March is National Nutrition Month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates this annually. As part of their campaign, they invite the public to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition Month 2020 is themed “Eat Right, Bite by Bite” and the overall message is that Read More…
It is that time of year to “spring forward” and turn your clocks ahead one hour. Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2020. We’ll lose the whole 2 a.m. hour on Sunday morning, but hopefully you won’t miss anything too important. We’ll give up one hour of sleep that night, but this Read More…
Revolutionary Spaces, an organizes that comprises the Old State House and Old South Meeting House, has announced a year-long series of dynamic and interactive events tied to 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre. The programs include a mix of historic exhibits, art, drama and public events that will help Boston residents and visitors better connect Read More…
Registered Democrats in Ward 3 of Boston will hold a caucus at the Nazzaro Community Center, (30 North Bennett Street) on Saturday March 7, 2020 at 10:30 AM to elect delegates to the 2020 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Registration will begin at 10:00 AM. The Convention will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Read More…
Today is Friday, March 6 and some of the city’s priciest real estate is sinking into the earth—including buildings located right here in the North End, read more on the Wall Street Journal. Here’s what else you need to know for this weekend… “Godmothered” filming. Due to unforeseen production issues, filming of “Godmothered” for the Disney+ streaming Read More…
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Councilor Ed Flynn (District 2) brought forth a resolution at this week’s city council meeting for Boston to support its Chinese and Asian communities during the COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, outbreak. As the coronavirus continues to impact cities across the United States, the economic impact has effected Boston’s Chinatown the hardest. Councilor Flynn encouraged Read More…
North End residents Emily Watson, Kathleen Splaine, Lindsay Lavin, Zachary Melnick, Robyn Olson, Karly Murphy, Erin Merritt, Tess Regan, Meghan Weiler, and Jennifer Murphy are running to conquer cancer as members of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 124th Boston Marathon. The runners, along with more than 500 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates, will run Massachusetts’ historic Read More…
Due to unforeseen production issues, filming of “Godmothered” for the Disney+ streaming movie service was cancelled on February 28 and has been rescheduled for Friday, March 6, 2020. Filming will occur on March 6 at North Square, with prep work taking place on March 4 & 5. North Square past the split to Moon St., Garden Ct. Read More…
Today is Thursday, March 5 – the anniversary of the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. A squad of British soldiers, come to support a sentry who was being pressed by a heckling, snowballing crowd, let loose a volley of shots. Three persons were killed immediately and two died later of Read More…
The Boston Architectural College (BAC) has been conducting a study of the potential future usage for the Nazzaro Center building, located at 30 N. Bennet St. in the North End. Students from the class presented the second phase of their project at a community meeting at the end of February, citing four stakeholders who hope Read More…
Students in grades 3 and 4 at the Eliot Intermediate School in Boston’s North End have started their own school newspaper, Eliot Times. The second edition of the paper, started by students Patrick and Orson, was recently published and met with much enthusiasm from the other students, as evidenced by the photo below! The founders Read More…