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.

From J.S. Waterman Langone Chapel:

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.

Diti Kholi covered the ongoing fight over curbside dining in the North End for the Boston Globe. I was interviewed for the story because an article I wrote was referenced in the latest lawsuit from restaurant owners.

The venerable Connah Store has shut. Frank DePasquale's ice cream and coffee shop, Dolce, is expanding into the space from next door. Sources tell us that the Connah Store's lease was not renewed after the property owner sought to hike the rent by nearly 250%.