Featured Government

Mayor Walsh Focuses on Housing, Transportation, and Schools in State of the City Address

Mayor Marty Walsh expressed his bold vision for Boston in this week’s State of the City with his biggest priorities being housing, transportation, and Boston Public Schools. Housing Walsh wants $500 million to build thousands of homes across the city of Boston over a five-year period. However, he said he will need help from state Read More…

Community Featured People

Welcome Home Father Michael DellaPenna

Boston’s North End has a new pastor, Father Michael DellaPenna, OFM, who recently arrived at Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Parish at the beginning of 2020. Fr. Michael was born and raised in the neighborhood before answering the call as a Franciscan Friar and spending over twenty years as a missionary in Guatemala. NorthEndWaterfront.com featured Read More…

Featured Photos & Videos

Social Highlights This Week: Fair Weather Clouds and Warm Treats

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. Fair Weather Clouds Warm Treats on Cold Days Furry Feature Reader Submissions

Announcements

Bostonian Society, Old South Association Complete Merger to Form Revolutionary Spaces

The Bostonian Society and the Old South Association of Boston formally announced the completion of a merger between the two organizations, creating a dynamic new cultural resource. Revolutionary Spaces will steward Boston’s Old State House and Old South Meeting House, creating a single integrated experience that links fundamental debates of the Revolutionary era to the Read More…

Daily Briefs

Thursday’s Brief: Nation’s Best Pizza, New Moms Group, Mindful Minis, 30-Minute Reads, NEWRA Meeting

Today is Thursday, January 9 and if you’re looking for a new job, the ABCD Service Center is hiring a cook/case manager to assist with food preparation for the senior program, service and storage and more, read more here. Here’ s what’s else you need to know for today… 10:00AM New Moms Group. Join the Read More…

Featured Real Estate

Zoning Commission Moves to Close Short-Term Rental (Airbnb)”Executive Suite” Loophole

In a unanimous vote, the Boston Zoning Commission voted on Wednesday to force a public process for all Executive Suite occupancy applications. The ruling helps close a loophole in Boston’s relatively new regulations regarding short-term rentals (i.e., Airbnb). According to the Alliance of Downtown Civic Organizations, only about 20% of units listed on Airbnb have Read More…

Featured Kids & Families

North End Teens Win Award in Youth Venture Program

North End teens Serina D’Amico, Theodore Pasto, and Antonio Romano recently pitched their health club business idea to a panel of judges at United Way’s Youth Venture Program and were awarded $1,000 to start up their own business! Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) has partnered with United Way’s Youth Venture Program, a social Read More…

Event Notices Health & Environment

NEW Health Seeks North End Residents for Focus Group

North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) is seeking residents of the North End to participate in a community focus group. The focus group will be conducted at the health center, located at 332 Hanover Street, on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 5:30 PM. This is part of a community needs assessment that the health center Read More…

Arts & Culture

Celebrating the Arrival of La Befana [Photos]

Over 100 children enjoyed the La Befana festivities this past weekend at the Dante Alighieri center in Cambridge. Meredith Stewart shares these photos. In Italian folklore, Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good, or Read More…

Event Notices

Residents’ Association Jan. 9 Agenda: Vote for New Greenway Representative, Boston Waterfront Initiative, ZLC Update

The January North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting will be on Thursday, January 9, 2020. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. See the full agenda posted below.

Announcements

Job Opening: ABCD Service Center Cook/Case Manager

ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center has an immediate opening for a senior center cook/case manager. Duties: responsible for assisting with food preparation for the senior program, service, and storageof nutritious meals and snacks as well as providing case management to clients   check all incoming food orders against invoices for quantity and quality at Read More…

Daily Briefs

Wednesday’s Brief: Carmelina’s Named Top Restaurant in US, LEGO Club, Homework Help, Friends of NE Library Meeting

Today is Wednesday, January 8 and if one of your resolutions is to get into shape, Boston Magazine has pulled together a list of five apartments for rent with in-building fitness centers including options in Charlestown and the West End, read more here. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 3:00PM LEGO Club. Read More…