After nearly 12 years, NorthEndWaterfront.com will be winding down over the next few months and cease publishing in January 2021. This announcement comes with great respect and much gratitude to our strong and supportive readership. Simply put, the site has over-stretched our technical and spare-time limits as an ad-hoc operation. Year after year, I wondered Read More…
It is the time of year when the tourist traffic starts to dwindle and neighborhood businesses often decide to make a change, remodel or even close the doors for good. North Ender Adam Castiglioni wandered the streets recently and noticed a growing number of closed storefronts. Here’s a recap. The Italian 7 art and gallery Read More…
Green Cross Pharmacy in the North End is closing its doors for good. Their last day open for business will be March 5, 2019. Owners Joseph (Peppi) and Fernando (Freddy) Giangregorio came to the United States in 1954 and have owned the pharmacy at 393 Hanover Street since 1964. As residents and small business owners, Read More…
*Sponsored Post* WE’RE CLOSING Cataldo Home & Couture Baby Boutique 42 Prince Street will be closing their retail store December 31st. LIQUIDATION SALE 50% OFF October 13th thru December 31st Clothing –Jewelry- Furniture-LightingHours: Thursday-Saturday 11:30-7:00 Sunday 12-6 Cataldo Interiors Inc. will continue business at their Saugus location. Please contact Jeanette Cataldo for more information: 781-231-0238 www.cataldointeriors.com design@cataldointeriors.com We would like to Read More…
Two longtime 7-Eleven chain retail franchises have closed in the past few weeks in the North End / Waterfront area. At 464 Hanover Street, the lease was not renewed. The location is at the corner at Commercial St. across from the US Coast Guard station. Before the closing, staff at the store said the space had Read More…
by Stephanie Hogue It’s closing night for the Postale. It was more than a place to get a cup of coffee and a knish with your keys. Like any good play, you entered a different world when you stepped through (and closed!) that door. You might find yourself in the controlled mayhem of a packaging Read More…
Winter is often the time of year for business comings and goings in Boston’s North End. Over the past few weeks, we found some renovation signs up at Caffe Dello Sport and the Sail Loft. A notice also went up regarding the permanent closing of Orchard Skate Shop‘s North End location on Commercial Street. SALMAGUNDI hat shop on Salem Street fell Read More…
On October 31, 2016, a very special coffee shop in the heart of the North End closed its doors. To a group of regulars, Boston Common Coffee meant a space for making friends, sharing birthdays and having a window to the North End’s cast of characters. Sitting at the windows, we sometimes would say it was better Read More…
Special! Special! Read all about it! Check out today’s front page story in the Boston Globe by Meghan Irons regarding the recent closing of Pinkberry on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Pinkberry never stood a chance in Boston’s Little Italy. As resistance mounted, its windows were smashed shortly before its opening, workers and residents Read More…
After 3 years on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End, Pinkberry has closed its doors. The frozen yogurt shop never seemed to gain traction on a street where gelato, cannoli and cappuccino reign supreme. As a franchise chain capitalizing on the popularity of “fro-yo,” Pinkberry’s debut and its signage were met with mixed reactions at the location Read More…
This time of year is always busy with our neighborhood businesses. We recently brought you photos of the new Scopa and Trattoria Il Panino on Hanover Street. Here, we catch up with some recent “comings and goings” on the North End business scene including news on several retail shops. There is a new shop to get your eyebrow’s Read More…
Catching up on North End comings and goings, DiPaolo & Rossi Meat Market has recently shuttered their shop at 56 Salem Street. D&R was started by two Italian Immigrants in 1974. John & Peter ran the unassuming butcher shop, well known for their Italian sausage, custom cuts and of course, the classic cash register. We have not heard Read More…