The Saint Agrippina Society hosted its annual Christmas Program for North End kids on December 11th. Phil Carangelo has been running this for 22 years now, getting over 80 neighborhood kids as a way for the St. Agrippina Society to give back to the neighborhood. Photos by Ross Scabin.
For 46 years, the North End Christmas Parade brings all that is good about the holiday season including a Santa who arrives first class via helicopter. The chilly but sunny weather brought out hundreds to Puopolo Field for Santa’s arrival, followed by the Christmas Parade through the neighborhood streets. Four marching bands played holiday music while costumed characters Read More…
Italy Magazine features Boston’s North End in its series Where to Find Italy in America. The article discusses the neighborhood as a destination for Italian culture, including the annual feasts, as well as the restaurants and residential community. The most obvious way to see the area’s Italian roots is by the large number of Italian restaurants, cafés Read More…
In his third neighborhood trolley tour, Mayor Marty Walsh continued the tradition with a stop in the North End on Sunday afternoon. Kids of all ages came out to see Santa and the lighting of the Prado tree on the Paul Revere Mall. Joining the Mayor were local elected officials, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, State Senator Read More…
The Paul Revere Memorial Association opened its new Education and Visitor Center at Lathrop Place on Saturday December 3, 2016. This marks the culmination of a transformational project and multi-year construction effort to make the Paul Revere House historic site fully handicapped accessible, provide modern amenities for all visitors, debut a new permanent exhibit on Paul Read More…
Enjoy this fun video from the 2016 ABCD North End / West End “Buona Sera” fundraiser supported by many North End / Waterfront restaurants in support of area seniors and families. For 50 years ABCD has provided basic services and innovative programs that help empower individuals, families, and communities in Boston to overcome poverty, live with dignity, and Read More…
The annual Italian Heritage Luncheon for North End seniors was held last week, hosted by the Boston Elderly Commission at the U.S. Coast Guard’s All Hands Club on Commercial Street. Mayor Marty Walsh attended as the group enjoyed good food, mingling and dancing. Photos by Phil Orlandella.
Join us for Handel’s Messiah this Holiday Season! We are thrilled to present our 2nd Holiday Concert of Handel’s “Messiah” Part I. The concert, conducted by Kristo Kondakci, will be held in the North End at the St. Stephen’s Church on Wednesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) kicked off the holiday season with their traditional annual lighting of the park’s signature trellises on Monday, November 21st. Local businesses and neighbors support the efforts of FOCCP, the all-volunteer neighborhood organization, to raise the funds needed to illuminate the trellis and 14 trees annually. Mayor Martin J. Read More…
North Square Public Art RFP The City of Boston has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a public art project for North Square, a public space located in the North End of Boston. Working closely with the Public Works Department and the Boston Art Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture invites artists to Read More…
It was a celebration of “all things Italian” to benefit The Friends of the Italian Cultural Center of Boston (FICCB) at italianissimo! 2016 on November 19, 2016. Several hundred attendees were treated to a sneak peek at the new Eataly Boston on Boylston Street, before it opens to the public on November 29th. The annual FICCB italianissimo! Read More…
Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo has completed Spaces of Hope, the latest giant mural on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The work is the fifth in an annual series of contemporary murals on the massive 70′ x 76′ tunnel vent building wall facing Dewey Square. “I want people to think of ‘hope’ when they view the mural,” said the 35-year Read More…