The North End Historical Society and the Nazzaro Community Center recently sponsored a discussion with Dr. Oscar Andersson, revisiting the 1943 book “Street Corner Society”, by Willam Foote Whyte. It is now well known that the groundbreaking sociological book is about life in the North End in the late 1930s, although the author kept secret Read More…
Transparency issues at the Greenway Conservancy (GC) made multiple cover stories this week at the Boston Herald. The GC is a private non-profit that leases the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway public parks and is partially funded with taxpayer dollars. There is nothing like an insulting, errant email to motivate a reporter. Even the Globe chimed in, sort of, Read More…
This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured vandalism, restaurants and businesses, continued protests, arts, and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past week. Christopher Columbus Statue Beheaded In Boston’s North End The head of Christopher Columbus was torn off overnight Tuesday from the statue in the namesake park on Read More…
