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Nominate a Kid for the Barnum Award

The circus comes to town on October 13th!
Remember, they walk through the streets and have a feeding on Hanover St.!

Nominate Local Children Who Give Back To The Community For The Barnum Award, Presented by The Greatest Show On Earth®

Three Nominees Will Be Awarded CASH Grants Up to $1000 on October 13, Opening Night at TD Garden

BOSTON, MA (August 30, 2010) – The Greatest Show On Earth® is coming to Boston’s TD Garden from October 13-17, 2010 with the all-new production, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM®. To celebrate the show and the two-year celebration of the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnums birth, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® is pleased to announce the launch of The Barnum Award. 

Honoring the spirit of the founder of The Greatest Show On Earth® and his inspirational contributions to society, The Barnum Award seeks to identify and celebrate children who give back to their own communities in creative, fun, and innovative ways. Nominations can be submitted online at www.thebarnumaward.com.
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NEMPAC Performs at the West End Children’s Festival

On Saturday, August 21st, The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) participated in the Annual West End Children’s Festival on Thoreau Path in the West End.  NEMPAC provided an Instrument Petting Zoo and a number of performances. Of the Instrument Petting Zoo, NEMPAC’s Executive Director Rebecca Griffin said:   “Children get so excited when Read More…
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Interactive Dance on the Greenway

InterAct Boston and the Chu Ling Dance Academy presented an interactive dance experience to the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the Wharf District Parks on Saturday, August 28th. InterAct Boston brings performing artists from across the city to engage the public, creating an interactive environment where spectators get to jump into the act! The Greenway is Read More…
Community Real Estate

Groundbreaking Set For Armenian Heritage Park

Armenian Heritage Foundation invites you to the Ground Breaking Ceremony for Armenian Heritage Park Thursday, September 9, 2010, 2:00 pm Parcel 13 on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston, Massachusetts (Near Mercantile Wharf and Quincy Market) Among the distinguished guests in attendance: His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians The Honorable Deval L. Patrick, Read More…
Community Real Estate

NEWRA’s ZLC Committee Agenda for August 24th

NORTH END/WATERFRONT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee www.newra.org Meeting Agenda (Revised 8/22/10) Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 7:00 PM The Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Avenue Zoning and Licensing Applications There are no immediate zoning or licensing applications.  The applications for zoning relief at 133 Salem Street (convert to retail on first floor, residential on Read More…
Community Health & Environment

Clean Streets Committee Sees Enforcement As Key

NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee Meets To Discuss Neighborhood Trash & Cleanliness Issues. North End residents believe that enforcement of existing trash and cleanliness ordinances is key to cleaning up the neighborhood. That was the message at this week’s Clean Streets meeting, a volunteer neighborhood committee of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The Green Ticket Read More…
Community Food & Drink

NEWRA Café Nuovo Letter

The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association has issued its “Support, with conditions” letter, shown below, to the Licensing Board. The letter follows last week’s NEWRA meeting and describes its voting process. NEWNC, the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council, voted in July to support the license as presented with a midnight closing, 7 days/week. Both neighborhood groups are Read More…

Community Health & Environment

North End Children’s Center Looking for Toys

The North End Children’s Center at the North End Community Health Center is looking for replacement toys and equipment. See the note below from Director Tim Clifford. (Via the NEWMA bulletin board.) I want to thank all of you who kindly offered to help us with replacing our lost supplies and toys. On June 6th, Read More…
Arts & Culture Community

Celtic Night at Christopher Columbus Park

It was a Celtic Night on Tuesday with Laura Cortese at Christopher Columbus Park bringing ancient fiddle styles to pop songs. Opening the music night was the Gilcrhist Trio.    Next up for the end of the City’s Waterfront Performing Arts Series are the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), “A bawdy parody of the plays written Read More…

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NEWRA’s August Meeting Roundup

There were plenty of neighborhood tidbits at this week’s North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting, with an extended President’s report by Mark Paul and numerous committee reports. College students will be moving back into the neighborhood in early September. Residents are advised to report problems early in the semester to the Problem Properties TaskForce. Mark Read More…