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Welcome to the North End

Home to the Harbor walk and the Old North Church, the historic North End is the city's oldest residential community, dating back to the 1630s. Known for its robust Italian American community, the North End hosts numerous Italian and seafood restaurants along Hanover Street and down its narrow

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Battle of Barges set for triumphant return

Labor Day weekend is one of those pivotal calendar landmarks when there's a convergence of fun. Whether you're savoring the last hot days of summer or celebrating a segue into a cool fall, the weather report for Saturday promises to be spectacular as Battle of the

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Plan seeks to untangle North End traffic as towers rise

BOSTON – Averting traffic woes in the area around Boston's North Station – as huge office, residential and hotel towers begin to rise in the neighborhood – is the goal of a city planning effort that kicked off this week. After an initial phase, a transportation consultant will be sought next

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Towers approved to replace Government Center garage

BOSTON – A piece of Boston's Brutalist-style Government Center will fall under a plan approved Thursday for two towers on the downtown site. A 480-foot residential building and a 528-foot office tower will replace the Government Center garage, a hulking concrete structure stretching over Congress Street that opened in

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Columbus Day Parade in North End — Gallery

While the second Monday in October is reserved for celebrating the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus, the celebration in the North End of Boston started a day early. Atlantic Avenue and Hanover Street were lined with people on the Sunday before Columbus Day, both young and old,

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Columbus Day: a celebration of heroism, patriotism, and Italian and Latino pride

Today most of the country celebrates Columbus Day: schools are closed and many communities will host parades in honor of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who set sail under the patronage of the Spanish crown in search of a Western route to Asia. It is undisputed that Columbus's

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Columbus and Erikson: the North End and the Southern beginning

Unlike many American cities, Boston's celebration of Columbus Day is a major event. With big parades and brass bands, the city's tributes to Christopher Columbus celebrate Boston's rich Italian-American immigrant history by honoring Italy's most famous explorer. So why is there a