to the Property Facilities Commission including 48 and 50 Tileston Street. Tileston Street was acquired by the city as part of the 2012 North Bennet Street School / Read More…
Since 2014, the Northern Avenue Bridge over the Fort Point Channel, previously connecting the Financial District to the Seaport, has been swung open, left in disrepair. There has much talk as to what to do with the bridge, including an ideas competition back in 2016. Many of the designs featured gardens, pedestrian pathways, bike lanes Read More…
Continuing its mission of eradicating melanoma in our communities, the Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation (CMPF) recently set up an information booth for residents and tourists at the Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center on The Rose Kennedy Greenway. Staff and volunteers offered information about the Foundation’s Boston Harbor SunAWARE campaign, a skin check for sun damage via a UV camera system, plus a complimentary bottle of Aveeno sunscreen. Read More…
Feast season is here. Frank and Jordan are high over Hanover Street building the chapel for this weekend’s Feast of St. Agrippina … … while others are meticulously pinning together the huge devotion sheets of dollars. Photos by Matt Conti. View the full schedule of North End feasts. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Today is Tuesday, July 31 and Here’s what else you need to know for today… 8:00AM Harry Potter Store Launch. Primark at Downtown Crossing is launching an in-store Harry Potter store complete with clothing, accessories, backpacks, home goods and more, see additional details here. 11:15AM ReadBoston Book Bike. An extension of ReadBoston’s Storymobile Read More…
Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held their annual procession to honor the popular Saint Joseph on Sunday afternoon. Carrying the St. Joseph statue through the streets of Boston’s North End, the group was accompanied by the the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. Enjoy these photos from the day. See the North End Feast Schedule for the dates of upcoming Read More…
Governor Charlie Baker signed a law on Friday, July 27 that increases the statewide age of sale for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21, and prohibits the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. This makes Massachusetts the sixth state to limit sale of tobacco products to those over 21, and the first state Read More…
Things to know for Monday Today is Monday, July 30 and if you’re a Harry Potter fan, be sure to stop by Primark at Downtown Crossing tomorrow for the launch of their Harry Potter Store. They’ll also be giving away free wands to the first 100 wizarding hopefuls, continue reading. Here’s what else you need Read More…
As a part of the North End summer movie series, Boston Community Collaborative (BCC) celebrated Christmas in July on Wednesday, July 25th with a screening of Daddy’s Home 2. It was a hot and muggy evening with the threat of thunderstorms pushing Christmas in July indoors, but BCC Director Becca Griffin made sure the holiday spirit Read More…
Suffolk University summer photojournalism class students, with Prof. Ken Martin of the Communication and Journalism Department, have installed an exhibit of posters highlighting the North End at the North End Branch library. Titled Assignment: North End, students from several previous classes taught by Martin, who has reached a 30 year milestone teaching photography and photojournalism Read More…
If you’re still bummed you never received an invitation to Hogwarts, here’s your chance to grab some merchandise to make you feel like a wizard. Primark at Downtown Crossing is launching an in-store Harry Potter store complete with clothing, accessories, backpacks, home goods and more. The store will be unveiled for Harry Potter’s birthday, Tuesday Read More…