This is the only weekly post that is co-authored by the residents and visitors of Boston’s North End! Top North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: https://twitter.com/querus_da_goose/status/718260719003807744 Can't skip the newsgathering: Car collides with bus stop in the #Boston North End. pic.twitter.com/G00jKu0X5E — Tim Eigo (@azatty) April 3, 2016 Thanks to @CityOfBoston @BOS311 @BostonParksDept for Read More…
“Fruit Tree” by Seoul-based artist Choi Jeong Hwa is an inflatable artwork on display this Summer at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, captured here by Rita Pagluica. Featured by the Museum of Fine Arts, the “Fruit Tree” came to life on Friday and is one of the 19 pieces of “Megacities Asia” on display at the MFA through Read More…
by Maritza Ciliberto The Boston Latin School Rowing Program is off to a promising and bright rowing season! Neither rain nor wind got in the way of Boston Latin School girls’ squads defending and bringing back home the Salvo Cup last weekend for a second time in two years. In an impressive battle of the Read More…
North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council Website: www.NEWNCBoston.org Email: info@newncboston.org NEWNC AGENDA Monday, April 11, 2016, 7:00PM Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street 1. Welcome: NEWNC President 2. Call to order & Roll Call: NEWNC President 3. Meeting Protocol: NEWNC Vice President 4. Committee Reports: a. Resident Parking/Traffic Committee: Ryan Kenny b. Public Safety Committee: Sean Hennessy Read More…
The following incident report is courtesy of District A-1 Boston Police: Larceny from Building 04/03/16 11:30am – 3:00pm Victim reports he had 4 packages delivered from Amazon.com delivered to his Fulton St. apartment and an unknown person stole them from in front of his apartment front door. Motor Vehicle Accident 04/03/16 ~ 5:45pm Police responded Read More…
The City of Boston Planning and Facilities Department hosted a meeting to cover the design concept and plans for the rebuild set to take place at the Eliot Innovation School, located at 585 Commercial Street in Boston’s North End. The presentation went into depth about the goal to convert the current office building into a vibrant Read More…
On Sunday night, the Boston Harbor Community Church on Salutation Street in Boston’s North End was defaced with red spray paint. The man shown in the photo was caught on a security camera painting the front doors. Boston Police responded but indicated it was unlikely the vandal would be found. Dave Wenrich from BHCC shares the security image Read More…
In the Thursday mid-morning rain, workers have covered the controversial billboard by a group denying the Armenian Genocide, identified as “Turkic Platform, Istanbul“. In response to community complaints, sign owner Clear Channel Outdoor replaced the “Truth = Peace” sign just one day after it went up. The original billboard referred to the FactCheckArmenia.com website that broadly denies Read More…
Mayor Walsh recently welcomed the newly selected ONEin3 Council, a 35-member group that will spend the next year working to bring a young perspective to leaders in City government. Through civic engagement, the council hopes to empower and support the city’s 20-34 year old population, which makes up approximately 1/3 of the Boston population, hence the name “ONEin3.” The Read More…
Monday through Friday can fly by in a pinch, so keep up with the news with this one weekly post! Is pizza a window into a candidate’s soul? The way a politician eats their pizza is becoming a “national obsession” and can often lead to some type of “pizza scandal.” Which begs the question, is the Read More…
Update: The billboard has been taken down. See this updated post. A group identified as the “Turkic Platform, Istanbul” has purchased a large North End billboard along the Greenway as part of a campaign to deny the 1915-1923 genocide of the Armenian people. The controversial exhibition is located just steps away from the Armenian Heritage Park and its Abstract Sculpture honoring Read More…
This is Part 3 of a series on the history of North Square in Boston’s North End. Catch up on Part 1, Paul Revere & Banca Italiana, Part 2, The Italian Banks and Part 3, What News on the Rialto? The first Italians began arriving in Boston around 1860 and were mainly from Northern Italy, especially the region Read More…