The following report is from District A-1 Boston Police blotter. Vandalism 03/03/17 ~ 10:00pm A male suspect was arrested for vandalism on Hanover Street after tearing the rear windshield wiper off of a Boston Police Department marked cruiser while parked on Hanover Street. The suspect charged with Willful & Malicious destruction of property. Investigate Property Read More…
Parking in the North End / Waterfront neighborhoods can be a nightmare, especially without a resident sticker (and, let’s be honest, it’s no walk in the park for residents either – pun intended). Visitor parking spots are few and far between, with different restrictions depending on the day, and rarely let you park for more Read More…
Boston Police District A-1 provided an update on recent neighborhood crime incidents, summarized below, at the March 2017 North End Public Safety Meeting. The figures below cover the last 30 days period. Part 1 Crime -City-wide: Down 5%. -District A-1: Up 12% (mainly due to a rash of robberies in early January, as well as car breaks Read More…
What’s up with these empty spaces in the North End? North End resident Adam Castiglioni frequently tweets (@conceirgeboston) these questions. Here are a few photos that Adam shared with us recently. When will the Hanover Hole be filled? Wasn’t a restaurant supposed to go in here? When will these tree beds on Cross St. be Read More…
The North End and the West End had a lot in common. They were both part of Ward 3 and shared political representation, both were poor tenement neighborhoods and many families had relatives in both neighborhoods. My father had an aunt and uncle in the West End and one of his cousins still lives there. Read More…
The 3rd annual “Finance Beanpot” event was held on March 2nd at the Steriti Rink in Boston’s North End. The collective effort of associates from competing financial firms raised more than $56,000 for the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund. Employees from six local fund firms – Natixis Global Asset Management, MFS, Putnam, Eaton Vance, Wellington and Brown Brothers Read More…
Since 2009, we have been talking about how to fund the Greenway. Marking its eighth year managing the parks last month, the non-profit Greenway Conservancy and its stakeholders have yet to find a business model that is not under constant risk of having the rug pulled out from under it. With the Greenway lease up for renewal in June 2017, the Read More…
The following report is from District A-1 Boston Police blotter. Burglary / Residential 02/23/17 ~ 8:30am – 5:30pm A North Margin Street resident reports that his apartment was broken into during the day. The victim stated that numerous items were taken from the apartment and the front door had damage to the lock and door frame. Read More…
Before February vacation the Eliot K-8 Innovation school held our Annual Spelling Bee for students in Grades 4-8. Our powerful partner, Mr. Carl Ameno, from the Nazzaro Center was the moderator and four students participated in the final round. Congratulations to all the finalists. Fourth grader Jadon Berkson, fifth grader Nicolas Mansour, sixth grader Mira Read More…
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association held its annual Awards Dinner this week celebrating five leaders in the industry, including Frank DePasquale of Depasquale Ventures as Restauranteur of the Year. A North End power-house, Depasquale is best known for his award-winning North End restaurant concepts that include Bricco, Il Panino Trattoria, Mare Oyster Bar and Quattro.
Have you dropped by our neighborhood North End Library lately? If you have, you might have noticed many changes. We have a new acting librarian, Jennifer Hawes, whom you already know as the Children’s Librarian. Jennifer will hold both positions for the immediate future. You might also have noticed that the library has undergone a Read More…
Video note: Forward through first minute which is black. Fans of dirty old Boston will enjoy this recently restored aerial video of 1969 footage, focusing on the harbor islands and waterfront. The film was shared by former North End resident (Fulton St.) and co-creator Larry Rosenblum along with Derek Lamb and producer Stanley Jacks. Larry explains, Read More…