Responsible Urbanites For Fido (R.U.F.F.) wanted to reach out and give all our members and residents an update on the park and construction progress. We have made some significant strides at the park site and hope members are following along…
Month: November 2017
NEMPAC Presenting a Performance of Handel’s Messiah in North End
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) brings Bostonians and music-lovers to Boston’s Little Italy for much more than pasta and pastries! For their third consecutive year, NEMPAC collaborates the Eureka Musicians Ensemble and The Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s…
Enchanted Trolley Tour/Tree Lighting Coming to North End
By Phil Orlandella Paul Revere Mall (Prado) will once again be the site of Mayor Martin Walsh’s enchanted trolley tour and tree lighting tradition that officially opens the holiday season for the City of Boston by lighting trees throughout the…
North Square Oyster Rated Highly in Boston Magazine
By Phil Orlandella Boston Magazine’s annual “Top 25 New Restaurants†issue hit newsstands and a North End restaurant was named among the City’s “Top 25 New Restaurants 2017â€. For the past several months, the magazine spent their time tasting Boston’s…
“Boston Winter†Tradition Returns to City Hall Plaza
By Phil Orlandella Last year, at its Boston debut, “Boston Winter†on City Hall Plaza, more than 300,000 residents and visitors enjoyed this new family-friendly holiday tradition that begins on Friday, November 24, open to the public seven days a…
ISD Approves Two North End Proposals
By Phil Orlandella At the Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD) October 17 public meeting, the Board of Appeals approves two requests pertaining to the North End. The Board voted to support a request to erect a four-unit building with four…
In Brief
By Phil Orlandella Small Cell Towers Public Hearing The Boston City Council has voted to set up a public hearing regarding the potential of installing small scale cell towers in the City’s neighborhoods. The hearing sponsor At Large City Council…
Building a Future for All of Us
By Mayor Marty Walsh I’m lucky to call Boston home. My parents immigrated here with little more than their hope for a better life. They raised me in Dorchester, where I learned the value of hard work, second chances, and…
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Mayor a solid ally Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has been convincingly reelected to another four-year term as the main man at City Hall. As far as the North End/Waterfront neighborhood, the Mayor has produced in a totally…
Minimum Wage Increase Will Benefit over a Million Workers
Legislation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2021 will benefit 1.1 million workers in the state, or 33 percent of the workforce. Currently the minimum wage is $11 per hour. Reportedly, 91 percent of workers who will…