Starry, Inc. is partnering with the Boston Housing Authority to launch “Starry Connect”, a pilot program aimed to provide free and low-cost internet access to housing authority residents. The program is being piloted at Ausonia Apartments in the North End. The program provides free, common area WiFi to building residents in the community rooms and hallways. Read More…
Suffolk County District Attorney Candidate Shannon McAuliffe will host a rally and address at the South Market Building at Faneuil Hall on Tuesday, August 14 from 5:30 p.m to 7 p.m. McAuliffe is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She has spent 20 years working with the Boston criminal Read More…
Sponsored by C.A.S.IT an Italian summer camp will be held to teach students the language. When: August 13-17, 2018 Where: Eliot K-8 Innovation School – 173 Salem Street, Boston, MA The camp is a great opportunity for students to be exposed early to a foreign language and get them excited about language learning. For more info or to Read More…
Central Rock Gym will be downtown Boston’s first indoor climbing gym when it opens at The Beverly, the new affordable housing development in the Bulfinch Triangle across from North Station. The gym will have an expansive bouldering area, cardio and strength training equipment, and professional yoga classes. Climbing challenges include overhang, vertical, and corner features, with Read More…
Continuing its mission of eradicating melanoma in our communities, the Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation (CMPF) recently set up an information booth for residents and tourists at the Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center on The Rose Kennedy Greenway. Staff and volunteers offered information about the Foundation’s Boston Harbor SunAWARE campaign, a skin check for sun damage via a UV camera system, plus a complimentary bottle of Aveeno sunscreen. Read More…
Governor Charlie Baker signed a law on Friday, July 27 that increases the statewide age of sale for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21, and prohibits the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies. This makes Massachusetts the sixth state to limit sale of tobacco products to those over 21, and the first state Read More…
If you’re still bummed you never received an invitation to Hogwarts, here’s your chance to grab some merchandise to make you feel like a wizard. Primark at Downtown Crossing is launching an in-store Harry Potter store complete with clothing, accessories, backpacks, home goods and more. The store will be unveiled for Harry Potter’s birthday, Tuesday Read More…
Bria Ansara will be singing at Tresca on Thursday nights, 7-10pm through the summer. She has a very appealing sound and something different for the North End with Jazz, Soul and Bossa Nova.
Bob Somerville snapped this summer panorama of Boston’s skyline from the North End waterfront. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos using our Submit a Post form, via email to info@northendwaterfront.com or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a caption or story telling us about your photo. See past neighborhood photo posts.
The Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays 2018 will hit Boston’s Freedom Trail on Friday, August 10 by offering free admission to 13 Freedom Trail Foundation-led tours. Led by Freedom Trail Players dressed in 18th century costume, complimentary 90-minute Walk Into History Tours will step off from Boston Common at 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:00 Read More…
You never know what you might find on a North End rooftop. A resident awoke to this new neighbor this morning. Is it a British Redcoat from the Revolutionary War? Or a Christmas nutcracker? Unless he turns around, we may never know. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos using our Submit Read More…
Artists for Humanity invite residents to participate in a large collaborative painting at Christopher Columbus Park on Thursday, July 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This interactive art series is designed to build community and generate conversation around issues effecting the waterfront all while learning about access to Boston Harbor in various neighborhood sites. Community Read More…