Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Bricks Missing in Front of Limoncello Restaurant “Freedom Trail sidewalk bricks are missing creating a falling/tripping hazardous hole in the North End at North Square near Read More…
Things to know for Friday Your daily round up for Friday, December 1: Help a Family Displaced by North End Fire Last week’s fire on Hanover Street in the North End not only left the neighborhood shaken with grief, but displaced several community members. The Cristescu family was severely impacted losing everything including clothes, food, Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Your daily round up for Wednesday, November 29: 6:00PM Still They Persisted at Old North Church. The Old North Church Foundation Speaker Series will be hosting Professor Robert Forrant as he explores the 1912 Bread & Roses strike. A reception and conversation will follow the talk, view additional details and Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is thrilled to announce that their annual Summer Concert Series, in partnership with the City of Boston, will return to the Prado this summer to offer free outdoor concerts each Thursday in July. Main stage concerts will begin at 6:00 p.m. and run until 7:30 Read More…
Solve this jigsaw puzzle to view a blue hour scene of Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. There are only 35 pieces! How to play: Move and drag the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. When two pieces are connected, they will click together. If you are “missing” a piece, move the other pieces aside Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday! Vertical steel structures beginning to rise on Causeway: Steel beginning to rise at Hub on Causeway next to @tdgarden! @universalhub @JoeKane52 @NHLBruins @NorthEndBoston @bostonplans pic.twitter.com/q99mWDAbqh — Adam Castiglioni (@ConciergeBoston) April 4, 2017 News from around the neighborhood: Haute Top 5: Best Restaurants with a View in Boston 2017 The North End has many Read More…
Before the North End was an urban neighborhood community, it was an island. Before Hanover Street was a commercialized concrete jungle, it was a neck. Characterized by the early colonial, John Winthrop, “the north part of the town separate from the rest by a narrow stream which was cut through a neck of land by Read More…
Designers, representatives from Boston Transportation Department, MassDOT, and the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) presented their proposal for the redesign of Union Street and the “Blackstone Block” at a public meeting on Monday, December 16, 2013 at City Hall. As part of the Connect Historic Boston Initiative, the goal is to create streets and sidewalks that Read More…
It is opening week for Thinking Cup, a new coffee shop at 236 Hanover Street in Boston’s North End, featuring “Stumptown Coffee” in a European-style cafe with about 60 seats. Similar to its first location on Tremont Street at Boston Common, the new establishment will offer espresso, lattes, teas, sandwiches and pastries. Both neighborhood groups, Read More…
230-232 and 234-238 Hanover Street: 230-238 Hanover Street Nominee Trust has filed applications with the City of Boston Board of Appeal seeking to subdivide the two properties in order to separate the ownership. The subdivision triggers zoning violations including insufficient open space and inadequate parking. The above video shows the applicant presenting to the North Read More…
Barnum’s Elephant Feeding on Hanover St. – October 2010The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant feeding in the North End on Hanover St. by the Prado is currently scheduled for Thursday, October 13 at 11 AM. The rain date is Friday. The walk of elephants through Boston’s streets to TD Garden is scheduled Read More…
The Santa Rosalia Di Palermo Society commemorated the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks as part of their annual procession through Boston’s North End with the statue of Santa Rosalia. The society presented a plaque to the North End Fire House in thanks to their years of service to the community. The procession also Read More…