After the storm photo of the Prado.
Month: February 2016
Developer Proposes Height Increase for Haymarket Hotel
Since being awarded the right to build the Haymarket Hotel at 111 North Street in the North End with a height of 83 feet, with a gross square foot print of 140,000 feet, the developer Harbinger Development has changed the…
Twenty-Six North End/Waterfront Restaurants Participating in Dine out Boston Promotion
Twenty-six North End/Waterfront eateries will participate in Dine Out Boston (formally Restaurant Week) which is celebrating its fifteenth year in 2016. The biannual restaurant promotion, sponsored by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) in conjunction with American Express…
Three North End Eateries Granted Full Liquor Licenses
Three North End restaurants represented by Attorney William Ferullo have been awarded full liquor licenses by the Licensing Board for the City of Boston. About a month or so ago, the City of Boston announced the availability of ten new…
Lights to be Installed to Restore Boston City Hall
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that architectural lighting will be installed at City Hall to highlight and enhance the building’s original design, building on the Walsh Administration’s goals to liven up City Hall Plaza and create a safer area for…
Opinion
Time to sign up for 2016 baseball season Coming off a great 2015 season, the North End Athletic Association (NEAA) has begun registration for their 2016 baseball programs. Baseball Commissioner Ralph Martignetti is urging parents to register their children as…
Downtown View:Jaywalking is Safest
It gladdened my heart last week to read that state Senator Harriette Chandler, a Democrat from Worcester and the Senate Majority Leader, proposed raising the fine for jaywalking from $1 to $25 for a first offense up to $75 for…
Communications Key to Bridge Construction Project
Plans for the rehabilitation of the North Washington Bridge (Charlestown Bridge) have been properly presented to the North End and other neighborhoods and to their credit the Massachusetts DOT Highway Department and Boston Public Works have placed everything on the…
Cameras are A Valuable Tool to Convict Criminals
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley has openly expressed his support for the use of body cameras on police officers and also favors more video surveillance in Boston public areas, so long as there is a balance between public safety…
Nazzaro Center Can Do
The Nazzaro Center, as is their usual routine this time of year, collected  168  canned goods and other food for the city’s annual can drive. As they have done for the past three years, delivered their collection to the food…