Robert “Teddy” Tomasone (Left) Receives North End Community Activist Award from Donato Frattaroli, Founder and Co-Chair of Taste of the North End

The Sicilian Way – Fisherman’s Feast – Madonna del Soccorso di Sciacca Procession [Photos]

A Sicilian photographer from Sciacca saw our photos from the Madonna del Soccorso Society at the Fisherman’s Feast in Boston’s North End and shared these from the festival there. The old country tradition is a little different. The procession is always held on August 15th and it takes about 100 men to carry the large Read More…

Affordable Housing and Hotel Project Approved Near North Station

One of the eight new projects approved last week by the board of the Boston Redevelopment Authority was a 239 affordable housing unit and hotel development near North Station in the Bulfinch Triangle and adjacent to the North End. Developer Related Beal won approval to construct 239 rental units that will be aimed at households making between Read More…

North Bennet Street School Receives Vote of Support from NEWRA For Move to North St. Buildings

At this week’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association, the group voted 25-2 to support a proposal to move the North Bennet Street School to a set of empty city buildings along North and Richmond Streets. Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, President of the North Bennet Street School, provided an update on the school’s expansion Read More…