A delightful Sunday afternoon for family and friends was held at the Armenian Heritage Park on The Greenway. Highlights included The Leon Janikian Quartet, dance instruction with Apo Ashjan founder of the Sayat Nova Dance Company, Hoodsies and a “Find…
Month: September 2016
Street Pianos
Street Pianos will return to the North End on Friday, September 23 from 9am to 6pm at the Old North Church and The Greenway from 7am to 11pm. The pianos are part of an exhibit called Play Me, I’m Yours,…
NEWRA Attempts to Change Election Term Bylaws
By Phil Orlandella North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) will hold its annual meeting where members will select officers for 2017 at its Thursday, October 13 monthly meeting that will be held at the Nazarro Center on the second Thursday of…
NEWNC Supports Three Requests
By Phil Orlandella An application to extend the living space at 10 Moon Street, change the legal occupancy at 278-284 North Street and a zoning relief transfer at the Battery Wharf Hotel were agenda items at the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood…
Residents Oppose Design of Hanover,Cross and Salem Streets Project
By Phil Orlandella Charter Realty and Development attended another neighborhood meeting as they once again presented their proposal that encompasses the current four story residential/commercial building at 53 Salem Street and 64-66 Cross Street (one-story retail) also known as Martignetti’s.…
BRA Committed to Keep North End Nursing Home Open
By Phil Orlandella All the hard work by residents and elected officials finally paid off as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has publicly stated that the North End Fulton Street Nursing Home will remain open and Partners has agreed to…
NEWRA Opposes North Street Housing Proposal
By Phil Orlandella Three voting items were on the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) September monthly meeting agenda that was held in the Nazzaro Community Center where close to 75 residents attended including project abutters and non-members. The Neighborhood Association…
MassDOT Unveils Latest Plans for New North Washington Street Bridge
By Dan Murphy The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has unveiled the latest plans for the new North Washington Street Bridge. Miguel Rosales, president and founder of Boston-based Rosales Partners Transportation Design, is the architect behind the estimated $125-million bridge,…
N.E. Youth Hockey Registration
North End Youth Hockey will conduct an introduction program to hockey for 15 weeks for children 5 to 12 years old at the Steriti Skating Rink on Commercial Street running from October 2016 through March 2017 on Saturday mornings from…
Boston Public Market First Annual Harvest Party
First annual public events are always the best to attend. They tend to be exciting, entertaining, educational and opportunistic for attendees. This appears to be the case when the Boston Public Market Association (BPMA) conducts its first annual Harvest Paarty…