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Event announcement from Filippo Ristorante: We invite you to a special presentation this Friday evening, March 22nd, 2013, from 6-9PM at FILIPPO Ristorante, entitled “L’Aquila 3D Presentation, Inside the Closed City”. As you know, after the devastating earthquake of April 6th, 2009, Filippo and a group of very compassionate Boston-based friends, raised the necessary funds [...]
“Patron Saint: The Montefalcione Devotion to Saint Anthony” screening event held on March 15, 2013 at Saint Leonard Church Hall. Click any image to see full screen slideshow. Photos by Matt Conti. A special film documentary screening was held on Friday night for “Patron Saint: The Montefalcione Devotion to Saint Anthony” produced by North Ender [...]
In the March 2013 issue of Bostoniano magazine, we found some new articles related to the North End. James Pasto revisits “Street Corner Society,” the famous sociological study of the North End by William Foote Whyte: About halfway through his stay in the North End, Whyte married Kathleen King, and the two moved to a [...]
Documentary Screening PATRON SAINT: THE MONTEFALCIONE DEVOTION TO SAINT ANTHONY Friday, March 15th 7 P.M. Saint Leonard Church Hall This film tells the story of a community of immigrants and their continuing ties to their ancestral home. On the last Sunday of every August since 1688, citizens of Montefalcione, a small town near Naples, [...]
Ciao caro/a studente/studentessa, Hello dear student, The North End Music and Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce it’s Adult Italian course offerings for winter 2013. For all of below offerings: Teacher: Benedetta Rossi Location: Villa Michelangelo, 1 Michelangelo Street, Boston, MA Cost: $175/10 weeks. Italian I: Mondays: 7:30-9 pm Covers Basic Grammar and pronunciation; [...]
Prezza Restaurant, 24 Fleet St., reopens in the North End on Thursday, January 10, 2013 after a devastating kitchen duct fire last July. More information in the news release. Prezza (2.0) in the North End Chef & Owner Anthony Caturano reopens his doors After suffering a kitchen fire on July 15, Chef & Owner Anthony [...]
There is a new Italian American magazine in town, Bostoniano! The name may sound familiar because it comes from the creator of the Bostoniano.info blog / website, published by Nicola Orichuia. Using the tag line, “Boston’s Italian American Voice,” the free monthly magazine dropped off its first issue this week to 20 locations in the [...]
A highlight of Christmas in the North End is the Concerto di Natale (Christmas Concert) at Sacred Heart Italian Church in historic North Square. Now in its 8th year and organized by the St. Leonard Church Parish, the concert brought together three choirs and over 60 singers to give the performance of the season to [...]
They were standing in the aisles at the First Annual Christmas Concert in the North End, a musical kick-off to the season with Italian songs and arias. The event was presented by the Italian Consulate of Boston, represented by Consul General Guiseppe Pastorelli, and the Boston Conservatory. Freshman students from the Conservatory gave solo performances [...]
There are two statues of famous North Enders in the neighborhood. Colonial patriot Paul Revere is honored in the Prado. And now, there is a bronze of Italian American boxing legend, Tony DeMarco, on the corner of Hanover Street and Cross Street at the gateway to the North End. The pride of the North End, [...]
The big day is coming up on Saturday, October 20th at 1:00 pm when the statue of Tony DeMarco will be unveiled in the North End on the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets (near Mother Anna’s). In preparation for the celebration scheduled during Italian Heritage Month, DeMarco is interviewed by BNN News in this [...]
Columbus Day is celebrated in October, proclaimed as Italian Heritage Month at the State House this week. This year is the 14th official dedication of the month recognizing Italian American culture, history and activities. This year, awards went to Albert “Buddy” Mangina for Community Service and Jerry Leone, Middlesex County District Attorney as the Law [...]
The annual Christopher Columbus Day Parade alternates each year between the North End and East Boston. This year is Eastie’s turn on October 7, 2012. Details are in the announcement below from the parade committee: The City of Boston and the East Boston Columbus Day Parade Committee invite all of greater Boston to the 64th [...]
Did you see the athlete swimming in Boston Harbor past the North End on Saturday? It was Italian amputee swimmer, Salvatore Cimmino, on the final leg of a 16-mile swim to prove that the physically disabled can do amazing things. The 7-hour swim started at UMass Boston and continued out to the Boston Harbor Islands [...]
Event announcement and sketch rendering of the Tony DeMarco statue, courtesy of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame: Event: Former undisputed Welterweight Champion, Tony DeMarco, will attend the unveiling of his statue in Boston’s North End. Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Corner of Hanover St. [...]
They came from far and wide to Boston’s North End to play and watch the 9th Annual Bocce Tournament of National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame – New England Chapter, in partnership with the “Taste of the North End.” Held on September 16, 2012 at the Langone Park Bocce Courts, funds were raised for [...]
If you see a swimmer in the Harbor passing by the North End on the morning September 22nd, don’t be surprised … it’s just Salvatore Cimmino. Nic Orichuia tells the inspirational story on Bostoniano.info: When Salvatore Cimmino looks across the Boston Bay, he doesn’t see a vast stretch of water. What he sees is the [...]
