It’s that time of year to take a minute and reflect on the top stories of 2016 on NorthEndWaterfront.com. We published 1,356 articles over the past year. These are the posts that received the most views: 1. North End Nursing Home & Rehab Center to Close Leaving Elderly and Families in Lurch The 140-bed North End Nursing Home Read More…
Serving up healthy homemade dog treats and speciality pet items, Polkadog Bakery recently opened at 57 Salem Street in Boston’s North End. With chicken and cod being among the best sellers, most of these natural dog treats are made right here in Boston. In their facility on the Fish Pier in the Seaport, Polkadog makes their treats Read More…
In order to improve voice and data coverage along Commercial Street and the North End / Waterfront, Verizon Wireless is proposing new antennas to be installed on specific rooftops where private building owners are leasing space to the company. Representatives of Verizon presented plans at this week’s neighborhood meetings, as shown in the videos below. At 406-418 Commercial Read More…
Italy Magazine features Boston’s North End in its series Where to Find Italy in America. The article discusses the neighborhood as a destination for Italian culture, including the annual feasts, as well as the restaurants and residential community. The most obvious way to see the area’s Italian roots is by the large number of Italian restaurants, cafés Read More…
An unusually warm Friday night on December 2, 2016, brought crowds of people pouring into local North End shops for the 2016 North End Holiday Stroll. Marking the 10th annual year for the holiday stroll, neighborhood shops stay open late offering special promotions while serving light holiday refreshments and small bites. The festivities all began with the North End Beautification Committee lighting Read More…
This year marks the 10th year for the North End Holiday Shopping Stroll, coming on Friday, December 2nd to the local retail shops in the neighborhood. To kick off the occasion, the shop owners came together with some Boston influencers to the first ever North End Holiday Stroll Kickoff Reception, hosted by Il Molo with Read More…
Longtime resident and community leader, Joanne Hayes-Rines, is featured in the cover article of the Inventors Digest November 2016 issue. You probably know Joanne for her volunteer work as President of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, but you may be surprised to hear of her contributions to the inventing profession as editor and owner of Read More…
New to the neighborhood is Laughing Buddha Boston, the first Swiss Healing Center in the country. Located at 7 Commercial Wharf West above the Golden Goose, LBB is a mind/body center for restoration and empowerment, offering people-centered treatments, non-factory-style yoga and other classes, courses, workshops and events. Owner Barbara Dummermuth says, “Cura Personalis”. We treat and Read More…
On October 31, 2016, a very special coffee shop in the heart of the North End closed its doors. To a group of regulars, Boston Common Coffee meant a space for making friends, sharing birthdays and having a window to the North End’s cast of characters. Sitting at the windows, we sometimes would say it was better Read More…
Chronicle on WCVB Ch5TV featured Boston’s classic neighborhood fight, North End vs. South End. The show originally aired on Thursday, October 27th and clips are now available for online viewing. They won’t allow us to embed them here, so you’ll have to go to their website. Segments included lifestyle, real estate, food and fun. The North Read More…
Boston Common Coffee Co. is closing its North End location at 97 Salem Street, per Adam Castiglioni who first broke the story on his Boston Hospitality and Tourism Industry Blog. The last day of operations will be October 31st with complimentary coffee to patrons on Monday. The company’s three other downtown locations will remain open. The Read More…
Our 5th graders were invited to the Converse Headquarters in Boston to learn about the design of their sneakers, the history of Converse, how you can custom create your own sneakers, what it’s like to work in the company retail store, how they use technology and innovation in their product designs, how the supply chain Read More…