Highlights from this week’s District A-1 Boston Police journal log for the North End / Waterfront area: Assault & Battery with a Deadly Weapon 09/25/11 2:51am Male victim was sliced on the left hand apparently with a knife after a fight on Hanover St. Victim reluctant to give any information to Police Officer. Victim transported Read More…
Month: October 2011
Blessing of the Animals Hosted by Old North Church on the Prado (Video and Photos)
The Old North Church hosted the annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2nd on the Prado, also known as the Paul Revere Mall. The ceremony coincided with the commemoration Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Fr. Steve Ayers and Fr. Matthew Kruger led brief readings and prayers along with individual Read More…
NEAD Group Photo: On the Way to Apple Picking
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) sponsored an apple picking trip for neighborhood families on Sunday, October 2nd. Here they are getting ready to depart.
Fairmont Battery Wharf Ranks Tops in Public Bathrooms
Boston.com’s TNGG column runs down the five most luxurious public bathrooms, featuring one in the North End / Waterfront area at the Fairmont Battery Wharf: “The North End is rich with culture and delicious pastries, but it’s also full of “Restroom for Customers Only” signs. This place may seem like a mirage in the distance Read More…
Italian – American Video Lecture & Slide Show by Historian Vincenza Scarpaci
Kicking off Italian Heritage Month, the North End Branch Library presented a special lecture and slide show this week on the Italian-American immigration experience. University of Oregon historian Vincenza Scarpaci is the author of The Journey of the Italians in America. In her book, the author takes a photographic approach towards unraveling the history and Read More…