In case you may have missed some important news over the last week, The Weekender is a weekly compilation of our top posts. Formerly known as the “Latest & Greatest,” this post is published on a weekly basis for some weekend catch up after the busy work week. Top Posts This Week: Another North End Sexual Assault Read More…
Author: Conor Finley
Notable News Found Elsewhere: Expanding Liquior Licenses and Visitor Numbers Increasing on the Greenway
Haven’t had much time to surf the web for The North End / Waterfront news this past week? Not to worry, we have gathered all the relevant articles from alternate news sources. Mike’s Pastry hits twice with news of their Harvard Square location approval and their Hanover Street shop making a list of the coolest small businesses in Boston. Read More…
Events This Week: Start of Dine Out Boston
Moving our way through 2014 into mid-March, St. Patrick’s Day in Boston always brings in quite a crowd. This week is the kick-start of Dine Out Boston, the rebrand to Restaurant Week. The first round of Dine Out Boston lasting up until this Friday, before kicking off another week on Sunday March 23rd through March Read More…
Police Blotter: Fight on Hanover Street
Reported incidents from the past week in the North End / Waterfront area are listed below, courtesy of Boston Police District A-1. Assault & Battery 3/15/14 2:05am Police Officers were called to outside of a Hanover Street establishment for a fight. Officers responded and broke up a disturbance between males and females. 03/08/2014 – 0 NORTH Read More…
Latest & Greatest: Playground Problems, Neighborhood Group Buzz & Assault Suspect Arrested
By all accounts, it has been quite the action packed week in the North End / Waterfront. It started on Monday with the arrest of a suspect for the Valentine’s Day sexual assault, followed by questions about whether it’s a case of mistaken identity. Continuing with the crime theme, don’t miss the police blotter – including a Read More…
Notable News Found Elsewhere: Neighborhood Groups on Government Center Garage, Tenoch Review, Dine Out Boston and More
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association isn’t the only neighborhood group that has concerns over the Government Center Garage project. See what the Beacon Hill Civic Association and the West End Civic Association also question about the proposal. Get your history fix with a comic take on a historical version of a speech by former Hanover Read More…
Notable News Found Elsewhere: Winning Restaurants and Neighborhood Quiz
If you were looking for the best Italian restaurants in the Boston area, where would you start? The North End would be the best place, of course. So, it’s no surprise that a North End establishments earned the most votes from consumers in a recent survey. The North End is covered with history of Paul Read More…
Chamber of Commerce to Launch “Dine, Shop and Stay” Initiative
The North End Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting at St. Leonard’s Hall on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, with an agenda that covered a wide range of local issues and initiatives. Current Vice President of the Chamber, Toni Gilardi started off by making some announcements about position changes at the organization. Chris Young, the Read More…
This Weeks Events: Meetings on Trash, Public Safety and the North End Chamber of Commerce
With daylight saving time coming next weekend, this could possibly be the last week where it will be dark outside when you leave work. This week marks the anniversary of the Boston Massacre and a reenactment will take place over the weekend. Monday night will see a hearing on what many North End residents consider to Read More…
Connect Historic Boston Project at 25% Design Displays Commercial Street and Causeway Street Cycle Tracks
It was “standing room only” as residents packed City Hall for the Connect Historic Boston (CHB) 25% design public hearing. Previous Connect Historic Boston meetings pertained to specific sections of the project – this meeting was a presentation of the entire Boston project. On hand were City officials from several agencies, Federal Highway Administration, Boston Read More…
Police Blotter: Stolen iPhone at Yoga Class
The latest week’s reported incidents from Boston Police Journal Log are listed below for the North End / Waterfront area, courtesy of the BPD District A-1. Larceny in Building 02/28/14, 4:15pm – 5:30pm Victim reports that her iPhone was stolen from her jacket pocket while she was attending a yoga class at a Hanover Street studio. Read More…
Latest & Greatest: Salem Street in 1949, The New Spin on Restaurant Week, Copp’s Hill Moment and More
The weekly roundup brings some of the usual suspects, pertaining to the police blotter and the trash problems that continue to haunt local residents. The North End has seen quite a bit of change over the years, take a look at what Salem Street looked like in 1949, straight from a man who is in the Read More…