It was such a great time last year that the second annual Girl Friends of the North End bash will take place again this year. Hundreds of North End and former North End girls got together to discuss old times…
Month: July 2012
A Supermarket is Coming: Officials Hold Firm on Commitment
A supermarket is in … no, it’s out … it’s Stop & Shop, … maybe not. More than a decade in the works, the long-anticipated affordable supermarket for the North End, West End and Beacon Hill is on-track to break…
North End Baseball Team Squares-off Versus Japan
Coming off a 13-12 Little League victory over Italy, the North End Athletic Association has entered an older team 13-15 in the upcoming annual Japan-Boston Baseball Exchange sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation. “Playing against elite teams from International countries…
The Summer of 2012
The tragedy in Colorado has touched Americans in different ways everywhere during this otherwise lovely summer of 2012. The mass murder and shooting of so many innocents last week at a movie-plex in Aurora goes to prove once again how…
Obituaries 07-24-2012
Margaret (Caprio) Penta Stoneham resident Margaret (Caprio) Penta of Stoneham, formerly of Somerville & Boston’s North End, July 19, 2012 at age 102. Devoted wife of the late Michael Penta. Beloved mother of Carmella Dello Iacona of Revere & her…
Greenway Conservancy
The Greenway Conservancy is seeking volunteers to help keep the park looking beautiful. Sign up to work with the Horticultural crew in the park or become a park docent helping visitors find their way. Volunteers will meet on Wednesday, July…
Visitor Parking Changes Could Be Made
Reportedly, there are approximately 4,000 North End resident parking permits issued in the North End for an estimated 1,500 residential spaces. In an attempt to increase the number of full time resident spots in the neighborhood, the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood…
Community Group Opposes Roof Deck
The Nazzaro Community Center was once again filled to capacity for the monthly meeting of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association. Three agenda items were scheduled for discussion and possible vote. The Association decided not to vote on a request by…
Prezza Hit by Fire; Closed for Repairs
Prezza has been a strong restaurant presence in the North End for 11 years, so when the popular eatery was hit by a one-alarm fire early Monday morning, its storied existence came to an abrupt but not complete stop. Boston…
Prezza Closed for Repairs; Rapid BFD Saves Da
A one alarm fire as fires go is not a big thing. But when the one alarm fire is on Fleet Street in the North End, the rough equivalent of the army, navy and air force is sent out to…