The Old North steeple was looking majestic over the North End yesterday evening with the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in the background for a hot, summer sunset. Photo submitted by Dr. Joseph Mendola. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos via email to info@northendwaterfront.com or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Today is Wednesday, August 29 and if you’re not quite ready for back-to-school just yet, ease back into the season with the North End Library’s back-to-school film theme every Friday, read more. Here’s what else you need to know for today… Notable News: The Most Anticipated Fall 2018 Restaurant Openings Read More…
Less than two years ago, Boston lowered the city speed limit to 25 mph to improve safety for all users of Boston’s roadways. Now, according to the Boston Globe, some city councilors are advocating for an additional speed reduction down to 20 mph. While many people support this, some argue it will not have the Read More…
Back in the 1970s, Charles River Park was more than the place where “… if you lived here you would be home now …” as the iconic sign along Storrow Drive has said for years. During my childhood, Charles River Park was a home away from home due to the fact that my grandmother lived Read More…
Last Tuesday, August 22, the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) took over 60 players and their families to the Red Sox game. The Sox played the Central Division leading Cleveland Indians, who are managed by former Red Sox Skipper Terry Francona. Tito, as he is known, was beloved while he was here, bringing the Red Read More…
Sailing Yacht Adèle has been spotted at Boston Yacht Haven on Commercial Wharf. Built by Vitters in the Netherlands in 2005, Adèle is 179.27 feet in length. She can accommodate up to ten guests in four cabins in addition to seven crew. Both the exterior and interior were designed by Hoek Design Naval Architects. Jan-Eric Osterlund sailed the Read More…
Barbara A. Genovese of Boston’s North End passed away on August, 25, 2018. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (Chiarucci) Genovese. Loving sister of the late Linda Fabiano and her surviving husband Francis of Nahua, NH. Cherished aunt of Michelle and Michael Fabiano, both of Nashua, NH. The family will receive visitors on Read More…
Join the North End Branch Library for their September Film Series: Back to School. Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter Street When: Fridays @ 1:00 p.m.
The Greenway Conservancy and The Lynch Foundation celebrated the new Carolyn Lynch Garden with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony in late August 2018. “There are only a few gardens like these in Boston. It’s beautiful: now light has come to The Greenway,” said Peter Lynch, president of The Lynch Foundation. “Being here with my family today Read More…
The 99th St. Anthony’s Feast featured a 10-hour Grand Procession on Sunday bringing the statue of San Antonio to nearly every street in Boston’s North End. We showed you the opening ceremonies in an earlier post, and here is the grand procession through the neighborhood. It all starts on Endicott Street at noon when multiple bands proceed through the feast Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Today is Tuesday, August 28. Here’s a joke to brighten your morning: “A man and his 9-year-old son recently caught a 34-inch striped bass off Boston’s Sargent’s Wharf. It’s the largest creature hauled in from the harbor since a fisherman hooked a former Whitey Bulger business associate!” – Ben Alper, North Read More…
Dr. Tiffany Chang, Conductor of the New England Repertory Orchestra (NERO) and Music Director for the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Opera Project, is the 2017-18 winner of The American Prize in Conducting in the community opera division. Dr. Chang was selected from applications reviewed from across the United States. The American Prize is a series Read More…