When actor Joe Gannascoli came into Pauli’s North End shop, owner Paul Barker did not know his best selling sandwich was about to be created. Joe played the character Vito from The Sopranos and said to Paul, “I will make you famous.” “The Vito” sandwich is made of chicken cutlets, imported ham, provolone cheese, roasted Read More…
February School Vacation Programs at the Paul Revere House Fun and Games in the 1700’s Wednesday, Feb. 22, 10:30-12:00 and Thursday, Feb. 23, 2:00-3:30, 2012 In colonial Boston did men, women, and children work from sunrise to sunset? The answer is a resounding NO! During a tour of the Revere House, children (and accompanying adults) Read More…
At a recent parks meeting in the North End, residents were discussing how to mobilize efforts around fixing up the Prado when Mark Petrigno showed the group 1970’s photos on his camera of the Paul Revere Mall park. I asked him to send over some of his photos to share in the gallery shown below. Read More…
I just finished this commission for a nice couple living in the Strada building. They’re going to be moving to a larger, suburban place in about half a year, when their new baby starts walking. They wanted to have a painting that would commemorate their time in the North End, and figured I’d be the Read More…
Reported incidents from this week’s Boston Police Journal Log for the North End / Waterfront area are shown below: Breaking & Entering – Non-Residential 01/14/12 11:00pm -3:00am Commercial St. garage manager reports an unknown person stole a 2 foot square safe containing US currency from the garage. Assault & Battery 01/20/12 2:50am Hull St. Ct. Read More…
It was a big night for fundraising in the North End to support the Wounded Warrior Project, where friends and neighbors gathered at Lucia’s on Hanover St. on behalf of three soldiers currently deployed in Afghanistan. Ricky Scimeca from the North End, along with friends Robert McCarthy, Justin Santoro and David McGrath are “rucking” the Read More…
“Hidden Gems from the Old Boston Garden” on display at The West End Museum through February 13, 2012.
North End Against Drugs will hold its’ next FAMILY DINNER/FAMILY TALK on Monday Feb. 6th at 5:30pm at the Nazzaro Community Center. North End residents, Nazzaro Center members and NEAA members are welcome. The dinner is free. The guest speaker will be Robert Lewis Jr. He is the Vice President for Programming at the Boston Read More…
33rd Annual USS CONSTITUTION Model Shipwright Guild Exhibit Hosted by the USS Constitution Museum – Sponsored by the Boston Marine Society If you build it, they will come… – Field of Dreams 1989 Members of the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild display the finest of their craft at the USS Constitution Museum this winter. The Read More…
Governing’s Zach Patton shadows Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and gives the rundown in a piece entitled, The Boss of Boston, that appears in the January edition. The article contains several references to the Mayor’s favorite (and not) places in the North End. Below are three neighborhood-related excerpts: Tom Menino needs a haircut. The longtime Read More…
Shake the Tree is having a fundraising Wine & Cheese Shopping Party to benefit NEMPAC, the North End Music & Performing Arts Center. The event is on February 1, 2012, 7:00 pm at the shop, 67 Salem Street. NEMPAC’s mission is “to provide affordable arts-related programming to residents of the North End/Waterfront and the surrounding Read More…
The 2012 Boston Wine Festival kicked off this week at the Boston Harbor Hotel, located at Rowes Wharf. The annual event runs through March 30th. See their website for a calendar of events and how to purchase tickets. January is a big month for wine in Boston as the World Trade Center in the Seaport Read More…