By Phil Orlandella State Senator Joe Boncore has endorsed Lydia Edwards’ candidacy for District 1 Boston City Councilor representing the North End, East Boston and Charlestown. The seat became open with the retirement of long-time Councilor Sal LaMattina decision not…
Month: June 2017
Low Turnout for the North End Construction Update Meeting
By Phil Orlandella The City of Boston North End Construction Update meeting held in the gymnasium of the Nazzaro Community Center didn’t generate very much attention of local residents. It did however, have a wide range of information with many…
New Art Projects in Christopher Columbus Park
The first art project, “Poems in the Park†was installed on May 19.  A container full of printed poems, hung on one of the light posts near the trellis, and a marked off area to stand and read the poems…
Eliot School Groundbreaking Takes Place
A ground breaking ceremony to kick off the $20 million renovation of the John Eliot K-8 Innovation Upper School building that, when completed by the fall of 2019, took place on the school property last week with a large group…
RUFF Gains Support/Contractor Selected
By Phil Orlandella Responsible Urbanites For Fido (Ruff) held a successful event at Crudo to gain support for the new dog park coming to DeFilippo Park (Gassy). Many non-dog owners attended the fun filled event and were pleased with the…
First Ever Pizza Festival at City Hall Plaza
By Phil Orlandella North End resident Giancarlo Natale, has put together the first of its kind, two-Day Boston Pizza Festival at City Hall Plaza on July 8 and 9. “One of the fastest moving pizza scenes in the country, the…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Mayor’s Neighborhood Coffee Hour sets a good tone Each year, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, holds a North End Coffee Hour in Christopher Columbus Park to meet with residents, answer their many questions and talk about happenings…
Housing Boston,One Person at a Time
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Last Thursday morning, I walked down West Broadway in Southie, into a bustling Labouré Center. Although it was 7:30 a.m., the energy was high — the room filled was with city and state officials, caseworkers,…
BWSC Working Well with Community
Ongoing repairs in the North End community by the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) is taking place throughout the community. It appears BWSC will be working on various streets on certain days during the summer and fall months. BWSC…
Sail Boston Tall Ships A Spectacular Event
Planning for the Sail Boston Tall Ships arrival and the days following worked out extremely well. Security and transportation issues were managed as well as could be by everyone that played a role in this very special event that brought…