Steven “Virgil” Virgilio turned a knack for talking with teenagers into a weekly program of fun and sober events. In recovery himself, Virgil spends most of his free time organizing and fund-raising for the Recovery Outreach Community (ROC) Teen Saturday program serving about 80 teens in the North End, Charlestown, South Boston and East Boston. Read More…
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Friday, October 29th, 2-8pm is when the playground outside the Nazzaro Center turns into the ROC Halloween Haunted House and Carnival. In addition to the haunted house, there will be a pumpkin patch, pony rides, moon walk, super slide, candy, pizza and face painting. The flyer below has all of ROC Teen Saturday’s Haunted October Read More…
The 5th Annual Italian Heritage Luncheon for North End Seniors will be held on October 8, 2010 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the U.S. Coast Guard’s All Hands Club located at 427 Commercial St., hosted by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The event features lunch, entertainment and door prizes. Tickets are first come, Read More…
Ending the North End’s summer of religious tributes to patron saints is the Santa Rosalia Di Palmero Society with a mass and procession on Sunday September 12, 2010. Born in 1130 and dying young in 1166, was a rich an noble maiden of Palermo’s Norman origin, Rosalia Sinibaldi. Rosalia retreated to a mountain, presumably as Read More…
North End Against Drugs had its Boston R.O.C.K.S. “End of the Year Extravaganza” on Friday September 10th at the Polcari Playground. Led by NEAD President John Romano, Al Vilar and the NEAD team, kids of ages 6 to 16 had a fun time with sports games, arts & crafts, sidewalk chalk, gymp, pot holders and Read More…
North End Against Drugs will be having our Boston R.O.C.K.S. End of the Year Extravaganza on Friday September 10th from 6 to 9pm at the Polcari Playground – rain or shine. We will move in the Nazzaro if it rains. This is re-scheduled from last week due to Hurricane Earl! We will have sports games, Read More…
Below is the detailed schedule for this weekend’s Boston “ahts” Festival at Christopher Columbus Park. (Thanks to Meredith P. for the info.) PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 2010 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WATERFRONT STAGE 5:45-6:30 PM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER 6:45-7:30 PM MEAN CREEK Mean Creek was voted the best local act in the Boston Phoenix 2010 Best Music Poll. Read More…
The Madonna Della Cava Society and neighborhood residents enjoyed an end of summer BBQ on Battery Street.
The Cat in the Hat loves water! Where else would the Cat show off his new animated television show than at the Aquarium? Colorful creatures and exotic animals make learning fun! This Labor Day, September 6, bring the family for a peek at the new PBS Kids show, an Aquarium scavenger hunt and more! Click Read More…
Monday, September 20 • 6pm • Central Library in Copley Square • Rabb Lecture Hall Stephen Puleo comes to the Boston Public Library after his book, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, was chosen by the people of Boston as the one book that the entire city should read. More than 8,000 Read More…