The Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel presented two requests this week to the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) with a split result. NEWNC voted to support the Fairmont’s application to extend its existing alcohol license to accommodate a one-hour later closing hour on its outdoor patio from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m, 7-days per Read More…
Volle Nolle, the sandwich shop at 351 Hanover St., received a 4-3 vote in support of its application for a new 7-day C.V. malt (beer) & wine license from the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Torri Crowell presented at last night’s meeting where a rare tie among the councilors was broken by NEWNC Read More…
Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel, 377-395 Commercial St. (map), and the recently opened Aragosta Restaurant (formerly Sensing), will be appearing at the North End neighborhood groups regarding applications with city authorities to extend the closing hour on its alcohol license for its 86-seat outdoor patio to 11:00 p.m (from 10:00 p.m.). In addition, the hotel has Read More…
The Licensing Board will hear from Doc’s Long Wharf on Tuesday, May 3rd regarding the non-use of its alcohol license as of March 30, 2011. Alcohol licenses expire after a non-use period of usually one year. Doc’s was intending to lease the location from the Boston Redevelopment Authority that owns the property. However, ten North Read More…
Caffe Lil Italy, the tiny Salem St. cafe across from the Old North Church, received strong support this week from local officials at a Boston Licensing Board hearing for a new beer & wine license despite opposition from the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) and some residents. The North End’s City Councilor Sal Read More…
Artu Restaurant owner Nancy Frattaroli presented an application to update and correct an existing non-live entertainment license to reflect the hours of operation (2:00 a.m. closing) and capacity (99 persons) at this week’s meeting of the Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Artu is located at Read More…
Volle Nolle owner, Torri Crowell, presented a request for a new 7-day beer and wine license for the sandwich shop at 351 Hanover St., along with a closing hour of 11:00 p.m. at this week’s meeting of the Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee (ZLC) of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). ZLC meetings Read More…
Tia’s Restaurant & Bar on the Waterfront presented and subsequently withdrew an application for an expanded entertainment license to include live, outdoor and amplified music at this week’s meeting of the Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The withdrawal of the application was in response to Read More…
Courtesy of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association
Video: View the presentation, discussion and vote at the meeting by clicking on the play button above. The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted 6-1 to oppose a new alcohol license application by Carla Gomes for Caffe Lil Italy at 178 Salem Street (corner of Hull St., across from the Old North Church). Read More…
As published in the April 1, 2010 Post-Gazette and posted here at the request of the author. Dear Editor, The following letter is in response to Phil Orlandella’s editorial in the Regional Review dated March 29, 2011 “NEWNC SUPPORTS OF 2 AM CLOSURE-WRONG.” Being on the NEWNC is not an easy job. As a council Read More…
Using the examples from the recent closing hour extension requests for The Living Room, Monica’s and Tresca restaurants, Boston Globe Your Town reporter, Jeremy Fox, analyzes the differing opinions of the Residents’ Association (NEWRA) and the Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). In a district where the once-dominant population of working-class immigrants is being replaced by college students Read More…