Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents and visitors in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. Sweet Treats Walks Along the Water Furry Feature [hr] It is our 10th Anniversary and we are celebrating a decade of community news at NorthEndWaterfront.com! Keeping this website Read More…
Cape Air is proposing a seaplane service that would connect Boston Harbor with New York City. The total journey would be just over one hour, as opposed to the average four hours it currently takes to travel between these two cities by car or train. The flights would operate only during daytime hours, and would Read More…
The City of Boston invites you to join Mayor Walsh on Thursday, May 23 to celebrate the completion of Connect Historic Boston. Connect Historic Boston includes the new green bike trail along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street in the North End, expanded sidewalks along the Blackstone Block, and safety improvements on Joy Street and Constitution Read More…
Kirsten Hoffman of the Friends of Cutillo Park presented a few updates about the park, located between Stillman Street and Morton Street in the North End, at the May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meeting. Watch Kirsten’s presentation in the video above and follow along with this timeline. (0:56) There is an exhibit with Read More…
Check out our weekly social media highlights from residents and visitors in the area. To be featured, tag us @northend.waterfront on Instagram, @northendboston on Twitter, @northendwaterfront on Facebook. Use hashtags #northendboston or #bostonwaterfront. Bright Lights Waterfront Days Are Back! Furry Feature [hr] It is our 10th Anniversary and we are celebrating a decade of community news at NorthEndWaterfront.com! Keeping this website Read More…
Kirsten Hoffman, a member of the Save the Nazzaro coalition, presented updates about the Nazzaro Center building at the May North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. (00:50) The Boston Landmarks Commission has accepted the petition to study the Nazzaro Center building as a Boston landmark. As such, it now has pending landmark status, Read More…
Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the many partners that care for and maintain the Boston Harbor Islands below. In this four and a half minute vlog, Brown and Horwood discuss the Read More…
The City of Boston will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 23 to celebrate the completion of Connect Historic Boston. This three-year project was made up of several parts: Expanded sidewalks in the Blackstone Block. Construction of the green, separated Connect Historic Bike Trail along Staniford Street, Causeway Street, Commercial Street, and Atlantic Read More…
Director of Waterfront Planning for Boston Harbor Now Alice Brown presented summer programs and new water transportation routes to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) at their May meeting. Watch Brown’s presentation above and follow along with this timeline. (1:06) The Harbor Islands will open on Saturday, May 18. On opening day the Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) May meeting began with a series of committee reports. Most notably, the ZLC report led to NEWRA deciding to withdraw their support of the 149 Salem St. / 71 Prince St. project and request a new letter from the Inspectional Services Department. Watch the full series of Read More…
This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured community events, parking, government updates, the neighborhood council election and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from the past week. Families Gather at Columbus Park Spring Playground Celebration The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) hosted their annual playground celebration and clean-up in preparation for the Read More…
The sandwich board ordinance that allows businesses to place free-standing signs on the sidewalks without a permit so long as they follow a list of requirements is coming to an end later this month. The Boston City Council will now decide whether to extend it or make revisions. Under the current ordinance, sandwich board signs Read More…