With special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates, Gabriela “Gigi†Coletta and Tania Del Rio, have been out in the district canvassing with volunteers, talking to voters about the…
Author: John Lynds
MBTA Reschedules Blue Line Project, Ferry Service Added to Mitigate Service Disruption
The MBTA’s Blue Line project that was originally scheduled to start back on April 2 and continue through this Thursday has been rescheduled and will begin at the end of this month. The Blue Line will now close between Airport…
MBTA Cancels Upcoming Blue Line Tunnel Work
At a community meeting last month the MBTA’s Adam Kamoune announced the T would be closing down the Blue Line for nearly two weeks between Airport and Government Center from Saturday, April 2 to Thursday, April 14 for harbor tunnel…
District 1 City Council Candidates Take Part in Forum
With the special election preliminary for the District 1 City Council seat less than a month away, the two candidates vying for the seat squared off in a candidates forum Monday night. Sponsored by the Environmental Justice League of Massachusetts,…
North End, Surrounding Area’s COVID Positive Test Rate Increases to Over 6%
Last week the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) released its recommendations for residents to receive a second COVID booster vaccine as the North End’s weekly COVID positive test rate increases dramatically. Last week, 1,119 North End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay,…
Edwards Uses Crown Act to Deliver Powerful Maiden Speech
Last week the Masschausetts Senate unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The bill prohibits discrimination, which largely impacts Black residents, based on natural and protective hairstyles in places of work and school-related…
NEMPAC’s Perform-a-Thon Fundraiser Turns Out to Be a Record Breaking Effort
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) 8th annual Perform-a-thon this past weekend set a fundraising record for the neighborhood’s popular music program. Held on April 2, NEMPAC’s Perform-a-thon broke all prior records and raised a grand total…
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…
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…