There was one significant height revision on Tuesday night when the Board of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approved the guidelines created through the Greenway District Planning Study. Instead of the previously presented height range of up to 85 feet high for the Fulton St. parking lot (Parcel 11B), the BRA ceded to the public Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) held its Annual Summer Party at the Pilot House on August 18, 2010. NEWRA Executives present at the function included President Mark Paul, Vice-President Stephanie Hogue, Treasurer Sanjoy Mahajan and Secretary Katie Kulikowski. In addition, active committee chairs in attendence included Naomi Paul and Patricia Thiboutot from Read More…
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“Greetings from Boston” Postcard Exhibition Now Open
Boston Public Library displays classic postcards
BOSTON — August 17, 2010 – Greetings from Boston is a new Boston Public Library exhibition of vintage postcards that colorfully captures the unique feel, important architecture, and cultural history of early twentieth-century Boston. The city’s thriving neighborhoods are on display, as is the story of America’s long-standing passion for postcards.
Souvenir picture postcards made their American debut in 1893. By the early 1900s, the United States was in the throes of a postcard craze. In 1908 alone, Americans mailed more than 677 million cards. These new cards generated immediate appeal as inexpensive keepsakes and an economical means of communication. Although the “Golden Age” of postcards ended with World War I, postcard collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the world.
It was a Celtic Night on Tuesday with Laura Cortese at Christopher Columbus Park bringing ancient fiddle styles to pop songs. Opening the music night was the Gilcrhist Trio. Next up for the end of the City’s Waterfront Performing Arts Series are the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), “A bawdy parody of the plays written Read More…
There were plenty of neighborhood tidbits at this week’s North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting, with an extended President’s report by Mark Paul and numerous committee reports. College students will be moving back into the neighborhood in early September. Residents are advised to report problems early in the semester to the Problem Properties TaskForce. Mark Read More…
A highlight of this week’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA.org) was the discussion with Joanne Massaro, the recently appointed Commissioner of the Boston Public Works Department (PWD). Also in attendance was PWD neighborhood representative, Frank O’Brien, who regularly attends NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee meetings. Commissioner Massaro talked about her commitment Read More…
The prestigious Italian Navy training ship San Giusto docked in Boston this weekend and open to the public. On Saturday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said a Mass aimed at Boston’s Italian community. The amphibious ship is making a four-day port visit during a training cruise that has taken second-year midshipmen from the Italian Naval Academy to Read More…
The Fisherman’s Feast is an annual event that began in Boston in 1910 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of the fishermen from Sciacca to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). When the fishermen immigrated to Read More…
More library events at http://www.bpl.org/branches/ne_calendar.htm.
Hello all. Registration is now open for Fall Weekday soccer in the North End! The schedule is as follows: Tuesdays, 9/7 – 12/21 (no class 11/23) 10am – 2.5-3 year olds 3:30pm – 3-4 year olds 4:15pm – 5-6 year olds Thursdays, 9/9 – 12/16 (no class 11/11, 11/25) 3:30pm – 2.5-3 year olds 4:15pm Read More…
Ezio (left), 4, and Luke, 3, both of the North End, work side by side to decorate their refrigerator magnets at the August 10 Artists in Residence Craft Workshop presented by ParkARTS at Christopher Columbus Park in the North End. Ezio and Luke have come out to the workshops frequently throughout the summer as they Read More…
Dear Community Members:
Please be advised that the Boston Election Department’s team of annual listing (City Census) officers will be visiting each neighborhood throughout the next few weeks to update the annual listing of residents. Every City and Town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is mandated by law to conduct an annual listing. Information obtained during the listing process is forwarded to the Office of the Jury Commissioner for use in compiling jury pools, and is also used as an indicator of the population changes in the City. The information gathered also helps to ensure the accuracy and the integrity of the voting list. The Listing Officers will go door-to-door in neighborhoods, and are easily identified by their City-issued photo-IDs and bright orange vests.