Santa Rosalia Di Palermo was honored today with a mass and street procession through Boston’s North End. St. Rosalie is the patron saint of Palermo, Italy and also known as The Little Saint. The society was formed in Boston in 1939. The story of Saint Rosalia: Rosalia was born of a noble family descended from [...]
In photography, it’s all about “capturing the moment.” One of the best in Boston at doing that is professional photographer and graphic designer, Jeff Tamagini. You may have seen him following the feast processions over the past several years. He’s the one with multiple cameras and (very heavy) big lenses dangling off his shoulders. He [...]
This video shows the 91st St. Lucy’s Feast in honor of Santa Lucia, Vergine e’ Martire – Protectress of Eyesight, held in Boston’s North End on Monday, August 27, 2012. The annual event is hosted by the Saint Lucy Society on Endicott Street in the North End of Boston. The St. Lucy Society is associated [...]
It was truly the “Feast of all Feasts” at the 93rd St. Anthony’s Feast in August 2012 as captured in this video. On Friday, the meticulously gold-adorned statue of Saint Anthony emerged to throngs of the faithful. The exposition and blessing by Fr. Antonio from Saint Leonard Church was followed by a short procession before [...]
Santa Lucia, St. Lucy, Vergine e’ Martire – Protectress of Eyesight, was honored on Monday, August 27, 2012 by the Saint Lucy Society on Endicott Street in the North End of Boston. Immediately following the closing of the Saint Anthony Feast on Sunday night, the statues of both saints emerged for the opening ceremonies of [...]
It is time for the statue of Saint Anthony to return home where thousands of feast goers are waiting in eager anticipation on Endicott, Thacher and N. Margin Streets. It is nearing the end of a grueling, but inspiring, 10-hour Sunday Procession through the streets of the North End as part of the 93rd St. [...]
This photo gallery depicts the late afternoon and early evening hours, about two-thirds into the 10-hour Sunday Grand Procession of Saint Anthony through the streets of the North End. As you can see, the statue is getting filled with dozens of money ribbons. The society members stopped for a few group shots in the dark [...]
The 10-hour Sunday Grand Procession brought the statue of Saint Anthony to devotees in every corner of the North End, accompanied by eight bands throughout the marathon day. Bringing many to tears, the religious walk through the streets of the North End brought out families, friends and visitors to make devotions to Saint Anthony Di [...]
The opening night of the 93rd Saint Anthony Feast was a spectacle to be seen on Friday as the meticulously gold-adorned statue of Saint Anthony emerged to throngs of the faithful. The exposition and blessing by Fr. Antonio from Saint Leonard Church was followed by a short procession before the statue found its temporary home [...]
After an 8-hour Grand Procession through the streets of the North End, the statue of the Madonna returned home to North, Fleet and Lewis Streets where thousands had gathered for the famous “Flight of the Angel” at 102nd Fisherman’s Feast in honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca. Watch the video for excerpts from the [...]
Not many North End traditions go as far back as the Fisherman’s Feast procession through the streets in honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca. This Grand Procession video from the 102nd Fisherman’s Feast captures great moments from Sunday’s 8-hour procession. The Fisherman’s Feast is the North End’s oldest continuously running Italian festival and one of [...]
This video shows the opening night of the Madonna Della Cava 2012 Feast held on August 10th at Hanover & Battery Streets. The ceremony includes the exposition of the image of the Madonna to the feast chapel. The image of Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily was rediscovered miraculously in the year [...]
National Geographic calls it “The Feast of All Feasts”! The North End’s famous Saint Anthony Feast is happening on August 24 – 26, 2012. This is the 93rd Anniversary of the Italian Religious Street Festival in honor of Saint Anthony Di Padua Da Montefalcione. The feast will be on Endicott, Thacher and North Margin Streets [...]
It was a picture perfect Flight of the Angel and Grand Procession for the Fisherman’s Feast on Sunday, in honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca. The all-day procession made its way through Boston’s North End as society members carried the statue of the Madonna, accompanied by several marching bands. New to the procession this [...]
Video of the opening night for the 102nd Fisherman’s Feast in Honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca with the traditional blessing of the fishing waters at Christopher Columbus Park. Along the route to Boston Harbor, a special tribute was made this year in honor of the late Phyllis A. Rugnetta, former NEWRA President and [...]
The 102nd Fisherman’s Feast in Honor of Madonna Del Soccorso Di Sciacca opened on Thursday night with the traditional blessing of the fishing waters at Christopher Columbus Park. Starting at the club and feast chapel on Lewis Street, the statue of the Madonna was carried by society members to Boston Harbor along Commercial Street and [...]
This video captures both the sun and the rain of the Grand Procession in honor of Saint Agrippina, held on Sunday, August 5, 2012 through the streets of Boston’s North End. It was an extremely hot and humid day as twenty men carried the heavy statue of the Saint Agrippina through all the North End [...]
The digital narrative known as North End Stories adds its latest chapter with a video interview of Tracy Morgan from her apartment on Endicott Street. Tracy reminisces about including visiting her Italian grandparents, the food and the community of the North End. See more at NorthEndStories.com.
The 2012 Saint Joseph Feast Grand Procession was held on Sunday, July 29th for seven hours through the streets of the North End. After a Saturday night washout at the feast, the weather held out for the procession that covered nearly every block in the neighborhood and where residents and businesses dressed the statue with [...]