Over a hundred people filled Filippo’s Restaurant to celebrate the ending of another successful hockey season for the North End Youth Hockey Introduction Program. In attendance were forty of our talented neighborhood hockey players, dedicated parents, coaches and special guests, members of the Boston Bruins, including: Dennis Seidenberg, Brad Marchand, Adam McQuaid, Landon Ferraro, Jimmy Hayes, Read More…
Boston has a lot going for it. But even one of the best cities in the world can be improved. Enter Imagine Boston 2030, Boston’s first citywide plan in 50 years. After a series of visioning sessions, residents put forth affordable housing, better transportation and quality education at the top of their wish list. Subsequently, Imagine Boston 2030 established Read More…
Another week is in the books, time for the weekender to ring in the top posts over the past week! Top 5 Posts of the Week: Boston Massacre Reenactment at Old State House [Photo Gallery] The Boston Massacre took place in front of the Old State House 246 years ago on a night what was similarly Read More…
North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) hosted a letter writing discussion to oppose the proposed extension of Urban Renewal Zone powers by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The BRA has asked for 10-year extensions for 14 Urban Renewal Zones, covering a large percentage of the land in the downtown area including the southern and waterfront Read More…
The following incident report is courtesy of District A-1 Boston Police: Larceny in Building 03/10/16 ~ 10:30am – 1:41pm Victim reports that she had a package delivered (Beville toaster) to her son’s Sheafe Street apartment and an unknown person opened the package and stole the toaster. Assault & Battery 03/10/16 ~ 7:04pm Police Officer’s responded Read More…
The executives and committee heads at North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) gave a series of neighborhood updates at their monthly meeting on March 10, 2016. Video timeline: (00:30 in video) Moment of silence in tribute to the passing of member and former NEWRA executive, Nicky Rafter. (02:20) Introduction of local officials (05:00) Membership Committee (05:20) Read More…
NEMPAC and the Eliot School hosted an Instrument Playground with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) on Tuesday, March 8th! Seven guest musicians, led by BPO Education Director Alex Goodin, visited the Eliot Lower School 2nd Graders and led a fun, educational exploration of many, many instruments! The students were able to try out as many instruments Read More…
Wednesday’s meeting of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) continued the work on the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) draft. The Advisory Committee and the public heard statements from the BRA and Utile Inc, about the progress that was made and the decision making process that is ongoing. Mr. Rich McGuinness, Deputy Director for Waterfront Planning Read More…
Go a step further from just tagging #NorthEnd, tag @NorthEndBoston to get into the top tweets! Top 10 North End / Waterfront Tweets From This Week: @NorthEndBoston #polcaris is truly the best place to buy #spices #coffee #ceci pic.twitter.com/exxrtm07Al — Dawn Zambito (@DawnZambito) March 10, 2016 You know you’re in Boston’s North End when at Read More…
On Sunday, March 6th, seventy-one North Enders assembled in Del Ray Beach, Fl. to celebrate the 8th annual reunion of the Friends of the North End South. The reunion is organized by Camille and Louie Gilardi each year. Their time and effort in keeping this tradition ongoing is sincerely appreciated by all those who attended. The Read More…
Following the success of the Janet Echelman sculpture, “As If It Were Already Here” in 2015, the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is bringing a new contemporary art exhibition to Boston. In late April 2016, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will install Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads around the Rings Fountain at Milk Street in the Wharf District Read More…
Brady will keep tossing them and Gronk will keep spiking ‘em, for the foreseeable future anyway. A week after agreeing to a two-year contract extension with quarterback Tom Brady, this past Monday, the team announced that it had picked up the remaining $6 million on a $10 million contract with tight end Rob Gronkowski. The Read More…