Community Food & Drink Real Estate

Marisa Iocco Receives NEWNC Support for New Salem Street Restaurant

In a vote of 8-1, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted to support a beer/wine license transfer for Marisa Iocco who plans to open “La Sosta Da Marisa” in the Spring of 2011. Ms. Iocco is applying for a transfer of the Grezzo Restaurant license from 69 Prince Street to open a Read More…

Community Food & Drink Real Estate Transportation

NEWRA Opposes Bricco Expansion – Supports Paulie’s, Laz Parking and Cooper St. Renovation

The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 10-21 to oppose the capacity addition at Bricco Restaurant at this week’s meeting. Bricco’s application is being made by owner Frank DePasquale at 239-241 Hanover Street. The expansion would add 47 seats to the existing 120 through an expansion on the ground floor into an abutting Read More…

Community Food & Drink Real Estate

NEWNC Supports Lucia’s Live Entertainment, Paulie’s Restaurant and Salem St. Residential Conversion

The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) supported the three applications presented at Tuesday’s October 12, 2010 meeting. All council members were in attendance except Anne Devlin Tagliaferro and Luciana Burdi. Lucia Ristorante, 417 Hanover St., Live Entertainment Application Donato Frattaroli, long-time owner of Lucia Ristorante, appeared with attorney Bill Ferrullo to seek an Read More…

Community Food & Drink Real Estate

Spiking North End Zoning & Licensing Applications Portend Economic Rebound

The North End is back! Or so it seems, based on the recent onslaught of new zoning and licensing applications which are an indication of businesses and developers willing to invest new money in the neighborhood. After a busy summer, you can still feel a buzz on the streets (often it’s a buzz saw) that Read More…

Community Real Estate

NEWRA to Hear Lucia’s Live Entertainment Application and Old Sheldon’s Building Renovation

North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association www.newra.org October/Annual Meeting Agenda Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:00 PM Nazzaro Center, 30 North Bennet Street Reports 7:00 PM – 7:20 PM President’s Report Membership Committee Clean Streets Committee Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Parks and Open Space Committee Update on the City’s study of alternative hazardous cargo truck Read More…

Real Estate

Zoning Change at 133 Salem St., formerly Sheldon’s, Supported by Neighborhood Council

In a vote of 5-2, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) supported the variances necessary to renovate the building at 133 Salem St., including converting a third floor headhouse into a penthouse. David Crocini, under contract to purchase the property, presented his case this week to renovate the now vacant property formerly used Read More…

Food & Drink

Herald Profiles Caffe Nuovo’s New Restaurant

Donna Goodison of the Boston Herald inks a story on the opening of Caffe Nuovo at 76 Salem Street. “Vincent Ferrara Jr. – the 34-year-old son of convicted Mafia capo Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara – is breaking into the restaurant business as a first-time owner. … “It’s sort of been an eyesore in the neighborhood, Read More…

Police & Fire

Police Release Sketches of Attacker; 2 More North End Women Come Forward

Latest update from BPDNews.com: The Boston Police are investigating a recent report of an assault and battery in the North End which occurred on August 21, 2010. Since that time, two additional women have come forward to report that they were approached by an individual with a similar description. Based on those descriptions, Boston Police Read More…