Today is Thursday, October 24 and the Haymarket Garage located between Hanover Street and New Sudbury Street has reopened for public use. The garage had been closed since September 29, 2019, continue reading. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 8:30AM Boston Harbor Regional Coastal Resilience Conference. Stop by the Boston Society of Architects Read More…
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Wednesday’s Brief: Best Restaurants, Airport Drop Off Changes, Celebrating What Unites Us, LEGO Club, Homework Help, Book Talk, Friends of Cutillo Park Meeting
Today is Wednesday, October 23 and Boston Magazine released its list of the Best Restaurants in Boston yesterday and some were surprised to learn that the top ranking restaurant is technically in Somerville, not Boston. See the full list here which also feature’s a North End favorite – Neptune Oyster – coming in at #32. Read More…
What’s the 311? Battery Wharf Protestors, Right on Red at Causeway St. & Lomasney Way, Overflowing Trash at DeFilippo Playground
Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Overflowing Trash Can at De Filippo Playground This 311 user says, “Full trash barrel in lower level of the North End Dog Park 02113.” The original Read More…
Tuesday’s Brief: East Boston Greenway to be Renamed, Story Time, After-School Adventures, Frattaroli on Boston Dining Scene
Today is Tuesday, October 22 and across the harbor, the East Boston Greenway is to be renamed in honor of local activist Mary Ellen Welch, a longtime teacher at the O’Donnell Elementary School and founder/member of numerous East Boston Groups, read more on Universal Hub. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 10:30AM Read More…
Monday’s Brief: Waterfront Zoning Suits Can Go to Trial, Mask Prohibition Hearing, Faroles Workshop, Scollay Square Talk
Today is Monday, October 21 and according to a local guide, these are the 5 must-see stops along Boston’s Freedom Trail, read more on Boston.com. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead… 1:00PM A Hearing Regarding Prohibiting Wearing a Mask to Conceal Any Portion of the Face. Members of the public are Read More…
Weekend Brief: Head of the Charles Regatta, Friday Films, Fall Pumpkin Float
Today is Friday, October 18 and if you’re being a tourist in your own city this weekend, check out Business Insider’s list of the 10 foods you shouldn’t leave Boston without trying, continue reading. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 1:00PM Friday Film: Dr. Strangelove (1964). Stop by the North End Library Read More…
Thursday’s Brief: Encore Chief Steps Down, Mah Jongg Club, Writing from Life, 10 Years of the Greenway, Dance Performance, The Old Howard Theatre
Today is Thursday, October 17 and here’s a joke from local comedian Ben Alper: “The musket that fired the first shot in the Battle of Bunker Hill Up is up for auction. The seller has only requested, “Don’t sell until you see the green of their money.” – Ben Alper Here’s what else you need Read More…
Wednesday’s Brief: Banners Kitchen & Tap Opens, LEGO Club, Homework Help, Book Signing, Panel Discussion, Frankenstein, Lady of Burlesque
Today is Wednesday, October 16 and Halloween is just a couple weeks away. Read more about some of the best Halloween happening towns across the country and the ultimate neighborhoods to go trick or treating around the city, continue reading on Distractify. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 3:00PM Kids’ LEGO Club. Read More…
What’s the 311? Homeless Loitering on Cross St., Beverly St. Needle Clean-Up, Neighborhood Parking Woes
Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Homeless on Cross Street This 311 user writes, “This building continues to be a homeless person refuge, and is getting worse and worse. It is dirty Read More…
Tuesday’s Brief: Trader Joes to Open this Weekend, Story Time, Pumpkin Painting, After-School Adventures, Commercial Wharf Plan, NEWNC Meeting
Today is Tuesday, October 15 and this week was off to a warm start around 67 degrees in Boston, read more about what you can expected for weather for the rest of the week on Boston.com. Here’s what else you need to know for today… 10:30AM Toddler Story Time. Join the North End Library at Read More…
Monday’s Brief: Greenway Discrimination Complaint, Valentine’s Ideas Wanted for Christopher Columbus Park, Pasta Coma
Today is Monday, October 14 – Columbus Day. For a full guide on what’s open/closed today, check out the Boston Globe’s running list here. Here’s what else you need to know for the week ahead… Notable News: Nonprofit for disabled files complaint against Boston park Work Inc., the nonprofit for the disabled that lost its Read More…
Columbus Day Weekend Brief: Hidden World Wonders, Italian Flag Raising Ceremony, Friday Films, Columbus Day Reception, Free Concert
Today is Friday, October 11 and yet another water main break has hit on the same street in the North End, read more on CBS Boston. Here’s what else you need to know for this weekend… 12:00PM Italian Flag Raising Ceremony. Stop by City Hall Plaza to watch the Flag of Italy get raised in Read More…












