Boston Harbor Now has teamed up with several local businesses and cultural institutions in the Waterfront neighborhood to bring you a full line-up of activities to ring in the new year! The fun starts at 11am and continues all day, culminating in harbor fireworks at midnight. There will be an interactive ice sculpture stroll from Read More…
We are very, very close to reaching our goal of $80,000 for 2 fireworks barges on the Boston Harbor this December 31 at midnight! We are still reaching out to local businesses. Let’s not have another dark New Year’s Eve like last year! Please help us so the Harbor will be ablaze with a spectacular fireworks Read More…
End of summer fireworks returned to Boston Harbor on the Thursday before Labor Day weekend. Organized by Boston Harbor Now, the two barges off the Seaport illuminated the downtown waterfront and could be seen from the North End to East Boston. Watch the whole show, in just 3 minutes in the video below. Plus, the Read More…
Things to know for Thursday! Events for Thursday, August 31st 5:30pm Boston Workplace Fitness. Cresa Boston would like to bring together employees in nearby offices to The Greenway to participate in a fitness program promoting wellness in the workplace. Located at Milk Street & Atlantic Avenue, more information. 8:15pm Fireworks over Boston Harbor with Dueling Barges. End of Summer Fireworks with Read More…
End of summer fireworks return to Boston Harbor on Thursday August 31, 2017 at sunset, 8:15 p.m. Two dueling barges will illuminate the harbor between the North End and Seaport! Organizer Boston Harbor Now suggests public viewing locations along the Boston HarborWalk, including: Christopher Columbus Park, North End Piers Park, East Boston Fan Pier, Seaport District Read More…
Happy Monday! Happening Today: Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at the West End Civic Association, 6:00 p.m., Amy Lowell House 65 Martha Road. Doors open at 5:45pm. Open to the public. Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Return Thursday, August 31st http://www.instagram.com/p/BXqWrNfANxj/ Notable News Found Elsewhere Keeping the Harborwalk Open The Conservation Law Foundation continues to investigate properties Read More…
Here are the latest reports from the North End / Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) meeting, held on January 12, 2017. View full video coverage and a timeline below: Video timeline: (Opening) President’s Report by Mary McGee: Citing Jason Aluia’s great success with his efforts to save the North End Nursing Home, NEWRA is forming a by-laws committee, Read More…
The reviews for First Night 2017 at Copley Square were less than enthusiastic. But, there appears to be new interest in bringing back midnight harbor fireworks for next year. Overwhelming disappointment by the waterfront community was expressed in comments on a NorthEndWaterfront.com post. Despite this response, event planner Conventures Inc. continues to advocate for a Back Bay-only plan in Wednesday’s Globe. The company’s president Read More…
Dusty Rhodes, founder and president of event planning company, Conventures Inc., was hired by the City of Boston to put on this year’s First Night. In a Globe puff piece, she talks about their plans for the 2017 New Year’s celebration and why it has been consolidated in Back Bay. “What Times Square is to New Read More…
Blaming a reduced budget and lack of support, First Night organizer Conventures has canceled the New Year’s 2017 midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor. First Night 2017 will be a Back Bay-only affair including family fireworks at 7pm on Boston Common. Live entertainment and other activities will be at Copley Square including a procession, ice sculptures and pyrotechnics at midnight. The harbor Read More…
Labor Day weekend fireworks returned for the fourth year in a row, marking the end of this year’s programming by Summer on the Waterfront. The show was organized by Boston Harbor Now, the newly merged non-profit formed from The Boston Harbor Association and the Harbor Islands Alliance. The barge was anchored between the North End and Seaport with crowds Read More…
Boston Harbor Now (the merged entity of The Boston Harbor Association and the Harbor Islands Alliance) and the City of Boston is bringing Illuminate Boston fireworks to the Harbor on the Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. The barge will be located in the center of the inner harbor, with viewing from the North End, Seaport, and East Boston. Read More…