You’re Weekend Briefing: A few events for the weekend: Saturday, January 21 1:00pm Girl Scout Cookie Sale at Nazzaro Center. Come and support our local North End Girl Scout Junior Troop and get your once-a-year cookie supply! $5.00 per box for all your favorites, this year Girl Scouts is introducing a new flavor- S’mores! More information. Government Center Garage is Read More…
The hotel proposal at 88 North Washington Street, also known as “88NOWA” was discussed with disdain at the recent North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. Covering the recent updates from the developer, NEWRA David Kubiak maintained that, “the project is too big for the parcel, and in order to make this hotel economically viable, they Read More…
Briefing you for Thursday, January 19, 2017: Take a look at the following articles: Full Text: Mayor Walsh’s 2017 State Of The City Address In case you missed the State of the City address from Mayor Marty Walsh this past Tuesday night, WBUR Boston posted the full text of the address, as prepared for delivery. How to get Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is joining the effort to block the Winthrop Square tower proposal that would cast a significant shadow onto the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. The Walsh administration is looking to tweak a statute that blocks developments that cast shadows in these two public parks. The proposal by Millennium Partners consists Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday, January 18, 2017! Plan your schedule around the Community Calendar: Wednesday, January 18 6:30pm North Station Area Mobility Action Plan Public Meeting at West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street. The North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP) announced in November 2015, will develop both a range of near-term and longer-term implementable solutions for the improvement Read More…
Here are the latest reports from the North End / Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) meeting, held on January 12, 2017. View full video coverage and a timeline below: Video timeline: (Opening) President’s Report by Mary McGee: Citing Jason Aluia’s great success with his efforts to save the North End Nursing Home, NEWRA is forming a by-laws committee, Read More…
An overwhelming number of residents opposed the Municipal Harbor Plan, proposed by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA, formerly the BRA), at the January 2017 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The plan is a set of guidelines for zoning and a vision for development and open space for Boston’s waterfront between the Read More…
Things to know for MLK Jr. Day, Monday January 15th! Plan your week with the Community Calendar: Monday, January 16 1:00pm Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at Faneuil Hall. The Museum of African American History has teamed up with Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to King with words and songs at Read More…
A proposal to renovate and add additional living space to 3-5 Quincy Court has been one of the most contentious requests for zoning relief in the neighborhood. It didn’t get any better at the recent North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. The Boston Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) voted to deny a previous plan for a fourth story addition in Read More…
Recapping the top post of the week, take a look at the 5 posts that drove the most traffic! Revisiting the Beginnings of North End Gentrification in the 1970’s Columnist Nick Dello Russo treks through the North End in 1979, right as the neighborhood started to be gentrified and redeveloped. Showcasing a 1979 article from American Read More…
Things to know for the Weekend! Notable articles from around the news: ‘I want to become the 55th mayor of the City of Boston’ Well, it’s official, Tito Jackson will be throwing his hat into the mayoral race to challenge incumbent Marty Walsh this coming fall. The Boston Globe has more on Tito’s quest to become the 55th Mayor Read More…
Things you should know for Thursday! NEWRA holding the Community Calendar: Thursday, January 12 7:00pm NEWRA Monthly Meeting – Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St. View the agenda, more information at, www.newra.org. North Bennet Street School hard at work: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPJP00Kh8se/?taken-at=254372545 Notable news from other sources: Boston seniors and disabled residents could be exempted from snow shoveling The Boston City Read More…