NEMPAC’s 3rd Annual Halloween Pizza Party on the Prado was a huge hit this Halloween. More than 300 friends and neighbors joined on the Prado to enjoy each other’s company along with pizza, live music by NEMPAC’s very own Kids and Adult Rock Bands, games, and loads of neighborly fun! This year’s event was generously Read More…
Arts & Culture
Part 2 of a “A Letter from Anna” Released
North End Boston has released Part 2 – “A Letter From Anna,” from a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how Part 2 continues: As with many of the Italian immigrants, the first stop would be with relatives or friends from the town who had immigrated earlier. Read More…
St. Joseph Society Moving Day
Today was “moving day” for the St. Joseph Society. The club moved the statue of Saint Joseph from 9 Charter Street to 467 Hanover Street with a parade and celebration, featuring the Roma Band and a barbeque.
Old North Church – Behind the Scenes
North End Historical Society members received a free “Behind the Scenes” tour at the Old North Church on October 23, 2010. The tour went up to the “Bell Ringing Chamber,” where the teen-aged Paul Revere worked as a bell ringer. The tour also went down into the “Crypt” where 37 tombs were constructed under the Read More…
Free NEMPAC Choir Class
Have you ever wanted to sing in a choir with family members and friends? Here is your chance! This choir class will be starting Tuesday, November 2nd! Our choir director, Ms. Rachel Carpentier, will be leading us in Holiday carols, and other choral arrangements. Ms. Carpentier is a very talented conductor, and this is a Read More…
Home Movie Day at Independence Wharf
The annual Home Movie Day event was held this year at Independence Wharf on Boston’s waterfront. Home Movie Day celebrates amateur films by inviting people to bring their films (5 minute clips from super 8, 8mm,16mm, VHS, DVD) to be screened and connecting them with local archivists who help with movie preservation. The event was Read More…
Message from the New NEMPAC President, Matthew Black
North End resident, Matt Black, has taken over the reigns of the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, better known as NEMPAC. As the new NEMPAC President, he pens a letter about the recent changes and maps out the future direction of the North End’s cultural institution. There is even talk about new, larger facilities! “I Read More…
An Immigration Story: A Letter From Anna
North End Boston is featuring a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how it starts: Michelangelo Anzelone was born with a song in his heart and music in his fingers. From his earliest days, the nuns from Saint Anthony’s Church recognized his talents and insisted that Michelangelo Read More…
Globe Reports on Archeological Survey for Endicott Street Brothel
The Boston Globe provides an update on the 1993 archeological survey from Endicott Street in the location of today’s I-93 access ramps. Housing records indicate a brothel existed between 1852 and 1883 at the address that was 27-29 Endicott Street. In those years, there were as many as 40 houses of prostitution in the North Read More…
“Dom’s, An Odyssey” Recalls the 1950’s North End – Interview with Dom
I had the opportunity to interview Dom Capossela, who recently published “Dom’s, An Odyssey” asking the question, “Why did it take 6,000,000 Italians 100 years to assimilate into the American Mainstream?” The book illustrates the arduous, often tortuous road that the immigrants from Italy’s southern region, the Mezzogiorno, traveled to find a functional identity in Read More…
NEWRA Supports Lucia’s Live Entertainment and Salem St. Renovation
On Thursday, October 14, 2010, the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted to support a residential conversion in the former location of Sheldon’s Discount Store on Salem Street as well as a live entertainment license for Lucia Ristorante on Hanover Street. 133 Salem Street – Zoning Conversion In a vote of 30-2, NEWRA Read More…