Month: March 2022
Women’s History Month: Celebrating With Profiles on Local Women: A Profile of State Senator Lydia Edwards
She became the first woman of color to be elected to the District 1 City Council seat when she won in 2017 and recently became the first woman elected to the First Suffolk & Middlesex State Senate seat, a seat…
Cross Street Boutique Hotel Project Approved by BPDA
The Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) board approved the project to transform the former site of J. Pace & Sons, Maria’s Pastry and Living Luxury on Cross Street into a boutique hotel after the local developer made changes to…
NEAA Baseball Program Starts April 30
Four teams will compete in the 2022 North End Athletic Association (NEAA) Little League season at Langone Park on Commercial Street. A 12 game regular-season will be played with playoffs. An All Star Game will also take place. Teams and…
Michelle Wu to Perform at NEMPAC’s 20th Anniversary Concert
Attendees of the North End Music & Performing Arts Center’s (NEMPAC) upcoming 20th Anniversary Concert at the TD Bank Garden will get a special performance from none other than Mayor Michelle Wu. Wu, who lived in the North End while…
North End, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Increases
With the city’s overall weekly COVID positive test rate steadily declining it’s safe to say removing Boston’s mask mandate and canceling proof of vaccination for indoor venues has not caused a huge spike in cases over the past month. However,…
MBTA Details Proposed Changes to Modernize and Streamline Its Fare-Collection System
The MBTA outlined proposed changes to modernize and streamline its fare-collection system, including the introduction of a mandatory one-time $3 fee for all CharlieCards riders, during a March 22 virtual meeting. Steven Povich, the MBTAâ€s director of fare policy and…
In Brief
Endicott Street Request Supported Owners of 211 Endicott Street, John and Patricia Esposito, received support (12-2) by the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) for a request seeking to confirm a one-family occupancy demolition and rebuild on the same site. Plans…
Blue Line from Airport to Government Stations to Close
At a recent community meeting the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced some bad news for local commuters. At the meeting Kamoune said the MBTA will be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from…
News Briefs
Local Artist in Exhibition Two North End artists, Michael Dean and Tina Busa will be included in the Artists’ Group of Charlestown’s Spring exhibition “Vivid: Expressions of Intense Color†The show includes over eighty pieces of art from all forms…