The 2014 Columbus Day celebration brought out hundreds to the namesake park as kids of all ages joined in events hosted by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. In what has become an annual tradition, the free family day kicked off with a kids parade and promenade through the park. At the conclusion of the parade, there was a short Read More…
What was the name of one of Christopher Columbus’s ships? The Queen Mary, the Titanic or the Nina? That is one of the questions that will be part of a very unique “Scavenger Hunt” in Columbus Park on Monday, October 13, as the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) hosts its annual Columbus Day Celebration. Read More…
What was the name of one of Christopher Columbus’s ships? The Queen Mary, the Titanic or the Nina? That is one of the questions that will be part of a very unique “Scavenger Hunt” in Columbus Park on Monday, October 13, as the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) hosts its annual Columbus Day Celebration. Read More…
Nothing New Under the Sun. Some legislation isn’t easy, on Beacon Hill or in Washington. The Italian News reported on Feb. 17, 1956, that 118 legislators backed a bill to make Columbus Day a legal holiday in Massachusetts, to be celebrated on October 12. Hearings on the bill, held by the Committee on Constitutional Law, Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTZR3CwEx8o] Between taking photos, I caught some video snippets from the 2013 Columbus Day Parade in the North End. Be sure to catch the wedding ceremony for Kelly and Dom D’Ambrosio at the 4:30 mark in the video.
There was no better place to be on Columbus Day than the namesake park where a big crowd of kids and families joined in a celebration hosted by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park. In what has become an annual tradition, the free event kicked off with a kids parade and promenade through the park. Read More…
Monday’s family fun Columbus Day celebration had its largest turnout since the Friends of Christopher Columbus starting running the annual event. In addition to Christopher Columbus on stilts, several dignitaries joined in including Italian Deputy Consul Luigi Munno, Boston Veteran Affairs Commissioner Francisco Urena, State Senator Anthony Petruccelli, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and City Councilor Read More…
The Bi-Annual Columbus Day Parade took place in the North End on Sunday, October 13, 2013. The parade regiments began at City Hall Plaza and continued to Christopher Columbus Park, along the waterfront on Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street into the North End on Hanover and Endicott Streets. “In addition to honoring the men and Read More…
The first Stephen’s Run 5K Road Race took place on Sunday, October 13th and was welcomed with over 100 runners and dozens of volunteers. The road race was held in honor of Stephen Perez and to benefit the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans and the Rosanne Sdoia Recovery Fund (See Stephen’s Story Below). The Read More…
The North End Columbus Day Celebration Committee hosted an evening of celebration and commemoration on Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf. The reception featured music, prizes, refreshments and cocktails. This year’s honored guest was Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Menino is the 2013 recipient of the Committee’s 2013 Michael A. Nazzaro Community Read More…
The North End Columbus Day Celebration Gala on Friday night at the Fairmont Battery Wharf not only raised funds for Sunday’s parade, but also took time out to honor Boston’s first Italian-American and longest serving Mayor, Thomas M. Menino. There will be many more photos to come, but here are a few from the reception. Read More…
Sunday, October 13th 1:00 pm – Columbus Day Parade, North End Boston The annual Columbus Day Parade will be held on Sunday in Boston. Marchers will step off from City Hall Plaza at 1 PM. They will proceed to Court Street, to State Street, left onto Atlantic Avenue, straight onto Commercial Street, left onto Battery Read More…