Groundhog Day has brought some warm temperatures for Super Bowl Sunday! After tonight’s big game, Monday will bring NEAD’s family dinner/talk with guest speaker Stephen Siciliano. There will be another creative moment with Erica Sigal at the West End Library and the West End Museum will host an auction fundraiser. Don’t miss the North End public safety meeting that Read More…
Well, it’s not a Seahawk, but here in the North End we have gigantic seagulls like this one that ripped open a trash bag on Sunday afternoon. Jennifer McGivern captures the action at Snow Hill and N. Hudson Streets noting that the gull wrestled with it for a while before carrying it away in its Read More…
The Society of Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca, known for the famous Fisherman’s Feast, brought the statue of the Madonna from its chapel in Boston’s North End to its founding home in Sciacca, Sicily. The Boston replica stood next to the larger statue at the Basilica Chiesa Madre in Sciacca. As part of this historic Read More…
Parents, students, teachers, partners and friends joined the Eliot School Spirit Skating Party on Saturday, February 1st at DCR’s Steriti Memorial Rink. Many wore Eliot gear for school pride as they gathered with friends and family on the ice. There was also a 50/50 raffle with proceeds benefiting some of the Eliot’s programs. Thank you to Eliot School Read More…
In a letter to parishioners, Fr. Antonio Nardoianni, announced the most extensive, and expensive, renovation of the Saint Leonard Church since it was built in the late 1800’s. The preliminary estimate for repairs is “in the order of seven figures,” according to the parish. The restoration is made urgent by the continuous deterioration of the Read More…
The corner of Hanover and Mechanic Streets in Boston’s North End are seeing some comings and goings. The fortune teller business has vacated the space at 215 Hanover Street above the Dolce Vita restaurant. Psychic Sophia Anderson had been operating at the location since late 2009 after a controversial neighborhood process and sign dispute. No word Read More…
Fun and Games in the 1700s Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, 10:30-12:00 For middling sorts of families, like the Reveres, it did not matter that Colonial Boston contained few toy stores, for they could rarely afford such luxuries. Instead, children ingeniously turned to common household items for toys, games, and entertainment. Discover Read More…
Karen McLaughlin, Principal of St. John School in Boston’s North End, along with Mrs. Julia Daley, K3B teacher and Ms. Margaret Betts, 1B teacher, were selected to be the feature school for Catholic Schools Week on “The Good Catholic Life” radio show on AM 1060 on January 28th. They joined Scot Landry, the host of Read More…