The St. Leonard Choral Society is planning its annual Christmas Concert this year on December 14, 2013, at 6PM, at Sacred Heart Church in the North End. We will be featuring music ranging from Nutcracker and In Notte Placida to The First Nowell and Tu Scendi dalle Stelle. Also, December 7th, 2pm we are going to Read More…
As Halloween slowly approaches us, The North End Beautification Committee (NEBC) pilot program which began Memorial Day weekend has proven to be a great success! This pilot program partnered with Work, Inc. and the Dept. of Public Works to beautify the streets throughout the North End. The primary goal of this program is to collect Read More…
For the second year in a row, the North End Beautification Committee funded a Christmas tree and streetlight pole wreathes in the North End for the holiday season. We also held a special tree lighting event at the Christmas tree on the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets. The North End Beautification Committee is a Read More…
Neighborhood Photos – A Christmas Slideshow [wooslider slider_type=”attachments” limit=”20″] Photos by Matt Conti More Christmas Photos and Posts: Halleluiah Chorus Musical Slideshow with Faneuil Hall’s Blink! Tree and Old North / NEMPAC Choirs [Video] Christmas Time is Here Again at the Nazzaro Center Citywide Trash Schedule for Christmas and New Year’s; Regular Schedule in North Read More…
New this season is the Blink! Christmas Tree light and sound show at Faneuil Hall Marketplace featuring a recording of the Halleluiah Chorus by the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Chorus. To mix it up, I took some photos and video of the show and used the soundtrack from the December 9th live performance of Handel’s Read More…
Perhaps running through a dress rehearsal for December 25th, Santa made an early visit to the Nazzaro Center last Wednesday and arrived with a sleigh full of gifts for the members there. About 100 boys and girls from ages 6 all the way up to 17 who all believe in Santa were rewarded by the Read More…
This Christmas tree on upper side of the Prince Building can be seen from much of the North End / Waterfront. Just after sunset, it is quite a sight with the Boston skyline in the background. Did you take a great photo? Send it in.
As he has done for many years, Nick Varano and his family spent the afternoon visiting with children at The Italian Home for Children in Jamaica Plain. They brought toys for every child at the home, visited the classrooms and spent time with the kids spreading some holiday cheer. Nick Varano is the owner of Read More…
A highlight of Christmas in the North End is the Concerto di Natale (Christmas Concert) at Sacred Heart Italian Church in historic North Square. Now in its 8th year and organized by the St. Leonard Church Parish, the concert brought together three choirs and over 60 singers to give the performance of the season to Read More…
The smiles on children’s faces were the best part of this year’s North End Christmas Parade. It’s been a tradition for 42 years in the neighborhood. More recently, the North End Santa has been making a James Bond-like entrance from a helicopter. After landing his “sleigh” at the ball fields of Puopolo Park, the festivities Read More…
The largest neighborhood skating event of the season took place at the 5th Annual Santa Skate & Toy Drive hosted by the North End Columbus Day Committee at Steriti Rink on Saturday, December 16, 2012. Skaters brought toys and the kids enjoyed photos with Santa while everyone enjoyed skating at the rink! Several hundred skaters showed Read More…
The following comes from Boston Magazine with news about the North End’s Acquire, 61 Salem Street, being included in its holiday gift guide list. Ten Boston neighborhoods have made it in to Boston magazine’s holiday gift guide roundup in their December issue, including the North End. Boston magazine’s expert staff presents readers with a gift guide that depicts Read More…