North End

Drunk Massholes scream at old lady in a wheelchair who asked them to not park in a North End handicap spot

adamg — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:30:25 +0000

The North End Regional Review reports on the two intoxicated 20-something 6-footers who unleashed "a torrent of screaming and cursing" on the 4'5" elderly lady in a motorized wheelchair.

Did a piece of a demolished North End church end up on Craigslist?

adamg — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:37:59 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com ponders the provenance of a carving that recently went up for sale on Craiglist: Did it come from St. Mary's, demolished in the 1970s?

GLAD Summer Party

gladevents — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000

Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.

Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
Purchase at www.glad.org/events.

Don't miss our amazing auction and celebrity auctioneer Kate Clinton. You don't have to be present to win. Travel packages, restaurants, massages, and much more - something for everyone!

Children are welcome to attend (at no charge) and will enjoy a range of fun activities.

Delicious summer fare and refreshing cocktails provided.

More information, tickets and sponsorships are available at www.glad.org/events.

Suffolk student learns that unless your father's the commissioner, police aren't going to care who your parent is

adamg — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:21:52 +0000

Police report a Suffolk University student was arrested on assault and battery charges early this morning when she allegedly slammed her door on the shoulder of an officer investigating a loud party in her apartment.

Police say officers responding to loud-party complaints at an apartment at 28 Fleet St. in the North End knocked on the apartment door for 20 minutes without an answer:

North End state rep signs onto Roadrunner campaign, but he almost doesn't have a choice

adamg — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:21:35 +0000

State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz will support efforts to make "Roadrunner" the official Rock Song of the Commonwealth. Mark Krone posts a copy of a note Michlewitz sent him:

I am a full supporter of making Roadrunner the official Rock song of the Commonwealth.

To give you a little history, my aunt Ellie was a member of The Modern Lovers from 1977-1983 and Jonathan actually sang at my first birthday, so I am certainly happy to see him getting this type of recognition after all these years.

Killer death icicles fall from the sky in the North End

adamg — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:38:47 +0000

Fortunately, only a Volkswagen was under them.

The feces-feasting rats of the North End

adamg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:22:27 +0000

Karen Cord Taylor blames lazy-ass dog owners for part of the North End's invasion of repellent, rapacious rodents:

"Dog waste is to rats what fuel is to fire," Pistorio said. She estimates there are about 1,000 dogs in the North End and too few owners pick up after their dogs, leaving rats to feast on the feces. Yuch.

After the robbery, they changed the locks

adamg — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:15:12 +0000

Leslie Jones photographed a worker changing a lock at the Brink's warehouse in the North End following the $2.7-million robbery on Jan. 17, 1950. It turned out that part of the gang's two years of preparation involved secretly replacing several locks at the warehouse beforehand to make their entry easier.

The warehouse still stands today, as a parking garage at 600 Commercial St.

FBI review of the robbery
The Brink's Job - the Peter Falk movie.

Photo from the BPL's Leslie Jones collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.

The North End's problem: Too many happy young people

adamg — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:07:41 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com reports on the latest neighborhood meeting about excessive noise by all those blow-ins:

Sgt Lema added that he is "amazed at the droves of young professionals" walking through the North End. "They are a happy crowd that unfortunately are impacting the quality of life of others."

Oops, he did it again: Man arrested in 2010 for stealing from churches arrested for stealing from North End church

adamg — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:34:56 +0000

A man charged with stealing donations from churches across Boston in 2010 was arrested this morning on charges he stole envelopes from donation boxes at St. Leonard's Church in the North End last month, Boston Police report.

Police say church video shows Richard Shiner:

Standing in front of a wooden candle box, sticking a white wooden stick through the money slot, removing cash bills, and placing them in his pocket. Upon seeing the witness, Shiner fled the scene on foot with a large canvas bag and shouting, "Please do not call the police."

Police do not have an estimate on just how much money was taken, but add he also took envelopes out of another collection box. Shiner will be arraigned on a charge of larceny over $250.

Innocent, etc.

The North End's sticky situation

adamg — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:47 +0000

From the BPL molasses collection. Posted under this CC license.

On an unseasonably warm January 15, 1919, a 50-foot-high storage tank of molasses - meant to be turned into rum in the rush before Prohibition - burst on Commercial Street in the North End, creating a giant wave of sticky brown death that destroyed buildings, bent the el and killed 21 people.

BPL molasses photos
More from Wikipedia
Dark Tide - The definitive book on the disaster.

Injured owl rescued in the North End

adamg — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:22:57 +0000

On Prince Street, WCVB reports. Another photo.

Why you shouldn't park at a corner in the North End

adamg — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:10:57 +0000

Sometimes drivers there don't take turns too well.

Lights

adamg — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:23:19 +0000

Darryl Houston captured the daylight-powerful lights on Fairmount Hill in Hyde Park - put up by a guy who rents an aerial lift to ensure no surface is unilluminated.

Uma Mirani photographed Cambridge Common:

The North End gets its own monthly magazine

adamg — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:42:09 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com introduces us to Bostoniano.