Only two bids were received by the City of Boston for the North and Richmond Street buildings up for sale in the North End, according to multiple sources close to the situation. A property swap plus cash proposal was submitted…
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Boston Police Public Safety Meeting to Address Crime
Boston Police from District A-1 will hold a public safety meeting on the Thursday March 1, to present crime statistics, information and listen to residents grips and suggestions to deal with issues relating to the North End/Waterfront community. The meeting…
Restaurant Week a Bonanza for Consumers out to Dinner
March signals the coming of restaurant week. This is the week that makes the winter season worth it if you dine outside of your own kitchen. From March 18 to 23 and March 25 to 30, Boston’s best restaurants will…
EFSC Proposes to Move the Small Eliot K-8 School to Larger Locations
The Eliot School Family Council (ESFC), a non-profit group that funds improvements and administrative leadership initiatives at the John Eliot K-8 School in the North End, voted last week to submit a proposal to the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to…
Will He Talk or Not?
Ex-speaker Sal DiMasi is in Rhode Island. He’s been on a tour that began in Kentucky, where he’s been serving out his sentence in a lock-up there. From Kentucky he was driven by bus in handcuffs and chains to Brooklyn…
Northeastern’s North End Proposal
The closely layered streets and infrastructure of Boston’s North End were not built for cars. They were not built to hold 100 restaurants, or almost 10,000 residences. In the earliest decades of a budding nation, immigrants for Europe could not…
Hanover Street Design Project to Take Place
Northeastern University Senior Civil Engineering students are working on a Capstone Design Project, a required course for seniors, which is a culmination of their academic and co-operative experience. For their project the seniors have chosen Hanover Street, which includes evaluating,…
Joseph Gallo Brings Boston’s Public Art to Life
Strolling through Boston, it’s easy to spot the sculptures that tourists congregate around and snap pictures of during the summer months. But what people don’t see when looking at the bronze or stone pieces is the story behind them, and…
Mare Opens with Fanfare
The new Mare Oyster Bar on Richmond Street opened with great fanfare and a large crowd late Friday afternoon. The new Mare replaces the old Mare with a much more pervasive sense of oyster bar than fish restaurant. Mares’ raw…
Scams Target Boston Residents
The City of Boston and Mayor Menino have denounced any relationship with a company called GE Security Systems, or Versatile Market Solutions, Inc. of Warwick, RI that are apparently attempting to scam Boston residents especially the elderly. Reportedly, victims are…