Year: 2018
Community Featured

Social Highlights This Week: Clear Skies & Neighborhood Favorites

Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents, visitors, and more in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. Clear Skies https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd7shK7Hs1g/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8H5dPF-vH/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8lVC6nRqC/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd9A9iRB0RX/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8MWDUFKEB/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545   Neighborhood Favorites https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd5tMH-nI3F/?hl=en&taken-at=254372545 Can never get enough of these places to eat in Read More…
Business Food & Drink

Local Highlights in the Globe’s 46 Best New Restaurants

Boston Globe Magazine’s “46 Best New Restaurants” features several local businesses. Here they are in alphabetical order. How many have you tried? Bencotto “It’s everything you want in a North End restaurant.” 361 Hanover Street; bencottoboston.com Cultivar “Seasonal cuisine [that] draws on a regional array.” 1 Court Street, in the Ames Boston Hotel adjacent to Read More…
Government

City Councilor Lydia Edwards Appointed to Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust

Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards was sworn in by city clerk Maureen Feeney on Wednesday to serve on the Boston’s Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT). The trust, established in 1983 and revamped to suit the city’s growing population in 2001 and 2013, prioritizes funding for affordable and workforce units throughout the City by working with developers Read More…
Daily Briefs

Wednesday’s Brief: Teen Game Night, Boston Waterfront Community Meeting, The Crime of the Century, Faneuil Hall Bertucci’s Closes

Things to know for Wednesday Your daily roundup for Wednesday, January 17: Anniversary of Brinks Garage Robbery. In 1950, Brinks Garage, which at the time was located at 155 Prince Street, was robbed for $2.78 million. The location is now a parking garage at 600 Commercial Street. At the time, the robbery was the largest ever in Read More…
Community Featured Food & Drink

Should More High-End Restaurants Offer Delivery?

Last Friday, the Boston Globe shared an article about the recent increase in restaurant delivery sales, and the reactions of the chefs, particularly at higher-end establishments. More than ever, people are ordering delivery to enjoy restaurant meals in the comfort of their own homes. Delivery services like GrubHub, DoorDash, UberEats, and Cavier are making this Read More…
Event Notices

Valentine’s Day Comes Early to One of the “Most Romantic Places” in Boston

Christopher Columbus Park Trellis To Become a Tunnel of Love on Feb. 10, 2018 The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) are gearing up to turn Columbus Park’s well-known trellis into a Tunnel of Love in honor of Valentine’s Day. The trellis will be decorated for the entire month of February with cupids and lighted hearts. On Saturday, February Read More…
Event Notices

The People’s Law Firm – Hear from the Office of the Attorney General at North End Library

THE PEOPLE’S LAW FIRM – MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL Please join the Friends of the North End Library to listen to, and ask questions of, a member of the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts discussing the resources available to you and how to obtain assistance from the Attorney General’s Office. This Read More…
Health & Environment

New Local Addiction Program Announced

The growing opioid epidemic continues to devastate many families each day in the Commonwealth. The following programs seek to assist those struggling with addiction. The Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital seeks to better engage with individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions who are not well connected to health care Read More…
Featured People

North End Native Vincenza Raspa Celebrates 105th Birthday

Happy Birthday to North End native Vincenza Raspa, who just celebrated her 105th birthday! Vincenza was born in 1913 and grew up in the North End, attending local schools. She worked first at a canning factory in Boston for 30 years and later as a salesperson at Macy’s department store for 20 years. She is a long-time parishioner Read More…
Daily Briefs

Tuesday’s Brief: Wharf District Council Meeting, Lego Club, Sea Level Situation, Most-Missed Now-Closed Restaurants

Things to know for Tuesday Your daily roundup for Tuesday, January 16: 3:00PM Lego Club. Join the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for some after school fun building legos. 5:00PM Wharf District Council Meeting at 30 Rowes Wharf, Norman Leventhal Center. This month’s agenda includes: – Police Update on Local Activity from BPD Read More…
Announcements

Charlestown YMCA Invites North End to Annual Kick Off Event, January 24

The Charlestown YMCA is very excited to engage the North End community in our programs, offerings and plans as we start 2018. Please join us on Wednesday, 1/24, just over the bridge for our Annual Kick Off Event at Blackmoor, 1 Chelsea St, Charlestown. We will be showcasing what we have to offer to our service area of Read More…