Halloween is right around the corner!!! For the second year, NEMPAC has decided to sponsor the ever-popular “Pizza Party on the Prado” following Trick-or-Treating. This was a huge success last year, and the kids had a ball! Thank you, Becca, for all you do to promote fun in our neighborhood! Halloween is a Saturday this Read More…
With the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in town at the TD Garden, there will be the annual elephant feeding on Thursday, October 15 on Hanover Street, by the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) at 11:00 am.
RINGLINGS LARGEST LADIES LUNCH WITH BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN BOSTONS NORTH END
Ringling Bros. Teams up with the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to Promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an Elephant Brunch!
WHAT:Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants will walk down the street to the North End from the TD Garden for a festive lunch. The traditional fare (Approx. 40 loaves of bread, 30 bunches of bananas, 30 lbs of apples, 20 heads of lettuce, 3 bushels of carrots, 6 watermelons, if available) will be provided by Mikes Pastry and F&B Produce.
Immediately following the elephant feeding, Kelly Ann, the painting pachyderm, will create a masterpiece in front of the crowd, which will later be donated to the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Kelly Anns trainer, Aaron Morris and Hischam Ballsam will be available for interviews.
Post-painting, invited breast cancer survivors and their families will board Penelope, the pink DUCK from Boston Duck Tours for a private tour of the city along with several performers from Over the Top. Later, these families will swing by the TD Garden for the Thursday evening performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Over the Top!
TAKE AN EVENING STROLL WITH THE ELEPHANTS
Tuesday, October 13th, around 7:00 pm
See the Pachyderm Pilgrimage and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Performers – AT NIGHT –as they Cross from Cambridge to the TD Garden
6 elephants on foot, 10 horses, and 2 ponies join Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey trainers and handlers as they walk through the
streets of Cambridge and Boston to the TD Garden.
Closest location to the North End/Waterfront:
The elephants will go down Martha Road and take a left on Nashua Street to the Garden ramp.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is at the TD Garden October 14-18.
There has been a “feeding day with the elephants” on Hanover Street in the past. Anyone know if that is happening again this year? Email info@northendwaterfront.com.
BostonTweet sent out this distant video of the helicopter landing on the Zakim Bridge. The stunt was part of the filming of Tom Cruise’s film, formerly called “Wichita.” The shot closed the bridge for 2 hours on Sunday.
NEWRA voted 27-19 to support the application at 115A Salem Street for Sapori di Napoli (Giovanni Grimaldi, Manager). The cafe is is applying for a C.V. 7-day beer and wine license (cordials to come later) in the space next to the Pushcart Pizzeria. This would be Grimaldi’s second license in the North End, adding to Read More…
“The Town” film production is looking for “extras” around the neighborhood to be in the film that is currently shooting in the North End. Some neighborhood kids have already been selected. If you are interested, contact Patrick Mignano, Location Manager at (617) 519-1545.
Here are a couple of pictures from today’s shooting of “The Town” on Salem Street. More at A Different Perspective. (Send in your pictures or videos to info@northendwaterfront.org.)
The City has lifted its 11 year old moratorium on new sight-seeing vehicle licenses, starting in March 2010. Nearly every sight-seeing bus goes through or around the North End/Waterfront neighborhood. Get ready for more trolley loudspeaker announcements and of course, more Quack, Quack! …………………………….. Press Release Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Police Commissioner Edward Davis Read More…
This video clip shows the filming in the North End streets of a shootout scene for Ben Affleck’s “The Town” outside of Pizzeria Regina. (Courtesy of Marty Vecchiolla)
“Fresh Cheese,” previously operated by Carmen DiNunzio, “The Cheeseman” from Endicott St. was reopened on Fleet St. as “The Cheese Shop.” Carmen DiNunzio, “The Cheeseman”, was sentenced for 6 years with 3 years probation. However, the prosecutors’ request that he be banned from the North End once he is released was denied by the judge. Read More…
Faced with conflicting views from the two neighborhood groups, the Boston Licensing Board granted Sophia Anderson a fortune teller permit to operate at 215 Hanover Street. The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association voted 30-16 in favor of a fortune teller permit for Sophia Anderson to operate on the 2nd floor of 215 Hanover Street. The NEWRA vote Read More…
City Councilor Sal LaMattina is calling for a hearing to discuss how the City should accommodate increasing Segway use on city streets and sidewalks. Segways are the 2-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicles uses for personal transportation. These upright mobility devices can reach speeds up to 13 miles per hour. Some interesting notes from the hearing request: Read More…