Community Featured

Weekly Top Reads: N. Washington St. Bridge, Haymarket Hotel Construction, City Smoke Shop, Life on the Corner, Northern Avenue Bridge, & Trellis Lights Photos

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured construction updates, bridge planning, new businesses, historic neighborhood stories, holiday decorations and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from the past week. Video: Traffic Flow Changes for Temporary North Washington Street Bridge Two months into the construction for the replacement of the North Washington Read More…

Community Event Notices

Santa Skate & Toy Drive December 1

Join Santa and his North End elves at the Steriti Rink on Commercial Street on Saturday, December 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the annual Columbus Day Committee’s Santa Skate and Toy Drive! Enjoy skating, holiday music & caroling, face painting, refreshments, and a try your luck at a raffle. Please bring an unwrapped toy Read More…

Community Event Notices

Traditions of the Season at the Paul Revere House

Join the Paul Revere House for their annual traditions of the season Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Why did New England colonists consider Thanksgiving “the one day above all others”? Which Bostonians kept Christmas and which did not? What types of gifts were exchanged at New Years? Read More…

Business Community Featured

Join the NorthEndWaterfront.com Patron Program

You made it through Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Whew, congratulations! If you have any money left, this is our seasonal reminder to consider supporting community news at NorthEndWaterfront.com through our Patron program. If you are already signed up, thank you for your help in getting us through! We love telling the stories and sharing Read More…

Daily Briefs

Weekend Brief: Holiday Shopping Stroll, Friday Films, City Lights, Citgo Sign Not a Landmark

Things to know for Friday Today is Friday, November 30 and here’s what you need to know for this weekend… 1:00PM Friday Films at the North End Library: Pre-Code Hollywood. Join the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for their November film series: Pre-Code Hollywood. This week’s film is I’m No Angel, see additional details Read More…

Business Featured

Ivyees “Everything Honey” Ribbon Cutting Celebrates First Black, Woman-Owned Shop in North End

Ivy Lawson is making a honey splash at 120 Salem Street with the opening of her Ivyees “Honey Everything” store. In a milestone for the neighborhood, Lawson is the first woman of color to own a shop in Boston’s North End. Ivyees is operating at the location on the corner of Baldwin Place in the Read More…

Business Event Notices Featured

Twelfth Annual North End Holiday Shopping Stroll Set for Friday, November 30th

Join us for the North End Holiday Stroll! FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30th from 5-10pm! Fifteen boutiques and shops in the neighborhood are staying open late for a night of holiday shopping and fun. Many venues will be serving up tasty refreshments and offering great discounts! The stroll is a great way to discover our vibrant historical Read More…

Featured Government Transportation

Residents Want a Pedestrian Only Northern Avenue Bridge

Residents voiced their concerns Wednesday night at a community meeting in the Seaport as plans move forward for a renovated Northern Avenue Bridge. Built in 1908, today’s Northern Avenue Bridge was in service for over a century, before it was closed in 2014. The city is now hoping to rebuild the 110 year old bridge Read More…

People Schools

Sarah Turner Named Next North Bennet Street School President

Sarah Turner has been selected to be the next President of the North Bennet Street School (NBSS), a professional trade school located at 150 North Street in Boston’s North End. In this position, Turner will spearhead expansion of the School’s public programs and community partnerships within the craft-education world, while continuing the School’s 137-year legacy of Read More…

Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Brief: Tree Lighting, Celebrating Hanukkah, 12 Fun Things to do This Weekend

Things to know for Thursday  Today is Thursday, November 29 and Metro Boston has pulled together a list of 12 fun things to do in Boston this weekend.  Here’s what else you need to know for today… Notable News: How to Celebrate Hanukkah in Boston Hanukkah starts at sundown this Sunday and whether you’re hosting Read More…

Featured Transportation

Video: Traffic Flow Changes for Temporary North Washington Street Bridge

Two months into the construction for the replacement of the North Washington Street Bridge (i.e., the Charlestown Bridge), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a community meeting on Tuesday night in the North End to highlight recent project changes. Most notably, the decision to build a temporary bridge will allow three lanes of traffic Read More…