Nick Cafardo: One of the Good Guys
I am a Red Sox fan. I’m not sure how it happened exactly, but I do remember when it happened. It was a snowy...
Life on the Corner: Onesimus
Since February is Black History Month, I thought it would be interesting to remember an important, but now largely forgotten, resident of...
1954 Editorial Reminds North Enders “It’s Up to You, Mayor”
There's nothing new under the sun. And in Boston and the North End, it's parking.
Just as there's neighborhood...
Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Mayor Walsh to Support the Nazzaro Center Landmark Petition
By Ellen Hume, Marie Simboli and Kirsten Hoffman – Save the Nazzaro Coalition
Dear Mayor Walsh:
Mayor’s Column: State of the City
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh:
Earlier this month, I gave my State of the City address at Symphony Hall....
Life on the Corner: The Incident at the Sulmona Club
Italians love joining clubs and the North End of seventy five years ago had an abundance of social organizations where men could...
Downtown Journal: In the Clutter Gutter
Downtown JournalAn occasional column about city life
The New Year is now three...
Life on the Corner: A North End Christmas Story
The phone call came at the worst possible time, but isn’t that always the case? Christmas was in four days and Angela was pregnant...
Mayor’s Column: Setting the Record Straight About the Nazzaro Community Center
By Martin J. Walsh
For over a century, the Nazzaro Community Center has represented the heart and soul of the North End. Generations have gathered...
Downtown Journal: Trash Talk
Downtown Journal
An occasional column about city life
Lydia Edwards is a brave woman. The freshman city councilor represents District One, which includes the North End,...
Op-ed: Save the Nazzaro Center
By Ellen Hume
We are asking North Enders to sign our petition at www.savethenazzaro.org to stop the possible sale and demolition of the Nazzaro Community...
North End Ice Rink Stirs Memories of Stephen Steriti
Every time I drive by the Stephen Steriti Ice Rink in Boston’s North End, my mind wanders back to the spring of 1965 and...
