Today is Friday, April 3 and yesterday the Patriots plane returned to Boston from China carrying 1.7 million N95 masks that Robert Kraft purchased for help hospitals battling the shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak, read more on NBC Boston. Here’s what else you need to know for today… POSTPONED: Books in Read More…
The Boston City Council had a full agenda for their second-ever virtual council meeting. Much of the conversation focused on the impacts of COVID-19 on Boston residents and workers, as well as on housing and businesses. The Council spoke about resolutions that can be enacted now, and how the city can prepare for future recovery. Read More…
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Check out the residential closings in the North End / Waterfront area during the month of March 2020. $0 – $699,999 8-10 Sheafe St #4: 1 bed, 1 bath with 388 sq. ft. sold for $437,000 14-16 Henchman St #4F: 1 bed, 1 bath with 619 sq. ft. sold for $533,000 454 Hanover St #7B: Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is starting its first-ever free Open Mic Community Night on Zoom! Plans were already in the works for this exciting program once the expansion to 48-50 Tileston Street was complete. NOW is the time to begin this exciting program, and bring everyone together for a live virtual social hour while we Read More…
Today is Thursday, April 2 and here’s a joke from local comedian Ben Alper: “Boston Mayor Walsh has ordered city workers to apply zip ties to basketball hoops in city parks in an attempt to dissuade players. In a related story, an overexuberant player broke both arms while attempting a slam dunk.” Here’s what else Read More…
Read Part 1 of Nick Dello Russo’s “Tenement Life” here. Living in a congested neighborhood like the North End meant there were always people out in the streets and going in and out of the apartments. Families were large and people were always either leaving or returning from work. School children went home for lunch Read More…
The beginning of Spring would normally have the North End and downtown Boston streets bustling with locals and visitors taking in the season after a long Winter. As the business shutdowns and stay-at-home advisories associated with the COVID-19 outbreak have gone into effect, the streets are very quiet with very few moving vehicles, and only Read More…
Please join us this Thursday 7:30 pm for a virtual meet & greet with Robbie Goldstein, candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ 8th district. Robbie is an infectious disease specialist, a primary care physician at MGH, and a bold leader whose background & policy positions are uniquely suited to the challenges facing us today: “AS A PHYSICIAN IN BOSTON, A CITY Read More…
In an effort to support the storefront small businesses across Boston’s 20 Main Street districts, the Boston Main Streets Foundation (BMSF) has established a $100,000 COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and is seeking the public’s help to double this amount through online crowdfunding donations. The Boston Main Streets Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund will distribute $1,000 Read More…
We as a global community have experienced great loss. Loss of life, loss of income, and loss of how things used to be. Our lives have changed drastically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency orders have been issued. Businesses have closed their doors and groceries are flying off the shelves faster than stores Read More…