This North End hawk has been around for a few weeks, recently visiting Commercial Street, captured here by Paul Foster. We also hear the hawk is taking out quite a few pigeons in North Square! “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Email your best photos to info@northendwaterfront.com. Please include a caption (or more) Read More…
Three Things to Know for Wednesday, October 19th! 1. Fog anyone? The haze over Boston on Tuesday afternoon was undeniable: https://www.instagram.com/p/BLuFHvkjBQA/?taken-at=254372545 2. The agenda of events, courtesy of the community calendar: 9:00am St. John School Open House. Students learn the value of doing the right thing, as they build math skills using iPads, our inquiry-based i2 STEM programs, OWL curriculum, Read More…
Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is just days away from completing Spaces of Hope, the latest giant mural on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The work will be the fifth in an annual series of contemporary murals on the massive 70′ x 76′ tunnel vent building wall facing Dewey Square. “I want people to think of ‘hope’ when Read More…
The 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament originally scheduled this past August has been rescheduled and re-named the North End Basketball Bonanza and will be playing in the Nazzaro Center on Friday, November 18 from 6-10pm. Sponsored by North End Against Drugs (NEAD) and State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the tournament will feature a variety of basketball Read More…
Lulu’s Sweet Shoppe has moved to a new storefront at 28 Parmenter Street in Boston’s North End, in the space formerly occupied by Cocoanuts. Owner Sandy Russo is a longtime North End resident and is very excited to bring her famous homemade cupcakes to a larger space with counter seats and plenty of candy, cookies and ice cream too! Read More…
King Tides are visiting Boston’s waterfront this week with the highest sea levels seen this year. These photos are from Monday, October 17th around Long Wharf with many residents and visitors drawn to the rising seas. King Tide is roughly two feet higher than normal high tide (and lower than low tide) caused by the alignment of Read More…
Some pundits investigate the culture of America though our political system, which shows us as basically nuts. I prefer advertisements—television advertisements during the 6:30 evening news to be exact. I watch those shows because I expect them to be fairly neutral in coverage. Fox News is out of the question—all those people yelling conspiracy theories Read More…
Reinforcing its position that a submerged piling field cannot be legally built on, members of Save Our North End Waterfront gathered on Monday afternoon for a “High Tide” event. The organizing arm opposes the proposed Lewis Wharf hotel project and documented the disappearing piles at the site of the proposed luxury hotel. “Anyone can see that the Read More…
Forced From Home is an outdoor reconstruction of refugee settings by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The exhibition on the global refugee crisis is open through October 23rd at the end of Long Wharf Park. The exhibit aims to answer visitor questions about refugee settings. War has come to your home and you’re forced to Read More…
Three Things to Know for Monday, October 17th! 1. Feel free to view the events calendar to help plan your week: 12:30pm “High Tide” Event at Lewis Wharf. Members of Save Our North End Waterfront, a community-organizing arm opposed to the proposed Lewis Wharf hotel project, will join local elected officials and environmental leaders to highlight the disappearing piles at Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 43-3 in support of a new coffee shop and cafe at 65 Atlantic Avenue. The proponent is Steve DeAngelis, owner of Golden Goose Market. The location is across the alley from the existing market, although the entrance would be on the Atlantic Avenue side of the property. Read More…
Rina’s Pizzeria & Cafe at 371 Hanover Street has re-opened, according to owner Nick Varano. Rina’s has a centerpiece wood-fired brick pizza oven and a menu featuring specialty pizza, sandwiches and other Italian cafe fare. Beverages include a beer and wine menu in addition to coffee and espresso drinks. Rina’s is located on the Freedom Trail adjacent Read More…