Arts & Culture Event Notices

NEMPAC Benefit Dinner & Opera with Tresca, Sunday Sept. 13

Join the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) on Sunday, September 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Tresca Restaurant for an exclusive outdoor benefit dinner to celebrate NEMPAC and the Opera from the Balcony program. Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner provided by Tresca (see menu), with wine pairing sponsored by Read More…

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Neighborhood Photo: Brunch with a Side of Opera

North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) and Tresca continue their efforts to present “Opera from the Balcony” to the North End. This past weekend the opera, performed by Soprano Hailey Fuqua and Tenor Fred C. VanNess Jr., had a new type of audience—outdoor diners. “Cafe Zones” that allow restaurants to set up outdoor seating along city streets Read More…

Arts & Culture Event Notices

Balcony Opera Continues on Saturdays

The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has announced the continuation of “The Joy of Music,” a socially distanced concert series, in collaboration with Tresca, every Saturday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. NEMPAC joined with Tresca last weekend to bring opera from Ray Bourque’s Table 77 balcony in Boston’s North End. The move to lift Read More…

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Ray Bourque Brings Meals to Hanover St. Firehouse

Hockey star Ray Bourque delivers pizzas, pasta, and meatballs from his restaurant, Tresca, to the firefighters at the Hanover Street firehouse in Boston’s North End. Tresca also recently donated food to healthcare workers at Mass General, one of several North End restaurants to donate food to frontline workers fighting COVID-19. Photo submitted by Peter Weber.

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Tresca Donates Food to Mass General Healthcare Workers

Tresca, located at 233 Hanover Street in Boston’s North End, recently donated trays of Italian food to healthcare workers at Massachusetts General Hospital. The food was delivered by hockey star Ray Bourque. The hospital workers replied to the donation with the message, “Thank you Ray Bourque and Tresca for fueling our #mghblake12icu night crew!! Lots Read More…

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Neighborhood Photo: Drew Bledsoe and Ray Bourque at Tresca

Tresca on Hanover Street in the North End recently hosted a private wine dinner with special guests Drew Bledsoe and Ray Bourque. Drew Bledsoe was the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots from 1993 to 2001. He was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2011. Ray Bourque is co-owner of Tresca and Read More…

Daily Briefs

Wednesday’s Brief: TD Construction, Tresca’s Balcony View, Loading Carbohydrates!

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…

Food & Drink

Licensing Board Extends Closing Hour for Tresca’s and Monica’s to 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday & Saturday

The Boston Licensing Board ruled this morning that two North End restaurants can extend their alcohol serving hours to 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The request is a half-hour longer than previously allowed, but not to the 1:00 a.m. that both restaurants had requested. The Board also added a condition that accordion-style Read More…

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Licensing Board Schedules Hearings for Closing Hour Extensions at Tresca and Vinoteca di Monica

In advisory votes, the Neighborhood Council voted to support the application by Tresca Restaurant while the Residents’ Association voted to oppose it. For Monica’s, the Neighborhood Council voted to support while the Residents’ Association has yet to hear the application. The Licensing Board has scheduled both hearings for January 26th, 10:00 a.m. at City Hall. Read More…

Food & Drink

NEWRA Opposes Tresca Restaurant’s Closing Hour Extension to 1:00 a.m.

In a vote of 19 – 10, the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) opposed the application by Tresca Restaurant to extend the closing hours on its all-alcohol license from midnight to 1:00 a.m., 7 days. Tresca is located at 227-237 Hanover Street and received one of the 45 new licenses made available to Read More…

Community Schools

Voting Results from NEWRA’s 1/18/2011 Meeting

There were three votes at tonight’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Below are the proposed applications and the voting results. 99 Salem Street, Mercato del Mare, Liz Ventura and Keri Cassidy seek Board of Appeal approval to change the use of the building’s basement level from retail food market to Read More…

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Six North End Restaurants to Hold CityFeast Diabetes Benefit on January 30th – Tickets Available

On January 30, six of the North End’s finest restaurants are joining together to celebrate the 6th annual CityFeast: Dining Out to Conquer Diabetes to support the Joslin Diabetes Center by hosting special five-course dinners with wine pairings.  This local event is a great way for North End residents to get involved in the fight Read More…