Every other Friday, The KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market (BPM), managed by the Trustees of Reservations, welcomes guests for Family Dinner Night — a unique way to kick-start the weekend all together with an unforgettable night out! After a quick tour of what’s in season, attendees gather to cook three farm-fresh courses led by Read More…
Things to know for Monday: “In a comeback for the ages, Patriots beat Falcons in heart-pounding Super Bowl” – The Boston Globe. “Tom Brady, Patriots rewrite Super Bowl record book with epic, 34-28 OT win” – The Boston herald. Instagram says it all: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQJOX2KDLLG/?taken-at=254372545&hl=en https://www.instagram.com/p/BQKEz6Og-Sx/?taken-at=254372545&hl=en https://www.instagram.com/p/BQKCTXehJ68/?taken-at=254372545&hl=en The Community Calendar to help plan your week: Monday, February 6 6:30pm NEMPAC Read More…
Opening in Boston this week is a new photography exhibition, Life of a Swiss Guard: A Private View. As part of an international tour, the display of the Pontifical Swiss Guard comes from the Vatican Museum. The free exhibit is open to the public, 9-3 daily, through March 25, 2017 at Faneuil Hall on the 4th Read More…
Super Bowl LI NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – ATLANTA FALCONS 6:30 p.m. kickoff at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX Televised on FOX TV; Streaming online Halftime Show: Lady Gaga, Luke Bryan & Renee Elise Goldsberry See the NFL.com Preview Site. Ultimate Super Bowl Guide at Boston.com From Boston City Hall: A number of precautions, including restrictions on traffic and parking in Read More…
Recapping the top post of the week, take a look at the 5 posts that drove the most traffic! Divine Design Center Opens on the North End Waterfront Divine Design Center recently moved from the Seaport’s design center to an 8000 square feet showroom in Battery Wharf on the North End waterfront. Marking this as New England’s largest Read More…
Former North End resident, Roseann Sdoia, lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing and is now engaged to the firefighter who saved her. Roseann Sdoia, 48, tells The New York Post that she and Boston firefighter Mike Materia were engaged on Nantucket in December. “He’s seen me on my worst day,” Sdoia told the New York Read More…
A North End tradition, the annual Elephant Brunch, has come to an end with the announced closing of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Typically held in mid-October, the circus elephants would parade down Causeway Street onto Commercial Street before reaching their brunch destination near the Hanover Street Fire House. There, to the delight of onlooking children and Read More…
Of the twelve million immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954 four million were Italian and my grandmother, Colomba Cordani, was one of them. She left her small Northern Italian village of Ponte del Olio near Piacenza and arrived in New York on April 27, 1909 aboard the French Line steamship Chicago. Read More…
Last minute revisions were released Tuesday to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan draft by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA, formerly the BRA). The BPDA Board is expected to approve the plan on February 9th so it can go to State review. The 11th hour revisions are substantial, an effort to incorporate public comments and guidance from the State, said Read More…
On Sunday, January 29th, North End Against Drugs held their annual BINGO Fundraiser at the Nazzaro Center. Offering a chance at an assortment of gift certificates and packaged prizes for their 20 game BINGO. All attendees brought excitement and spirit to the packed room. Each participant received a FREE chance at a door prize as well Read More…
CityFeast and Joslin Diabetes Center honored 26-year-old David Gomes on Sunday night for his pursuits to help children living with diabetes. David has been living with type 1 diabetes for 25 years. After graduating from the MCPHS Physician Assistant program in Boston, Joslin inspired him to want to work in the field of pediatric Endocrinology. David shows Read More…
The North End Curling Club is a new curling club organizing at Steriti Memorial Rink for the 2017-2018 winter season. The club is in early stages but is already seeing a lot of interest. The sessions will be two to two and a half hours long and will include all equipment necessary to get started. Learn-to-Curl Read More…