The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council voted to support two proposals from The Living Room, a restaurant, bar and lounge at 101-107 Atlantic Avenue in the Mercantile Building, on the corner of Richmond and Commercial Streets. In a vote of 5-3, the Neighborhood Council supported The Living Room’s request for an extension of its Read More…
Universal Hub reports from this week’s Licensing Board hearing regarding two unused licenses, one of which is a retail package store license for the short-lived Nonna’s on North Street: “The board agreed to give the owners of the shuttered Nonna’s Market on North Street in the North End 90 days to find an investor and Read More…
John Hauck, owner of The Living Room at 101-107 Atlantic Ave., encountered resident opposition last night in response to his proposals for a 2:00 a.m. closing and DJ on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The presentation was made at the monthly Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association. This Read More…
The agenda for the next meeting of NEWRA’s Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee, this Tuesday, February 22, is shown below. Please note the change of location to the Nazzaro Center due to ongoing construction in the Pilot House. ZLC Committee meetings are for informational purposes only (no votes) and open to the public. Zoning, Licensing Read More…
After a long wait from when Daniel Pokaski retired last summer as chair of the Boston Licensing Board, the Globe reports that Governor Patrick has not only appointed a replacement, but has literally changed the face of the powerful board by selecting a young, Latino lawyer as Chairwoman and an African-American retired judge from Roxbury Read More…
A Mexican, Salvadoran restaurant, El Triunfo, has applied for a C.V. license to open in the North End at the former location of Grezzo at 69 Prince Street. The application does not currently include alcohol, just food, which is similar to its existing location on E. Berkeley St. in the South End. The license application Read More…
District 1 City Councilor Sal LaMattina took center stage at this week’s meeting of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) regarding the City’s plan for Hanover Street. Councilor LaMattina took questions from residents and the impromptu discussion evolved into a public debate on the issues of late-night noise and congestion in the neighborhood. “There is Read More…
Members of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted to support three alcohol license applications for local restaurants, during its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 10, 2011. Vito’s at 54 Salem St. Damien DiPaola, represented by Attorney William Ferrollo, has applied to the Licensing Board to transfer a C.V. Malt and Wine Beverages Read More…
Summary of last night’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA): City Councilor At-Large, Felix Arroyo, spoke for about a half hour regarding his work and priorities during his first term in office. Notable topics included youth issues (summer jobs), keeping library branches open, negotiating the firefighters contract and healthy living initiatives, Read More…
The Boston Licensing Board ruled this morning that two North End restaurants can extend their alcohol serving hours to 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The request is a half-hour longer than previously allowed, but not to the 1:00 a.m. that both restaurants had requested. The Board also added a condition that accordion-style Read More…
Four of the five agenda items were restaurant-related licensing issues at this week’s meeting of the Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee, part of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). There also was a zoning variance request from a Lincoln Wharf condo owner. ZLC meetings are informational only and there are no votes. Read More…