Highlighting the 92nd Madonna Della Cava Feast was the Sunday procession through the streets of the North End, accompanied by St. Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band. The image of Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily was rediscovered miraculously in the year 1223 by a mute from Trapani who was directed Read More…
Lulu’s Sweet Shoppe on Salem Street in the North End received $2,000 in a microloan from Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer Co., according to a Boston Herald article. Lulu’s will invest in new machinery for snow cones and to quicken chocolate tempering for cakes. The Boston Beer Company made an initial $250,000 commitment to Read More…
The 16th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival took place this past weekend at Revere Beach. Thousands of people gathered at America’s first public beach to see these impressive sculptures, in addition to visiting food trucks and other vendors lining the Revere boardwalk. Melineige Beauregard’s “Nest” sculpture, pictured above, was this year’s first place winner. See photos of Read More…
