The Boston City Council held a hearing earlier this week about non-citizens voting in municipal elections that caused much controversy among residents. The councilors received many phone calls and emails, often bordering on anti-immigrant or hateful. “Much of it has been very nasty and negative, which is disheartening,” said Councilor Kim Janey. “It’s disheartening that people Read More…
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. Seagull Finds Meal in Overflowing North End Trash Barrel “Please empty trash more often on weekends in North End!!!!” The original 311 post can be found Read More…
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Things to know for Thursday Today is Thursday, July 12 and here’s what else you need to know for today… 10:00AM Gentle Yoga at Christopher Columbus Park. Stop by Christopher Columbus Park for some physical, mental, and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India. 12:00PM Community BBQ at Polcari Park. The Boston Harborside Home of Joseph Read More…
Applicant Nikant 87 Inc., represented by Attorney Michael Khoury, presented their petition to the Neighborhood Council at the July meeting to establish a retail store and glass blowing studio for tobacco and tobacco-related products at 87 Salem Street. The Council voted unanimously in opposition to the shop. Watch the full video and follow along with the Read More…
City Councilors Michelle Wu, Kim Janey and Lydia Edwards filed legislation to remove as-of-right designations for chain stores in Boston’s neighborhood business districts. The proposal, entered at today’s Council meeting, would amend the City of Boston’s Zoning Code to regulate formula retail uses, also known as chain stores, and require a conditional use permit for Read More…
The West End Museum’s new photo exhibit, Before the El Came Down: Photographs by John Woolf, will offer a glimpse into the final days of the elevated green line tracks to visitors beginning July 24. Opened on June 1, 1912, the Causeway Street Elevated Railway was one of the last sections of raised tracks constructed in Read More…
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath, chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their Read More…
Boston Police District A-1 provided North End / Waterfront residents an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the July 2018 North End Public Safety Meeting. Crime in District A-1 is down 2% YTD. Robberies – Business (1)– 6/27/18 at 10:20 p.m. (38 Cooper Street – Venice Convenience Store): The store was robbed at gunpoint. Suspect Read More…
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in a mosquito pool in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. WNV has been detected in Boston every year since 2000 during the summer and fall months (June-November). WNV in people is rare. Most people are at low risk of developing the disease. Those over the age of Read More…
The July North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, July 12, 2018. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below. Last minute addition: Representing Harbor Towers, Diane Rubin will speak on the recently filed lawsuit regarding the Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Today is Wednesday July 11th and The Greenway Conservancy has announced Summer on Dewey Presented by Citizens Bank, a new partnership to bring greater exposure to the season’s offerings in Dewey Square Park (across from South Station) on The Greenway, continue reading. Here’s everything else you need to know for today… 6:00PM Read More…