February Neighborhood Council meeting agenda
The Neighborhood Council will hold its February meeting on Tuesday February 11th - 7pm at the Nazarro Center.
North End resident Michelle Perez Vichot appointed as director of The 'Quin House Impact Fund
The ‘Quin Impact Fund announced today the appointment of Michelle Perez Vichot, an accomplished leader of nonprofit and social service organizations, as Director. The appointment comes on the heels of a monumental year of impact, with the organization having contributed over $3.3MM to Boston area non-profits since its inception, including over $900k in the past year.
List of North End restaurants that are seeking upgraded all-alcohol licenses
The City announced that it will be creating and distributing 12 new transferable all-alcohol licenses last year. Since then, nine North End restaurants have sought support from the Neighborhood Council to upgrade their licenses from Beer, Wine, & Cordials to All-Alcohol. The Council has unanimously supported all of the requests.
More expansion for Travaglione restaurants in North End
Richard and Adriana Travaglione, owner/operators of Riccardo's in North Square and Giacomo's on Hanover Street, recently received approval to open a third restaurant: North End Lobster Company after getting unanimous support from the Neighborhood Council back in March. In 2021, they received approval to expand Giacomo's into the second floor of the existing space to add an additional 20 seats.
Safety reminders for trick-or-treaters
Stay safe this Halloween by following these three tips:
Comment period for 251 Causeway tower closes Monday (10/28)
The RMR Group of Newton has submitted a Project Notification Form (PNF) for redeveloping the southwest corner of Causeway and North Washington streets which includes a 447 foot tower. The window for public comment on the proposal closes on Monday, October 28th.
Neighborhood Council October 2024 meeting agenda
The Neighborhood Council will hold its October meeting Tuesday October 15th at 7pm at the Nazzaro Center.
The agenda includes a presentation from the City on its Rat Action Plan, five restaurants vying for one of 12 all-alcohol licenses, Giacomo's expansion into the old Pomodoro, and a continuation of the 60-70 Cross Street development discussion.
Old slides of North End digitized and added to Digital Commonwealth
The entire collection can be found on Digital Commonwealth. Here are a few that caught my eye. Thanks to the Friends of the North End Library for passing them along.
Most slides are from 1975, but some date back to the 1950s
Eliot school far outperforms city, state on MCAS - mostly makes up pandemic losses
The Eliot K8 Innovation school outperformed the State and City MCAS averages by a wide margin again in 2024. In fact, more students at the Eliot school meet or exceed expectations in Math and Reading than almost any other K8 school in the state.
Further, while scores at most districts in the state and schools in Boston lag far behind the benchmarks set in 2019, the Eliot school's tests show that students have largely made up for pandemic setbacks - or were never setback in the first place.
Councilor Coletta Zapata Coffee Hours: Saturday, September 28, 10am, Caffè Paradiso
Councilor Coletta Zapata will host a coffee hour the Saturday, September 28th, at 10am at Caffè Paradiso. Residents are welcome to stop by to discuss neighborhood concerns, hear updates from the Councilor on her work, or say hello.