Today is Tuesday, January 28 and one of your fellow North End dog lovers has a special open letter for the dog owners in the neighborhood, read more here. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 7:00PM ZLC Meeting: 471-477 Hanover St; 27 Sheafe St. The ZLC will hear an appeal to change Read More…
Month: January 2020
Boston Lyric Opera Performs Hansel and Gretel for Eliot School Students
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) performed Hansel and Gretel for the third-graders at the Eliot Innovation School in the North End on Monday afternoon. As part of the Boston Lyric Opera’s School Partnership program, Artist Classroom Visit 101, performers introduced the students to the art of opera with an interactive one-hour presentation. The children were encouraged Read More…
NEWRA ZLC Report: New Community Process for 27 Sheafe St. & Executive Suites Amendment Explained
Victor Brogna from the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA)’s Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee shared four updates at the January NEWRA meeting. Watch the full presentation in the video or skip to points of interest using the timeline below. Community Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee report (0:34) At the January 28 ZLC Read More…
Commentary: Dear North End Dog Owners
I thoroughly enjoy watching you walk your dogs through #LombardPlace, that “L” shaped alley that connects Prince and Thacher Streets, the one with a bit of cobblestone and some greening. What I’m not enjoying is whomever thought it was OK for your dog to poop in front of the stairs to my landing. Yes, you Read More…
CCD For First Communion at St. Leonard Church
CCD for First Communion for all children interested on Sundays from 10:30 am-11:30 am beginning February 2nd and conclude with the FIRST COMMUNION celebration on May 17th at the 12:00 mass at St Leonards Church. Lessons will be taught in the Parish hall under Church.Please contact the St Leonards office at 617-523-2110 for registration. Anyone interested Read More…
North End Against Drugs Benefit Dinner at Domenic’s Raises $5,000
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) held a tremendously successful benefit dinner on Monday, January 20, at Domenic’s Restaurant raising nearly $5,000 to support NEAD’s work in the community. The event saw close to 100 friends and family showing up to support a great program. The food was unbelievable, the atmosphere was fun and classic old world North Read More…
Eliot Students Take to the Ice
The Eliot School in Boston’s North End recently launched ice skating as a classroom activity. Students spent time at the Steriti ice rink on Commercial Street learning and enjoying a new winter activity together. Eliot Principal Traci Walker Griffith extended a special “shout out” to the families who were able to stop by and lace Read More…
Volunteers at the Vilna Shul Participate in MLK Day of Service
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC) hosted its 5th annual MLK Day of Service with more than 700 volunteers of all ages from the Jewish community participating in over a dozen community service projects. Many joined together for a service project at The Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill, preparing 300 sandwiches that were delivered to The Pine Read More…
Monday’s Brief: Early Morning Fire in Charlestown, Kids’ Crafternoons, Tragic Crash
Today is Monday, January 27 and yesterday a devastating helicopter crash in California killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant along with his daughter and several others including John Altobelli – former Cape League coach and father of Red Sox scout, read more on Boston.com Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead… 3:30PM Kids’ Read More…
South Station Air Rights Project Open House Unveils Plans
With the multi-phase South Station Air Rights Project set to begin construction later this month, members of the project team held an Open House in the Fort Point Room of the BSA Space for the purposes of public engagement. The project, which is a collaboration between the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), Hines (developer) Read More…
Police Blotter: Broken Glass Door and Vehicle Fire
The following are recent incidents reported by Boston Police District A-1 for the North End / Waterfront area. Vandalism01/18/20 1:45 a.m.Male suspect broke the front door glass window of a Prince St. building. Witnesses stated that the suspect had been involved in an altercation before breaking the window. Fire01/14/20 1 p.m.Police officers responded to Hull Read More…
ZLC Committee Jan. 28 Agenda: 471-477 Hanover St. and 27 Sheafe St.
The January Zoning, Licensing and Construction (ZLC) Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. at the Mariners House, 11 North Square, 2nd floor. The ZLC will hear an appeal to change the legal occupancy of 471-477 Hanover Street from 7 units to 6 units and make exterior and interior modifications including Read More…












