Waterfront News

It's the week before Christmas and all through the well, you get the point. The signs and sounds of the holidays are in the air and there are events around the area for taking part in the celebration.

The developers of Seaport Square have revised several elements of the South Boston Waterfront complex, reducing the size and changing the use of several buildings to make them blend with Fan Pier and the adjacent Fort Point neighborhood.

Rats are wreaking havoc in the North End, burrowing through walls, gnawing through wires, and feasting on the neighborhood's surfeit of discarded pizza boxes and restaurant garbage, aggrieved residents and the neighborhood's frustrated city councilor testified yesterday.

This proposed 36-story building, called Parkside, is shown on the East Bayfront a ' on Sherbourne St.

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, already the largest building of its kind in New England, would double in size under an expansion plan unveiled yesterday by state officials, eventually becoming a 1-million-square-foot tourism "campus'' on the South Boston Waterfront.

At a ceremony Nov. 3 at White's of Westport, Citizens-Union Savings Bank received the Gold Leadership Award by Junior Achievement, the most prestigious honor given by Junior Achievement, recognizing organizations or individuals who have supported Junior Achievement for a minimum of 15 consecutive years.

Election Day. Blissful sleep for the next two weeks has never been closer. Team Floon splits up to hit polling locations throughout the city during the day, meeting up at Venenzia in Dorchester for their election night party.

Uma Thurman is going to be in Boston hosting the Room to Grow Fall Gala on November 7th.

Waterfront bar The Living Room filed suit against Starwood Hotels yesterday for planning to open a bar of the same name in the W Boston, reports Universal Hub.

The North End is known for restaurants, feasts, neighborhood feel, and parking challenges, and now we can add a film festival to the list.

Mayor Thomas Menino will be honorary grand marshal of the North End Columbus Day parade.

Rosenfield Raymon Pielech PC announced that it changed its name to Raymon Pielech Zexter PC as of Oct.

Shoot 'em up action on set of Cruise's 'Wichita' Cameron Diaz was a backseat driver on set of the soon-to-be-renamed " Wichita " project f ilming at Massport Haul Road rotary in South Boston near the Bank of America Pavilion on Northern Ave.

In a sign that Boston's moribund office market is stirring, a 14-story building on the waterfront drew heated bidding from more than a score of potential buyers before selling to the investment bank Credit Suisse for $106.2 million.

Michael Flaherty talked about the campaign after the results were in. On Tuesday night, it was about four years from now.

City Council at-large candidates said Tuesday night they would spend their two years in office focusing on a range of issues from regionalization to controlling costs.

Rep. Susan Williams Gifford, R-Wareham, will hold district office hours from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday at the district office, 191 Main St., Suite 213F.

Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Rd., Portsmouth, hosts Sensory Sojourn: Grape Harvest Time at Greenvale Vineyards, Saturday, Sept.

Matt Conti is amazed the North End/Waterfront Residents Association voted to approve a permit request from a woman who wants to open a fortune-telling studio at 215 Hanover St.: At the NEWRA meeting, an abutter spoke in support of the permit.

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