Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined North End community members, A+J Art+Design, and the North End project team for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the reconstructed North Square on Monday afternoon. Students from the North End’s Eliot School and St. John School performed songs for attendees of the ceremony. Mayor Walsh talked Read More…
North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) recently held its 4th annual fall “Soirée on the Prado” surrounded by the positive energy of friends and supporters of the arts. The celebration took place on the newly renovated doorsteps of the non-profit’s music studio at the Paul Revere Mall in Boston’s North End, with live Read More…
The September edition of Celebrating What Unites Us focused on Latin America and featured guest speaker Jose Jesus-Garcia Mota, the Latino Liaison from the Mayor’s Office Of Neighborhood Services. Mota spoke about his immigrant journey from Mexico City to the United States. Arriving in Boston in 2009, he first served at the Consulate General of Read More…
Come one! Come all! Ladies and gentlemen and music students of all ages! Women in World Jazz, a renowned group of talented musicians, is giving a concert at North Bennet Street School at 150 North Street on September 21st at 2pm. This quintet sponsored by the Friends of the North End Library will take everyone Read More…
Polcari’s Coffee on the corner of Salem and Parmenter Streets in the North End was recently featured on the YouTube channel OnlyGood TV. Shop owner Bobby Eustace narrates this 8-minute video where he talks about the history of the 87-year-old shop. Eustace took over the shop from Ralph Polcari, son of the founder, Anthony Polcari. Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC)’s Fall Soirée | Party on the Prado will take place on Thursday, September 19th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the newly renovated Prado outside NEMPAC’s headquarters. It wouldn’t be a NEMPAC event without a series of performances. The Soirée has an exciting line-up of live musical entertainment, including: Read More…
Locals, music lovers, and good samaritans responded to the story of Nico, the homeless musician, who was robbed at knifepoint of his 125 year-old violin given to him by his late mother. After weeks of organizing, a group of benefactors was able to gift Nico with a replacement violin, his sole source of income. “I Read More…
The second annual feast of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, took place in Boston’s North End on September 13-15, 2019. The feast, a festival to benefit autism hosted by the San Gennaro Foundation, included a celebratory mass on Sunday at Saint Leonard’s Church followed by a procession through the streets. Authentic pizza ovens Read More…
The second annual feast of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, will take place in Boston’s North End September 13 through September 15, 2019. The feast, a festival to benefit autism hosted by the San Gennaro Foundation, will be held at Hanover and Battery Streets. There will be a celebratory mass on Sunday at Read More…
Santa Rosalia di Palermo Society held their 80th Annual Mass and Procession on Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Boston’s North End. The Santa Rosalia Society was formed in Boston in 1939 hailing from Palermo, Italy. The story of Saint Rosalia: Rosalia was born of a noble family descended from Charlemagne before being led by angels to a solitary Read More…
The Boston Arts Festival returned to Christopher Columbus Park for the 17th year on September 7th and 8th. Local artists set up booths featuring a variety of art and high-end craft such as jewelry, photography, painting, and woodworking. Taking to the stage, fourteen Boston bands entertained visitors with musicians such as Prateek, who was selected Read More…
Boston’s vibrant arts community is back for the 17th Annual Boston Arts Festival! On Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 more than fifty local artists and fourteen Boston bands will be supported and celebrated in a colorful showcase of paintings, jewelry, photography, ceramics, glass, woodworking, and more at Christopher Columbus Park in the North Read More…