When actor Joe Gannascoli came into Pauli’s North End shop, owner Paul Barker did not know his best selling sandwich was about to be created. Joe played the character Vito from The Sopranos and said to Paul, “I will make you famous.” “The Vito” sandwich is made of chicken cutlets, imported ham, provolone cheese, roasted Read More…
I just finished this commission for a nice couple living in the Strada building. They’re going to be moving to a larger, suburban place in about half a year, when their new baby starts walking. They wanted to have a painting that would commemorate their time in the North End, and figured I’d be the Read More…
“Hidden Gems from the Old Boston Garden” on display at The West End Museum through February 13, 2012.
33rd Annual USS CONSTITUTION Model Shipwright Guild Exhibit Hosted by the USS Constitution Museum – Sponsored by the Boston Marine Society If you build it, they will come… – Field of Dreams 1989 Members of the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild display the finest of their craft at the USS Constitution Museum this winter. The Read More…
Shake the Tree is having a fundraising Wine & Cheese Shopping Party to benefit NEMPAC, the North End Music & Performing Arts Center. The event is on February 1, 2012, 7:00 pm at the shop, 67 Salem Street. NEMPAC’s mission is “to provide affordable arts-related programming to residents of the North End/Waterfront and the surrounding Read More…
Nick Mandella Photography at Shake the Tree on Salem Street, February 16, 2012, 7-9pm. Stop into Shake on Thursday, February 16 to see Nick Mandella Photography’s FIRST public show!!! Enjoy some tasty treats from one of Nick and Shake’s favorite North End restaurants, Bacco! While you shop be sure to enjoy the party with a Read More…
The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced today that MassDevelopment, a State agency, has granted $250,000 in support of a custom carousel on the Greenway. In addition, the Conservancy has launched a Community giving campaign to fund the $2.9 million project, of which $1.6 million has been pledged by a private donor. The custom carousel Read More…
With the risk of endless photos and an entire day wearing a Tim Tebow jersey, how will Paul Revere ever live it down? Boston City Hall put out a release detailing the terms of a “friendly wager” between Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on this Saturday’s playoff football game between Read More…
A Citizens Connect app user reports about the state of Salem St. “Crosswalks need to be repainted very badly. Extremely dangerous.”
The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will present a free tribute concert in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2012, at 1:00pm at Faneuil Hall. The program will feature a moving selection of Read More…
Old North Church Caribbean Carnivale Gala Dinner and Auction on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at All Hands Club, US Coast Guard Station.
The North End Historical Society Presents A talk and book signing of Reminiscences and Traditions of Boston by Dr. Eileen Botting of the University of Notre Dame Thursday, January 12, at 6 p.m. Dr. Botting recently edited and published, for the first time, this manuscript history of Boston by Hannah Mather Crocker (1752-1829). Crocker was Read More…