A vote to add its support to join the Alliance for the Downtown Civic Organizations’ endeavor to ban space savers was passed 6-3 by North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) at last week’s meeting. The Council voted 9-0 to support a…
Month: April 2015
Edward Jones to Host Open House in New North End Office
Financial services firm Edward Jones announced plans to hold an open house April 30 in its newly-established Boston office as a way of introducing the firm to the community. The open house at 77 North Washington Street, Suite 100, is…
City’s Officials Launch New Initiative, Boston Creates
Boston’s cultural planning process has been launched that will create a blueprint for arts and culture in the city, according to Mayor Martin J. Walsh. Boston Creates will encourage residents, visitors and stakeholders to help local government identified cultural needs,…
Nomination Papers for NEWNC Election
A community wide public election has been scheduled for Saturday, May 16 from 10am to 2pm in the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 North Bennet Street to elect or re-elect six members to serve two-year terms on the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood…
A Ban on Space Savers Should Be Implemented
A ban on space savers is being supported by many community groups including the North End/Waterfront Residents Association (NEWRA) and the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). While there is no ordinance that allows space savers in the city of Boston,…
Who Is Minding the Store?
There are many reasons to completely revamp the MBTA besides its horrible service and its terrible winter disaster. The news of the loss of federal funding of over $22 billion in capital fund over the last five years is the…
Picture L.A.
Picture the skyline of Los Angeles. How about Minneapolis, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Phoenix, even Chicago? You can’t? Oh, well. Now picture Washington D. C., Seattle, Toronto or New York. You know those skylines, don’t you? There might be a gimmick—Seattle’s…
Opinion
Boston Police Officer a real hero Off-duty Boston Police Officer Shana Cottone became a real-life hero when she risked her own safety entering a burning building on Stillman Place in the North End. When she arrived on the scene there…
In Brief
Mayor Releases First Ever Workforce Report  Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the City of Boston’s first ever Workforce Profile Report to transparently examine the racial and gender makeup of Boston’s municipal employee base. The report was led by Shaun Blugh,…