Small business owners and entrepreneurs are now able to successfully start and grow in Boston without the lengthy process it took in the past due to several programs initiated by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. The Mayor is committed to…
Month: September 2014
New NEMPAC Board of Director President
North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has a new President of the Board of Directors. Diane Borriello Royle, formally of the West End, recently moved to the North End where her father was born on Henchmen Street and…
Lia Tota Steps Down As Center Executive Director
Following 30 years as the Director of ABCD’s North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center, Lia Tota has stepped down from her community position on August 29. However, Tota will stay with the organization on a part-time basis as a community…
New Salon Coming to Hanover Street
Bow & Arrow, a Beauty Collective will open its first salon in the North End at 215 Hanover Street this month, featuring a creative take on the upscale beauty and wellness industry for men and women. The new salon will…
NEWRA Monthly Meeting Sept.11
There will be no voting requests at this Thursday’s September 11 North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) monthly meeting scheduled for 7pm in the Nazzaro Community Center. Presentations will be given on the North Bennet Street School’s (NBSS) interest in the…
The Ones That Didn’t Get Away
Anthony Caturano, owner/chef of Prezza in the North End, snagged a 104 inch, 590 pound tuna at the recent Bluefin Blowout Tournament held in Gloucester. Children’s Floating Hospital at Tuft’s University Medical Center received approximately $11,000 from the benefit tournament.…
Next Level Fitness Opens on Endicott Street
Next Level Fitness a 2 time Boston’s A List top 5 Personal Training company acquired Astrid Bengtson’s Body Talk Factory at 133 Endicott Street in the North End neighborhood. Next Level Fitness owner Micah Logan believes that his company will…
Unfilled Private Details Should Go to Retired Boston Police
Allowing retired Boston Police Offices to become Special Police Officers and work private business details throughout the city will handle some of the unfilled details that occur. City officials advise that requests from private vendors, construction, utility companies and entertainment…
BNN Celebrates 30 Years of Service
Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) is celebrating 30 years of being a nationally recognized, award-winning community center which acts as a public forum for all Boston residents, non-profit and community-based organizations and educational institutions. BNN has provided these organizations with affordable…
The Sounds of August
Karen is taking her first break since beginning to write in this space. She is offering some of her most remarked-upon columns for you to enjoy again. (first published in August, 2010)August is the melancholy month, and I’m glad it’s…