Internationally acclaimed intertidal zone artist Andres Amador will transform three metropolitan beaches into works of art this weekend beginning today, Friday, July 20, 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Constitution Beach in East Boston, as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and DCR’s Better Beaches Program. Working with sand rakes and teams of volunteers, Read More…
The 11th annual GREENfest will be held on Boston City Hall Plaza August 3-5. There will be live music, eco fashion, innovation tents, eco film festival, eco art, electric vehicles, food trucks, wine and beer, and more! The goal of this event is to educate and enable people to create a healthier and more sustainable world. Read More…
My husband and I are looking for a full-time nanny (M-F 8:30-5:30) for our sweet baby boy beginning early September. He will be 4 months old. We live in the North End and work downtown. We are also open to a nanny share. Minimum of 45 hours/week but some flexibility to begin earlier or stay Read More…
As part of the North End Against Drugs (NEAD) Family Fun Festival August 6 – 12, NEAD will hold our annual boat cruise on Monday, August 6th. The cruise will be Monday, August 6th from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Loading will be at 7:00 pm at Long Wharf – Boston Harbor Cruises. The cruise is for Read More…
Last February ownership of the Boston Herald was awarded to Digital First Media for $11.9 million, which hopefully means a new beginning for a paper that has served Boston well for over 100 years. I do not remember a version of the Herald as early as the 1800s, but I do remember the Boston Herald Read More…
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The North End Waterfront’s seafood restaurant, il Molo, has reinvigorated its offerings for the summer by adding some of the most nostalgic summer dishes from New England and Italy to the menu, which are enhanced by Executive Chef Pino Maffeo’s unique flair. The menu showcases exceptional, locally sourced ingredients – including Cape Cod clams and Read More…
WHAT: The Fisherman’s Feast will find the North End’s best meatball during their first ever Meatball Competition on Saturday, August 18. Happening at their 108th Annual Feast, North End restaurants are invited to compete with the hopes of winning ‘The North End’s Best Meatball’. Meatballs must be homemade and cannot be accompanied by any sides other Read More…
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath, chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their Read More…
The Greenway Conservancy has announced Summer on Dewey Presented by Citizens Bank, a new partnership to bring greater exposure to the season’s offerings in Dewey Square Park (across from South Station) on The Greenway. The summer events at Dewey Square kick off July 11 and run through September 30. These include: Up to 10 food Read More…
In case you weren’t already aware, Sunday, July 15 is National Ice Cream Day! What better way to celebrate than with free scoops and an ice cold beer? This year, Boston-based frozen Greek yogurt company, Yasso, and Trillium Brewing Company are pairing up to help Boston residents celebrate. Swing by and stave off the Sunday Read More…
It appears that the age of the taxi cab in the city of Boston is coming to an end. I was talking to a hotel doorman in Copley Square last Sunday morning and mentioned how business appeared to be slow. “Cabs sometimes wait in line for seven hours for a fare,” he said. For a Read More…
The North End of Boston has changed a great deal since I lived there between 1991 and 2003. When I was a young kid, my family spent many weekends shopping at old Haymarket. Not crazy about being drowned in crowds of hot, sweaty people and rotting vegetables, it was not my favorite weekend activity. So Read More…