The St. Agrippina’s Feast ends each year with the famous “Tug of War” and the “Dance of 20 Men”, shown here as confetti falls down on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. View more photos from the 2016 St. Agrippina’s Feast. How to play: Move and drag the pieces around just like a regular jigsaw puzzle. When Read More…
Luigi Natale and Andrew Battaglia presented the new North End Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America (OSIA) to council members and attendees at the Neighborhood Council September meeting. The Order was originally started in the North End in 1905. It’s an Italian-American 501c3 charitable organization that preserves history and culture. Luigi and Andrew, Read More…
We have been a bit delinquent in our seasonal summer yacht watch. Fortunately, eagle-eyed resident Bob Skole caught us up to date by spotting two super yachts docked at Commercial Wharf, Boston Yacht Haven. Both boats are about the same length as Old Ironsides, USS Constitution, which everyone knows is 63.1 meters from the billet head to the taffrail Read More…
