The North End / Waterfront gets prominent coverage in the NY Times travel article, 36 Hours in Boston. The article highlights the retail boutique shops in the North End, the Rose Kennedy Greenway and Christopher Columbus Park. An excerpt below: COUTURE AND CANNOLIS Boston’s Little Italy has become more Milan than manicotti, with boutiques popping Read More…
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Filthy Rich Wins 2010 Best of Boston for Costume Jewelry
Congratulations to the Filthy Rich shop and owner Amy Montminy at 236A Hanover Street for winning the 2010 Boston Magazine “Best of Boston” award in the Costume Jewelry category! www.filthyrichofboston.com
96th Saint Agrippina di Mineo Feast
This weekend, the Saint Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society celebrated their annual Feast in honor of Saint Agrippina on the corner of Hanover & Battery Streets. Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 AD. After her death, her body was taken Read More…
Old North Garden Memorial Garden Update
Bruce Brooksbank gives an Old North Church Memorial Garden report in ONC’s E-Pistle: It has been a busy season in the Iraq/Afghan Memorial Garden. The landscape has been changed to enhance the viewing experience. With Lisa Ayres’ assistance most of the ferns, lilies and hospice were transplanted to elsewhere on the property and replaced with Read More…
St. Joseph’s Feast – July 2010
The big North End feasts kick-off this weekend with the St. Joseph’s Feast at the corner of Hanover & Battery Streets. Here are some photos and a video clip from Saturday, July 24, 2010. Click here to view more photos of the July 2010 St. Joseph’s Feast. On the Prado, international singing sensation Angelo Picardi, Read More…
Congratulations to Post-Gazette on 115 Years of Continuous Publication!
“HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” to the Post-Gazette as they celebrate 115 years of continuous publication. “One hundred and fifteen years ago, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Boston when he was only 16 years old saw the realization of his fondest dreams, to establish an Italian language newspaper that would be the genuine voice of the increasing Read More…
Greenway Gets Free Wi-Fi Internet Access
Free Wi-Fi internet access is now available on the Greenway parks from the North End to Chinatown. Look for the “Greenway” wireless network on your laptop, phone or other device. A 7-person, Watertown-based company, Anaptyx, was paid $100,000 by the Greenway Conservancy to set up the system, which consists of 16 radios. The firm donated Read More…
North End Boutique Sale Day – Sat. July 31st
Saturday, July 31st is North End Boutique Day from 12:00 – 5:00 pm. Participating retail stores: Acquire, Velvet Fly, Injeanius, Twilight, High Gear Jewelry, North End Gallery, Casa di Stile, Shake the Tree, Matter of Face & Filthy Rich. The Saint Agrippina Di Mineo Feast is also happening that weekend so take a break from Read More…
Free Ferry Day to Boston Harbor Islands
Have a picnic on Georges Island or relax aside a sandy beach on Spectacle Island, take a yoga class at the beach, listen to jazz, get your face painted, hike the trails of Spectacle, or explore Fort Warren and enjoy a free boat ride to get there! Free Fun Friday thanks to a generous contribution Read More…
Paul Revere House’s Zannieri Describes Lathrop Place Expansion
Paul Revere House Museum’s Executive Director, Nina Zannieri, presented at this week’s NEWRA meeting on the progress of the museum’s ongoing expansion project, including conversion of the c.1835 building at 5-6 Lathrop Place into an Education and Visitor Center. The facility will include youth and family program space, restrooms, museum shop, midnight ride exhibit and Read More…
St. Leonard’s Peace Garden Adds Mural to Recent Renovation
St. Leonard’s Peace Garden on Hanover Street was recently underwent a major renovation by the parish. Adding to the renovation, local artist Nathan Swain installed a mural on the back of Assagio’s restaurant. The greenery mural is printed with a photo Swain took at the Arnold Arboretum. Swain explains, “I approached the church and I Read More…
Vote for “Dark Tide” in Boston.com’s Reading Program
Vote for your favorite book in the new Boston.com reading program. If you live or work in the North End, “Dark Tide,” by Stephen Puleo, is the natural choice! “Dark Tide” is the story of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 when a tidal wave of molasses — 2.3 million gallons — flooded the North Read More…