In support of year-round bicycling, the City of Boston has prioritized resources toward the plowing and salting of its cycle tracks. In the latest snowstorm, the Connect Historic Boston cycle track in downtown Boston and the North End was cleared before much of the roadway, city-owned sidewalks, corner curbs and parks. This tweet shows Boston Read More…
Year: 2018
“100 YEARS AFTER THE WAR” Concert – FEATURING award winning violinist KLAUDIA SZLACHTA
“100 YEARS AFTER THE WAR” Concert & Reception Friday, January 12th, 2018 at 7:30 pm Bijou de la Vida Concert Series Event Location: 390 Commercial Street, North End of Boston Tickets: $35 Concert/Reception https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100-years-after-the-war-tickets-40847425750 Attendees are invited to a pre-concert wine & cheese reception at 6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . Read More…
Tuesday’s Brief: FOCCP Meeting, Strega Appeals $20,000 Sexual Harassment Award, Private Cooking Classes
Things to know for Tuesday Your daily roundup for Tuesday, January 9: 6:30PM FOCCP Monthly Meeting. Join the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park for their monthly meeting at Mariner’s House at 11 North Square, 2nd floor. Help plan upcoming events and recap recent park news, see additional details here. Notable News: Strega fighting award of Read More…
Save Our Shoulders! (Fitness Class)
North End resident and fitness instructor, Nancy Bellantoni, is presenting a series of three 90 minute classes to kick off 2018. She will use therapy balls, breath work and exercises to target body blind spots, erase pain and identify overburdened muscles and joints. These are deep tissue myofascial roll-outs, each with a distinct focus. January 14, 10–11:30 SOS :: Save our Read More…
Filmmaker Johnny Hickey and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism Launch F.I.G.H.T. Opiates
Filmmaker Johnny Hickey and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism Launch F.I.G.H.T. Opiates BINJ and ‘Oxy-Morons’ Director and Producer Team Up to Join the Fight of Individuals and Organizations Battling the Opiate Crisis Boston, Mass. (January 8, 2018) – Filmmaker Johnny Hickey and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ) are proud to announce the launch Read More…
Residents’ Association Jan. 11 Agenda: Vote on 3 Snelling Place and 283-285 Hanover Street Renovations
This month’s North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, January 11, 2018. The meeting will be at 7:00pm at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. This month’s agenda can be found below.
A Shtetl in the City, Part 2, “Shabbas Goy”
A while ago I wrote a column about the Jewish North End and this is a follow up to that article. Today’s picture was taken on Salem Street in 1909. It shows a young Italian boy calling up to some Jewish neighbors offering to light their stove fires. It’s a Saturday morning, the first day of the Read More…
Monday’s Brief: NEWNC Meeting, Date Night Ideas, Wee The People, Remembering Joe Pace
Things to know for Monday Your daily roundup for Monday, January 8: 7:00PM NEWNC Meeting. Join the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council at the Nazzaro Center for their monthly meeting. See the full meeting agenda here. Notable News: Date Night in the North End Looking for a new date night idea in the North End? Read More…
Mass for Joe Pace at St. Leonard Church on January 15
A Mass for the repose of the soul of Joe Pace will be offered at Saint Leonard Church on Monday, January 15, at 7:00pm. Father Antonio, Pastor of Saint Leonard Parish extends a warm invitation to Joe’s friends and admirers who would like to celebrate his memory and his unfailing generous response to any request for help. Read More…
Neighborhood Council Jan. 8 Agenda: 283 Hanover Street Restaurant Proposal at Former Pinkberry
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, January 8, 2018, at 7:00pm at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. There will be a discussion regarding the proposed change of 283 Hanover Street (formerly Pinkberry) from a take-out restaurant to a restaurant with seating, as well as Read More…
Police Blotter: Shoplifting and Package Larceny
Recent incidents from the Boston Police District A-1 Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area: Larceny/ Shoplifting12/30/17 8:05amMale suspect stole shaving supplies and a can of Red Bull from a Hanover St. pharmacy. Suspect fled on foot. Larceny / Shoplifting12/22/17 11:30pmMale suspect observed on video stealing numerous unknown Read More…
Wee the People: BLM at the North End Branch Library
Join Wee the People for a workshop of kid-powered resistance with our social justice story time event “Black Lives Matter.” Through stories and activities, kids will explore themes of protest and racial justice, taking lessons from the past to understand today’s Movement for Black Lives. Best for kids 5 and up. Space is limited- please Read More…












