By Phil Orlandella Nine projects were approved by the Boston Planning Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors including a new hotel in the North End at 88 North Washington Street. The hotel being developed by LIMAC Realty, LLC will include…
Month: April 2017
Police Investigate Two North End Robberies
By Phil Orlandella Two robberies occurred in the North End last week, one on Hanover Street and another on Salem Street. President Bill Clinton once visited Mike’s Pastry on Hanover Street. While crossing the street on Monday morning to deposit…
Boston Local Festival Coming to Greenway
Registration is currently open for the 8th annual Boston Local Food Festival scheduled for Sunday, September 17 from 11 AM to 5 PM on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. A program of Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is recruiting vendors and sponsors…
Children’s Programs at West End Library
Music & Movement Story Time with Sherry Eskin – Tuesday, April 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children and their caregivers, join Sherry for a special story time in which every book is a song! Make music with the library’s instruments, and enjoy…
Registration Now Open for All Girls Sports Festival
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families invite girls from throughout the city to spend their April school vacation at the All Girls Sports Festival in Roxbury. The four-day event…
One Boston Day Encourages Goodwill
“One Boston Dayâ€, the city’s way of honoring Boston’s resilience, generosity and strength on April 15, 2013, serves as an opportunity to recognize the good of the community and reflects the spirit of the people that were exemplified in response…
A Big Assist from Dello Russo:North End Resident to Run Boston Marathon for NEADS
By Cary Shuman North End resident Sabrina Dello Russo will be running in the Boston Marathon on April 17 to help raise funds for NEADS, an organization that trains and provides assistance dogs for people who are hearing impaired or…
Prado Restoration Kickoff Meeting Focuses on Priorities
By Matt Conti The long-awaited process to restore the crumbling Paul Revere Mall, known as The Prado, began this week with a kickoff community meeting at the Old North Church hosted by the Boston Parks Department Established in 1925 as…
Our Transportation Plan: Go Boston 2030
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On any given day at any given time, I can look outside my window at City Hall and see our streets alive and bustling. From tourists crossing the street to Faneuil Hall to the cars…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Making exemptions for one developer could present problems Changing a law to provide an exemption for one project has the potential of establishing an adverse and dangerous precedent that could haunt Boston neighborhoods in the future. That’s…