RALLY POINT: BRAVERY + ACTIONPatriots Corner Gallery at Old North ChurchClough House, 21 Unity Street, BostonMay 17 – July 15, 2019 Old North Church & Historic Site presents its first art show in the exhibition space, Patriots Corner Gallery, located in the Clough House on Unity Street. The famous signal lanterns of April 18, 1775, displayed in the Old Read More…
Month: May 2019
North End firm e3i Engineers Welcomes Manrico Federico, PE, as Director of Power Systems Services
e3i Engineers, Inc. a specialized engineering firm servicing clients in mission critical, healthcare, laboratory, education and intricately complex industries, is pleased to announce that Manrico Federico, PE, has joined the firm as Director of Power Systems. In this role, he will build and lead the team responsible for keeping daily business operations running smoothly for Read More…
Thursday’s Brief: Wharf District Charrette, Odd Buildings, Fundraiser for St. Stephen’s Announced
Today is Thursday, May 16 and here’s what else you need to know for today… 5:00PM Wharf District Public Realm Vision Video Charrette, New England Aquarium Learning Lab, Harbor Garage, 1st Floor on the waterside. The Public Realm Vision Video will illustrate a future for the Wharf District that encourages extraordinary possibilities and new opportunities, Read More…
Boston Smart Utilities—Bootcamp
May 29, 2019 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Price: Free and open to the public Where: BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston www.architects.org/programs-and-events/boston-smart-utilities%E2%80%94bootcamp-0 Come learn about the Boston Smart Utilities program—an interdepartmental initiative led by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) aimed toward developing strategies for more sustainable, resilient, equitable, and innovative utility services in the City of Read More…
Social Highlights This Week: Bright Lights and Waterfront Days
Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents and visitors in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. Bright Lights Waterfront Days Are Back! Furry Feature [hr] It is our 10th Anniversary and we are celebrating a decade of community news at NorthEndWaterfront.com! Keeping this website Read More…
Nazzaro Center Building Updates Presented to the Residents’ Association
Kirsten Hoffman, a member of the Save the Nazzaro coalition, presented updates about the Nazzaro Center building at the May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. (00:50) The Boston Landmarks Commission has accepted the petition to study the Nazzaro Center building as a Boston landmark. As such, it now has pending landmark status, Read More…
Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode 9: Park Partnership
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 the many partners that care for and maintain the Boston Harbor Islands below. In this four and a half minute vlog, Brown and Horwood discuss the Read More…
Wednesday’s Brief: Bourque on Bruins, Weekend Itinerary, Author Talk, First Trip to the North End
Today is Wednesday, May 15 and if you’ve got playoff fever then be sure to check out when Billy Jaffe sat down with Ray Bourque at Tresca to discuss his career as a player with the Bruins and the team’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals, see more on NHL.com. Here’s what else you need Read More…
ABCD North End / West End Service Center Pasquetta [Photos]
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) recently celebrated the arrival of spring and Pasquetta. Pasquetta is often translated to “little Easter,” and is a day to relax. It was instituted in the post-war period to create a long weekend, which allows people to have a weekend getaway, or at least a “scampagnata” (jaunt Read More…
Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) Candidates Elevated; Election Cancelled [Video]
The withdrawal of a candidate for North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) has resulted in just six residents to fill the same number of open slots on the council. Accordingly, NEWNC leadership announced there will not be an election on May 18th as previously scheduled. Longtime NEWNC member, Sean Hennessey, withdrew his candidacy at Read More…
Reader Poll: Are You Happy with the Connect Historic Boston Network?
The City of Boston will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 23 to celebrate the completion of Connect Historic Boston. This three-year project was made up of several parts: Expanded sidewalks in the Blackstone Block. Construction of the green, separated Connect Historic Bike Trail along Staniford Street, Causeway Street, Commercial Street, and Atlantic Read More…
Eliot Debate Team Welcomes Senator Boncore and Representative Michlewitz
A group of 15 middle school students from the Eliot School and the Josiah Quincy Upper School (JQUS) recently discussed immigration, housing policy, and climate issues with State Senator Joe Boncore and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the elected officials who represent both schools. The students are members of their schools’ debate teams run in partnership Read More…











