Community Featured

Weekly Top Reads: Hanover St. Fire, Long Wharf Ferris Wheel, “Table” Opens, Valentine’s Decorated Trellis, Patriots Parade and Eliot School Mathletes

This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured fire, development, local businesses, schools and celebrations. Read on below to see the most popular articles from the past week. Fire Returns to Hanover Street Building at Il Panino Trattoria Just over a year after a tragic fire at the same building of 280-282 Hanover St., a fire broke out Read More…

Community Featured Police & Fire

Conviction and Stay-Away Order Issued for Serial Thief of North End Churches

The office of the District Attorney of Suffolk County has announced the entry of a guilty plea, conviction and sentencing of serial thief Richard Shiner by the Boston Municipal Court (BMC) on multiple counts of trespass, larceny and vandalism in local houses of worship, including St. Leonard and Sacred Heart Churches in the North End. Read More…

Featured Real Estate

Impact Advisory Group Supports New Dock Square Garage Plans

The Impact Advisory Group (IAG) assigned to the dock square garage project reacted positively to recent changes made to the proposal in a discussion at the IAG’s Wednesday night meeting. Developers appeared before the IAG to discuss changes they made to the plans for the Dock Square Garage since the last time they met several Read More…

Announcements

Old North Speaker Series: Quilts for the Cause

Old North Speaker Series Quilts for the Cause: Community Actions Wednesday, March 13 @ 6 pm Old North Church, 193 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113 Speaker: Pamela Weeks Presented in partnership with the New England Quilt Museum “Quilts for the Cause” include those used to promote social issues such as anti-slavery or prohibition, and for charitable Read More…

Daily Briefs

Weekend Brief: Couple Redesigns Historic Condo, Blacklisted, Financial Literacy Workshop

Today is Friday, February 8 and here’s what you need to know for this weekend… 1:00PM Friday Film Series: Blacklisted. Stop by the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for their Friday film series featuring Hollywood directors and writers before and after the blacklist. This week’s film is Night and the City, see additional Read More…

Featured Food & Drink

Opening of “Table” by Jen Royle Celebrates Family-Style Dining

TABLE is now open with its family-style dining twist brought to Boston’s North End by local celebrity chef, Jennifer Royle. With 32 seats, guests arrive at scheduled time and find a place at the long, wooden tables in a completely renovated space at 445 Hanover Street. The feast begins with appetizers such as gourmet flatbreads Read More…

Featured Health & Environment Transportation

Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Three: Where Stuff Comes From

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about ships and working ports below. In this six minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss cargo ships and how products move across the oceans. The two explain that Conley Container Read More…

Event Notices

A Weekend In Boston: Events Throughout the City February 8 – 10

Welcome to A Weekend in Boston, a weekly post about events occurring over the upcoming weekend throughout all of Boston. For events coming up in the North End, see the event calendar. For more information on each event, click on the event title. This week was crazy. It started with the New England Patriots winning Read More…

Schools

Eliot School Science Club Presents Projects at Annual Science Fair

The Eliot School’s first ever Science Club recently shared their learning with the Eliot community at the school’s 8th annual Middle School Science Fair. Following the scientific method, the middle school scientists developed questions inspired by their own curiosity and then put those questions to the test through experiments, data collection and analysis. Three of Read More…

Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Brief: Society Talk, Neighborhood Night, Public Safety Meeting

Today is Thursday, February 7. Here’s a joke from local comedy writer Ben Alper to start your day: “Court filings show murdered gangster James “Whitey” Bulger did not leave a will. Already, his family is fighting over his prized collection of brass knuckles” – Ben Alper. Here’s what else you need to know for today… Read More…

Business Community Featured Food & Drink

Boston Freedom Wheel Proposed at Long Wharf

Boston Freedom Wheel, LLC. is proposing a 200 foot “observation wheel” at the end of Long Wharf on the Boston Harbor watersheet. Company officials have held several private meetings with community leaders to explain the plans that would include two, 2-story cafe buildings and outdoor seating for 700 people. Using a platform supported by pilings Read More…