Boston Pride is in full swing! The celebrations kicked off last Friday with a flag raising ceremony at City Hall. The rainbow flag waved proudly in the air next to the American flag and the Boston Bruins flag outside City Hall in honor of Boston’s 49th annual Pride Week. The flag raising at City Hall marks Read More…
The Old North Church recently hosted the Eliot School eighth graders to clean the brass plaques inside the church as part of their service project. The students also participated in a program called Sacred Seats: Social Implications of Colonial Church Seating. This program taught the Eliot students about pew ownership in the 18th century. They Read More…
The North End Athletic Association (NEAA) will hold its annual Youth Majors All-Star Game on Saturday, June 22 at 6 p.m. at Dom Campochiaro Field at Langone Park on Commercial Street. This year the two all-star teams will be named after two former NEAA volunteers from the 1960s and 1970s – Rocky Rossi and John Read More…
Boston residents packed the room to learn more about the plans for the Northern Ave bridge. It was standing room only for late comers for a meeting about the design aspects of the bridge and how wide the bridge should be. Built in 1908, today’s Northern Avenue Bridge was in service for over a century, Read More…
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and Boston Public Health Commission has launched its 2019 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series, a four-month series offering 30 free classes per week across the city. In the North End, Zumba will take place on Mondays at 6 p.m. and Bootcamp will take place on Fridays at 6:30 a.m., Read More…
Today is Wednesday June 5 and if you haven’t heard about about the city’s plans to redesign City Hall Plaza, be sure to stop by today’s redesign meeting for a presentation and renovation of the plaza. Here’s what you need to know for today… 6:00PM City Hall Plaza Redesign Meeting at Boston City Hall. Stop Read More…
Mayor Marty Walsh officially reopened the Paul Revere Mall, known as the Prado, in Boston’s North End on Tuesday morning. The unveiling comes after nearly $3 million in improvements to revitalize the urban plaza and open space, originally designed by Arthur Shurcliff, that connects Hanover Street to the Old North Church on the Freedom Trail. Read More…
The largest military parade on the East Coast took place on Monday afternoon in downtown Boston with over 30 historic military organizations participating in this yearly Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company ceremonial event. The AHAC marched from their Headquarters in Faneuil Hall, past the Granary Burial Ground on Tremont Street. At the cemetery they lay a wreath at the Read More…
From the Office of State Representative Aaron Michlewitz … The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently passed its fiscal 2020 year budget, which invests in programs and services across the Commonwealth. Funded at $42.7 billion, the House budget makes major investments in education, housing, substance use disorder services, health care, and other areas while projecting a Read More…
“What’s behind the sheet metal covering a piece of the wall on the building next to the Santander Bank at 287 Hanover Street?” asks resident Bob Skole. From working at the Italian News in the early 1950’s, Skole thinks it is a multi-lingual sign identifying the Seaman’s House. (There were a lot of Norwegian merchant Read More…
Friday June 7 1 pm Flamingo Road (1949, 94 min)) Friday June 14 1 pm An Affair to Remember (1957, 115 min) Friday June 21 1 pm Imitation of Life (1959, 125 min) Where: North End Branch Library, 25 Parmenter St
Today is Tuesday, June 4th and if you’re looking for a new restaurant to try, six restaurants within Encore Boston Harbor are now accepting reservations, including Fratelli – the casino’s homage to the North End, read more on MassLive.com. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 9:30AM City Council Working Session: Equitable Regulation Read More…