(The celebration of Halloween evokes childhood memories, both fun-filled and fearful, and provides a commercial warm-up to the approach of the winter holidays. In this mad rush, the religious significance lies trampled and forgotten along with the saints we fail to recognize in our midst.) It was Halloween night in Boston’s North End. In the Read More…
By Jessica Dello Russo By the year 1870, a decade after Garibaldi’s conquest of the Two Sicilies and the year the young nation of Italy was at long last successful in the capture of Rome, several hundred families and individuals formally recognized by the United States as “Italian” could call Boston home. The city had Read More…
With this weekly post, it has never been to easy to keep up on all the North End / Waterfront happenings! A North End power player readies to shake up, expand his restaurant empire Frank DePasquale, the North End restauranteur is making a series of big moves in the neighborhood. He is planning to expand his Trattoria il Read More…
