“Everyone knows the Captain of Prince Street,” says Julie Westman, who sends in this classic North End photo. “He’s been holding court here with his jukebox since the year 19xx.” “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. The North End’s fabled streets and the phenomenal views of the waterfront are literally “picture perfect.” Click Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkMUSCIRXk] Monday night’s public meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, was well-attended with several zoning-related agenda items before the council at the Nazzaro Community Center. NEWNC is an elected council of 12 North End / Waterfront residents that makes advisory recommendations to city officials, primarily on zoning and licensing issues in Read More…
Devotees of Madonna Delle Grazie held their annual procession in Boston’s North End on Sunday, July 8, 2012. The society was founded in Boston in 1903 San Sossio Baronia Avellino. Featuring Saint Alfio’s Band and the Northeast Italian Band, the procession started at St. Leonard’s Church at the corner of Hanover & Prince Streets and Read More…
Updated Video: Film Preview for Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood; Produced by the North End Historical Society Following a successful preview event, the North End Historical Society provided an updated film trailer with additional footage from the in-progress film documentary, Boston’s North End: America’s Italian Neighborhood. The film is being created from stories of Read More…
Video: Acts III and IV of Bizet’s Opera, Carmen, presented by NEMPAC at Christopher Columbus Park. (See Acts I and II in this previous video post.) Watch it in HD! An awe-inspired outdoor audience gave an enthusiastic response to the Sunday afternoon opera performance of Bizet’s Carmen by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Read More…
North End native, Frank Imbergamo, shares one of his favorite recipes in a video that first appeared on Wicked Local Medford. In this piece, Frankie makes Haddock Pizzaiola for the summer when people like to eat light and healthy. A favorite dish for Fridays, often served with broccoli rabe when he was growing up in Read More…
After posting some of my images from the 4th of July, I happily received more great photos from neighbors as shown in the gallery below. The scenes include the Navy Seal “Leap Frogs,” Tall Ships, Blue Angels, USS Constitution, US Coast Guard Barque Eagle and depict events commemorating the War of 1812 Bicenennial, Navy Week, Read More…
Look up the air! Look out on the harbor! Wow! It was one spectacle after another on the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston during the 4th of July Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812. The U.S. Navy’s renowned Blue Angels performed several aerial demonstrations during the USS Constitution turnaround. The Blue Angels Read More…
Happy 4th of July! It’s been quite a week of Independence Day celebrations. Here are some Tall Ships photos from around the waterfront area, including the arrival in the fog and a couple at night. Hoping to get some quality night time shots later this week. Enjoy! (Check out the event schedules for all the Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQ2nWbqz9Q] Video: Acts I and II of Bizet’s Opera, Carmen, presented by NEMPAC at Christopher Columbus Park. (Acts III and IV can be viewed here.) Watch it in HD! An awe-inspired outdoor audience gave an enthusiastic response to the Sunday afternoon opera performance of Bizet’s Carmen by the North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Read More…
The United States Navy Seals Parachute Team, known as the “Leap Frogs” parachuted from a plane at 6,000 feet down to Boston’s North End Puopolo Park on Tuesday July 3, 2012. The aerial demonstration was part of US Navy Week and the July 4th / Tall Ships celebrations. A large crowd of locals and visitors Read More…
Some kids found a way to beat this weekend’s heat by playing in the Rings Fountain on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway parks. Julie Westman captures this photo of the scene. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. The North End’s fabled streets and the phenomenal views of the waterfront are literally “picture perfect” Read More…