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North End Jewelry Store Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Filthy Rich Jewelry Store at 402 Hanover Street is promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating 25% of selected earrings proceeds to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for a Cure.

“With a large array of jewelry pieces fashioned after a wealth of different celebrities from Jackie Kennedy to Marilyn Monroe, Filthy Rich of Boston has chosen to feature Christina Applegate for this very special cause as the star is a well-known breast cancer survivor and awareness activist.”

More information on the charity can be found at www.komen.org and the promtion at www.filthyrichofboston.com. The press release is shown below.
Community Health & Environment

North End Greenway Gardens – Call For Volunteers

Volunteer Call!   Come Help Care for the North End Greenway Gardens! The Horticulture staff is seeking a group of five or so volunteers to assist with gardening tasks in the North End Parks on Friday, October 16th.  Tasks will include deadheading (cutting back spent flower heads and finished plants), weeding.  Meeting location will be the Read More…
Community Event Notices

Greenway Conservancy Comes to the Neighborhood

Neighborhood residents had plenty of questions for the Greenway Conservancy in its first comprehensive update to the neighborhood since taking over control of the parks. Representing the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Conservancy was Executive Director, Nancy Brennan. The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) provided the forum during its October 8th meeting as well as a list Read More…

Community Event Notices Government

Neighborhood Reps Choke at Bocce Game

The Herald is reporting that the home town bocce crew was beat by a group of outsiders today, in a benefit game for the Columbus Day Committee. State Representatives Aaron Michlewitz, Carlo Basile, State Senator Anthony Petrucelli and City Councilor Sal LaMattina lost to Representatives Marty Walz, Kathi Anne Reinstein, Thomas Golden and Katherine Clark. Read More…
Community

NEWRA’s Annual Meeting is Thursday, October 8th

The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) will have their Annual Meeting at 7pm this Thursday, October 8th at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. The agenda includes 2 licenses and a Greenway update. Plus, there will be officer elections and refreshements after the meeting. *Annual Meeting Agenda* Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009 Time: 7:00 Read More…
Community Event Notices

Greenway Article: What about Neighborhood Parks?

“What about neighborhood parks?” is my response to the The Boston Globe article, “Call it the Emptyway” by Andrew Ryan (October 2, 2009). The article raised a myriad of issues regarding the use of the parks and something “just not right” with Boston’s newest parkland. I was quoted once again (wow, 2x in a week), Read More…

Community Event Notices

Greenway Festival Extended to Sunday

Due to the inclement weather forecasted for Saturday, the Greenway Conservancy has announced that its “Try Something New” Fall Festival has been expanded to Sunday, October 4th. The full announcement is shown below. Sunday schedule of events and activities All-day Sun. activities (12-4 pm): ·         Ice Skating (Plaza) ·         Carnival Ride (Green) ·         Greenway Treasure Read More…
Community Food & Drink Police & Fire

Globe Highlights “Culture Clash” in North End

In a front page article, the Boston Globe highlights the changes happening in the neighborhood. (“Culture Clash in the North End” by Jenna Russell, September 29, 2009). The reporter presents the various sides of the issues relating to late-night revelry and how it is conflicting with the interests of North End residents. Your humble editor Read More…
Community Real Estate

BRA Scenario Shows Large Developments On North End Side of Greenway

In a public meeting at City Hall, the Boston Redevelopment Authority presented scenarios for substantial North End development along the Greenway, filling in most of Cross Street including structures well over the established 55 foot height limit. The slides were released as part of its Greenway District Planning Study. (Click here for a PDF file Read More…