June 12 Update: The scheduled rally has been canceled. City officials including Mayor Marty Walsh plan to meet with leaders of the Italian American groups who had scheduled the event. Dr. Frank Mazzaglia, Communications Officer for the Italian American Alliance said, “We appreciate Mayor Walsh for his sensitivity to the feelings of Italian Americans across Read More…
Lucie Wicker is a North End-based photographer and recently did a photo project that involved sepia-toned close-ups of musical instruments. “When I initially came up with the concept, I asked NEMPAC if I could use their instruments as my “models” and happily, they agreed.” NEMPAC is the neighborhood non-profit, the North End Music & Performing Read More…
This week’s historical photo was submitted by Life on the Corner columnist Nicholas Dello Russo! The illustration from the New York Public Library shows how pivotal Boston, and specifically the North End, was in Revolutionary days — note the heavily armed war ships in the Harbor. King George must have been worried! Some historians believe the American Revolution Read More…
