Big Day Boston, the friendly downtown birding competition, is returning to Copp's Hill Terrace in Boston's North End, Saturday May 4th 2024.
Participants will compete to spot the most species of birds over a six hour period starting at 10am. All will receive a checklist to keep track of their sightings.
BPL has the following photos in their archive labeled "Easter display in shop window, Boston, North End" with a date of 1964.
I'm not sure if the first images are Bova's? Or maybe Parzialle's or Boschetto’s? The metal facade on one of the photos makes me thing Bovas, but it doesn't exactly match what's there now.
Happy Easter!
Whether or not your 'thanks' is ironic probably depends...
The owners of Mood restaurant (Fatima and Mahmood Ibrahim - 115 Salem St) bowed to pressure from the Residents Association at a Tuesday night meeting and changed the closing time of their proposed Mediterranean takeout/dine-in place from 3am to midnight Thursday-Saturday. At the licensing hearing Wednesday, Mr Ibrahims explained that they were no longer seeking the 3am closing time after meeting with the Residents Association the night before.
On Thursday, March 21, NEW Health held a ceremony at its North End site to honor its founder and first CEO, Elaine Wilson. In 1971, Elaine and a small group of North End residents established the neighborhood’s first health center with the mission of delivering equitable, high-quality care to the community. Over the past 53 years, this mission has guided NEW Health’s growth in services, locations, and staff.
There were three voting items on the agenda. All were unanimously approved.
In addition, the city provided information packets on the EV charging stations coming to the North End. Read more about that here: Electric vehicle charging stations coming to the North End
The Neighborhood Council will hold its March Meeting 7pm Monday March 11th at the Nazzaro Center.
There are three voting items on the agenda:
The February 2024 Neighborhood Council meeting had a single voting item on it's agenda: The expansion of Locale Restaurant (352 Hanover) into the old Guy's Mens Salon (250 Hanover). Proprietor Gaetano Turco closed up late last year after 40 years.
John "Sonny" Mirabella - 1930-2024.
When I grew up, it was wonderful! There weren't many cars around - you were able to play in the street.
The City posted the following on their Outdoor Dining Program page today:
In 2023, due to reasons including the North End’s high density of restaurants and foot traffic, narrow streets and sidewalks, resident parking scarcity, and other related considerations, the City issued permits in the neighborhood for compliant sidewalk patios, but did not issue permits for on-street outdoor dining. In 2024, the City intends to continue those policies in the North End and may craft additional neighborhood-specific guidelines as the program advances.
