The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is very excited for their Children’s Choir debut with the Landmarks Orchestra next Wednesday evening at the Hatch Shell! Italian Night is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. This is NEMPAC’s first program in partnership with the Landmarks Orchestra. The NEMPAC Children’s Choir is Read More…
The Saint Agrippina’s Feast Schedule is out for Thursday, July 30th through Sunday, August 2nd. For the 2nd year in a row, the society is hosting a 4-day festival with daily processions and a full lineup of entertainment. Details in the feast poster.
We stopped in before the grand opening of the new Mare Oyster Crudo and Seafood Bar for some photos of the unique restaurant space with white marble, a patio lounge and fire pits. Every table inside and out has a view of the Boston skyline at the completely renovated and expanded location formerly occupied by Ida’s Ristorante. A passing summer thunderstorm Read More…
Whether you go away in August or not, it is a good time to read. Everyone assumes everyone else is away. Few neighborhood meetings take place. Work is easier because some clients, customers and colleagues actually are on vacation. The “livin’ is easy,” as long as you have a beach, an air conditioner or fan Read More…
Wicked summer lightning storms were in the sky this week. Brendan O’Brien captures these shots over Boston Harbor with the USCG Eagle above and some another terrific shot below over Puopolo Field and Mirabella Pool.
This past June, The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) received a special donation from the Boston Musicians Association Local 9-535. The check was presented by by Al Natale, retired Vice-President of the Boston Musicians Association Local 9-535 on June 7, 2015, in support of their educational music programs and special performance projects. Read More…
Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held a procession on Sunday afternoon through the streets of Boston’s North End in honor of Saint Joseph. Accompanying the St. Joseph procession were the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. Enjoy these photos from the day. Photos by Matt Conti.
As part of the Connect Historic Boston and Causeway Street reconstruction projects, the intersection at Endicott Street and North Washington Street will be reconfigured. Endicott Street will no longer veer left but will now be a straight run into the Commercial Street intersection. Endicott Street is expected to have its own cycle in the traffic Read More…
The upcoming weeks is loaded with events that cover just about everything under the sun! Tuesday, July 28 6:30pm Contra Dancing at Faneuil Hall Marketplace Join Massachusetts-based band Cardinal Direction for Contra Dancing under the stars in the South Market. Never heard of Contra Dancing? Think of square dancing but in a straight line! Lessons begin Read More…
Hundreds of thousands visited America’s first public beach this weekend for the 12th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. The Revere Beach boardwalk is filled with food trucks and vendors, live music and the featured presentation of the Master Sand Sculptor Competition. This year’s theme is “The Spirit of Massachusetts” with a centerpiece sand Read More…
The U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, “America’s Tall Ship” has returned to Boston Harbor and is docked at Charlestown Navy Yard Pier 4 this weekend. Sunday is the last day to tour the EAGLE (10am-7pm) before she sets sail again.
The City of Boston announced that the ParkBoston app is now live through Back Bay, Fenway/Kenmore, Downtown, Beacon Hill, the North End, the West End and Charlestown, and will be active in South Boston, the South End, Mission Hill, Allston and Brighton by the end of the summer. The app allows drivers to quickly and easily remotely pay a meter with their Read More…