The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association invited Peter Gori from the Boston Redevelopment Authority to talk about the planned changes for Cross Street’s sidewalk reconfiguration. John Romano also assisted Mr. Gori from MassDOT’s perspective which owns these properties. MassDOT (Mass. Dept of Transportation) is the new combined organization that absorbed MassPike and other state transportation agencies). Gori explained Read More…
The Christmas Tree has arrived for setup at Quincy Marketplace. The lighting is scheduled for November 21st. View Boston.com’s photo gallery of the tree’s arrival and prep.
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Steriti Memorial Rink 2009-2010 Public Skating Schedule Open/Close Dates Friday, November 27th – Public Skating Hours begin March 14th – Closing date for public skating at Rink Mon, Wed, Thur & Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 1:30pm-4:50pm Fri 7:00pm-8:50pm Sat 2:00pm-3:50pm 7:00pm-9:50pm Sun 2:00pm-4:50pm Steriti Memorial Rink 561 Commercial Street North End (Boston), MA 02109 Read More…
Are you off on Veteran’s Day and looking for something to do? The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will hold a “Free Community Day” sponsored by Bank of America on Wednesday, November 11th from 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Free admission to the entire museum, including special exhibit “The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 Read More…
One Night Only – Friday, December 4th, 2009,
Take a Trip Back in Time to Old Italy and Lower Prices at
The 3rd Annual Buon Natale Holiday Stroll
In Boston’s North End
For one night only, on Friday, December 4th, slow down, shun the holiday rush, and come back to a time when shopping was as much a part of the festivities as opening gifts. Begin a holiday tradition leisurely shopping and dining in Boston’s historic, Italian North End at the 3rd Annual Buon Natale Holiday Stroll. From 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. participating North End boutiques, galleries, and studios are offering significant sales and discounts for Stroll shoppers only.
Plan a romantic evening with your sweetheart or a festive night out with friends enjoying the sights and sounds of the season. Santa will make an appearance at The Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel which is offering a special room rate for Holiday Strollers who want to stay in Boston for the evening. Validated parking for the Parcel 7 Garage also will be available at selected locations.
The Herald reports that residents around the Charlestown Navy Yard are complaining about the noise from the USS Constitution cannon shots. I have never heard a complaint on the North End/Waterfront, rather folks seem to like the historical acknowledgement. Per the article: “Commanding Officer Timothy Cooper received the most recent complaint two weeks ago Read More…
The Citizens Connect iPhone app is part of Mayor Menino’s and the City of Boston’s strategy for Citizen-to-City transactions called Citizens Connect. The iPhone App provides a lightweight interface into the City of Boston’s Constituent Relationship Management System (CRM). The intention is to help constituents easily report a variety of different service requests including: Graffiti Read More…
Thanksgiving Traditions and Christmas Controversies
Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009
9:30 AM – 4:15 PM
Costumed interpreters in the Revere House, c. 1680, and neighboring Pierce-Hichborn House, c. 1711, will acquaint visitors with colonial thanksgiving traditions and controversies surrounding the observance of Christmas. Both houses will feature period appropriate displays of tropical fruits, prized by the colonists for their bright colors as much as their sweet flavors. Discover why Boston banned any observance of Christmas at times during the 1600’s. Learn how by the Reveres’ era, even Puritans sometimes treated themselves to delectable thanksgiving feasts scheduled suspiciously close to December 25, and visited Anglican churches to enjoy the greenery and festive music.
The North End Chamber of Commerce held its November meeting this week and discussed several issues and activities. HOLIDAY RETAIL STROLL The annual retail holiday stroll will be on December 4th this year from 7-11pm. WHERE Magazine is also planning a North End stroll after the holidays. NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANLINESS Chris Young is working with NEWRA’s Read More…
It was a long, but fun Halloween this year! Having the holiday on a Saturday with near 70 degree weather really brought out the costumes. The kids were out early and the scary folks were out late. You can see the entire album on this flickr page, courtesy of NorthEndBoston.com.
Click image to view Boston Herald’s Photo Gallery. (Photo by Mark Garfinkel)SHOTS FIRED! No, that is not from a police report. It was from the 17-gun salute given by the USS Constitution today in Boston Harbor. The outing into the harbor was for Old Ironsides’ 212th birthday. The world’s oldest commissioned warship that is still Read More…