by Ellen Hume | Aug 5, 2019 | Boston North End, Nazzaro, News, Polcari Playground, Uncategorized, Uncertain Future
It was a shock to learn last fall that the Nazzaro Community Center–a beautiful feature of Boston’s oldest neighborhood–is no longer wanted by the city government that built it so proudly, over a century ago. We are fighting to ensure this iconic...
by Ellen Hume | Jun 2, 2019 | Boston North End, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Nazzaro, News, Uncategorized, Uncertain Future
Mayor Walsh will be in the North End on Tuesday June 4 at 9:30 a.m. to cut a ribbon at the Prado (Paul Revere statue) and this is a great time to tell him we want him to commit to protecting the Nazzaro building as a community resource! The Mayor’s chief of...
by Ellen Hume | May 3, 2019 | Boston North End, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Nazzaro, Uncategorized, Uncertain Future
Please come to a meeting May 13 at 6 pm. at the Nazzaro Center to see what the architects from Boston Architectural College are proposing to redesign the the interior of the Nazzaro building, as part of our effort to save it as as public resource. The...
by Ellen Hume | Feb 13, 2019 | Boston North End, Nazzaro, News, Uncertain Future
The North End is working to protect its historic Nazzaro Community Center Building at 30-32 North Bennet Street, and we are making great progress. Keep writing your letters to our elected officials! It’s having a positive impact. We presented our two petitions at the...
by Ellen Hume | Jan 22, 2019 | Boston North End, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Nazzaro, News, Petition, Polcari Playground, Uncertain Future
It’s Letter Writing Time! We are heartened by the overwhelming community support for saving the historic Nazzaro Community Center and adjacent Polcari Playground, in the heart of Boston’s North End. We have over 1,400 signatures combined on our two petitions, and the...
by Ellen Hume | Nov 28, 2018 | Boston North End, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Nazzaro, Polcari Playground, Uncertain Future
Mayor Walsh is preparing to sell the Nazzaro Community Center for private condo development, with an uncertain future also for the public playground in front. Generations of Bostonians have used this iconic public building and playground, for over 100 years. We are...
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