Let Us Play Bingo! Dear Editor, Ever since last spring. The BHA has been attempting to create a culture of boredom and strife between themselves and the residents of Ausonia Apartments in the North End. They took away our BINGO…
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Keep Cabbage On Hand
A Russian proverb, “Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things,” speaks to the importance of cabbage as a mainstay of life in that culture. And, so it was for many ethnic groups where hunger was…
Director Very Community Minded
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s selection of Jeremy Smith as the Director of the City’s Neighborhood Services Department was a solid move for neighborhoods. Smith appears to be a community advocate that is willing to listen to neighborhood requests, concerns and…
Comprehensive Audit of City Streets Underway
Neighborhood Engagement Walks (NEW), a comprehensive audit of every street across Boston began on September 15. Representatives from Mayor Martin Walsh’s Offices of Neighborhood Services (ONS) will begin walking the 850 miles of city streets in an effort to access…
Downtown View:Boston As Seen From the Water
If you’re a traveler and an architecture enthusiast, you may have been on the Chicago River architectural boat tour. It is splendid, with good stories about the Windy City’s fine buildings. You may be surprised to learn that Boston also…
Our Opinions
Make Coakley our next Governor There is no question that Martha Coakley has the experience and know-how to handle the job as Governor of Massachusetts. Her outstanding record as Attorney General proves her ability and willingness to make Massachusetts a…
Our Opinions
Tall Ships sailing into Boston Harbor, a real treat Bringing the Tall Ships back to Boston Harbor in 2017 will help bolster the City of Boston’s economical status with millions of dollars flowing in from the many visitors that will…
New Director of Neighborhood Services Addresses NEWNC
Jerome Smith, the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services was the guest speaker at last week’s North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) monthly meeting. Smith explained some of the new programs established to make things easier for small…
Tall Ships Returning to Boston in 2017
Boston Harbor and 2017 will be reportedly visited by more than 50 Tall Ships from 28 countries for a free five-day extravaganza. More people than ever before will be able to view the ships up-close and personal, according to the…
City Appeals Preliminary FEMA Flood Maps
The City of Boston has filed an appeal with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the 2013 Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Boston. This appeal comes after a study, completed by an independent…