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VOL. 122 - NO. 31 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 3, 2018 $.35 A COPY St. Joseph Procession Continues the Tradition by Matt Conti Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held their annual procession to honor the popular Saint Joseph on Sunday afternoon. Carrying the St. Joseph statue through the streets of Boston’s North End, the group was accompanied by the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. Enjoy these photos from the day. See the North End Feast Schedule on Page 6 for the dates of upcoming summer feasts. (Photos by Matt Conti, NorthEndWaterfront.com) News Briefs United We Stand, Divided We Fall by Sal Giarratani by Girard A. Plant The big brouhaha enveloping Older residents of a multi- unique neighborhood known the North End’s narrow streets apartment complex across and revered by generations Why is City of Washington Counting Cats? and cozy restaurants, bakeries, the street sat on the sidewalk of Italian Americans, whose News report last Friday: Washington has decided to shops and stores took a star- discussing the issues of the ancestors settled there upon spend a ton of money to make an accurate count of tling turn recently as coffee cor- day. The outdoor tree-shaded entering the U.S. in the late all the cats that call the nation’s capital home. It can’t porate giant Starbucks showed spot proved peaceful from the 19th century. Other folks who be about the upcoming Mid-terms because cats can’t up to steal away the charm and ever-buzzing Hanover Street, know the North End by regular vote, or at least not yet. Perhaps, knowing the Deep way of life from Boston’s oldest its sidewalks crammed with visits also clamored a resound- State, maybe it is a ploy to tax cats to get more money neighborhood. But longtime visitors, vehicles slowly moving, ing no to Starbuck’s intended for the Mueller Investigation. Personally, I think we neighbors and business own- and a steady stream of hungry invasion. should poll cats fi rst before taxing them. ers – some dating generations people eagerly waiting to enter One grand element is the Political Vitriol residing and working in Bos- the many busy street’s restau- consistency found in the North Leads to Bullhorn Assault ton’s “Little Italy” – pushed back rants, coffee shops, bakeries End as frenzied change strikes Buried deep in the June 25th Boston Herald was an vociferously. and pizza parlors. other neighborhoods around AP news story about a supporter of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth For nearly 20 years, I’ve been I admire people who jump Boston. Imagine the fever-pitch Warren who has been charged with assault on Shiva going to the North End for into the fray of controversial by residents on stony Marlbor- Ayyadurai, an independent candidate running against feasts and to attend Mass at matters that impact their way ough Street in the Back Bay if Warren this coming November. The culprit, a 74-year- two Catholic churches and, of life. For weeks, Starbucks Starbucks appeared ready to old guy allegedly was caught on video pushing a of course, to eat. Having tried grabbed headlines in Boston’s open a shop? bullhorn unto Shiva’s mouth sending the candidate the various Italian delicacies at daily newspapers, the lead Upon listening to a few resi- to the hospital. I guess this is what goes into today’s several restaurants, I do admit news story on local TV news dents of the North End share public discourse, huh? that a few are my favorites that stations, and stirred heated their candid views, I learned Secret Taping Your Client I return to during the warm conversations throughout the that four Starbucks coffee shops Sounds So Sharkest? weather months. Getting to North End. can be found within less than these wondrous places involves Longtime residents took to a mile from the neighborhood. The big news last week was that Michael Cohen meandering down old quiet side the front of the lengthy building One of the more interesting who served as the President’s lawyer was secretly streets where numerous apart- on the corner of Cross Street. moment of our day occurred taping the President while they were talking as client- attorney. Cohen’s lawyer, the infamous Lanny Davis, a ment houses are packed tight in and Hanover Street, where the after leaving the Golden Goose Clintonesque hack back in the day when he was also neat rows. Much of the sprawl- proposal for Starbucks to buy to fi nd another familiar breezy an often quest on CNN’S CROSSFIRE, recently handed ing neighborhood’s architecture a stretch of privately owned oasis along the Harbor Walk: over one of Cohen’s secret tapes to CNN. I am trying reminds me of old world Europe. businesses sits. The angry my twin and I discovered a to fi gure out what happened to lawyer-client privilege? Two weeks ago on a hazy Sat- faithful held signs, walked in Starbucks at 2 Atlantic Ave., Davis told ABC’s Good Morning America that Cohen urday, I spent a few hours with groups chanting “No Starbucks a few short blocks from one of wasn’t seeking any pardon from Trump. Why in the my twin enjoying a refreshing in the North End,” and happily the several venues to reach the world would Trump want to pardon him now? sea breeze along a few spots of gave interviews to harried TV North End. By the way, I listened to that tape several times and the Harbor Walk at the edge of reporters. So there’s your popular cof- the North End. We ate lunch at The collective opposition fee shop, Starbucks fans. I’ll (Continued on Page 11) a popular neighborhood grocery openly pleaded with Boston gladly head a bit farther north market — the Golden Goose, on Mayor Marty Walsh to act to sip my coffee at Caffe Vittoria. Commercial Street. swiftly to join them in saving the Ciao! 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Francis persevered were engraved with the name of and entered the Congregation Trimalchio and also the weight of Clerks Regular of St. Paul, or of silver in each dish so that Barnabites. guests could estimate their Bianchi was admitted by value and the host’s wealth. the Barnabite Order into their The dishes contained dormice novitiate in Zagarolo in 1762, life changed in 1800, when (squirrel-like rodents) seasoned professing religious vows as a he fell into a state of religious with honey and poppy seeds. member of the Order the fol- ecstasy while praying before The edible European variety is lowing year. He was ordained a the exposed Blessed Sacrament consumed when plump, just priest in 1767, and was imme- on Pentecost. Shortly after this, Throughout all of early Roman way, shape or form and his deci- before hibernation. Next came diately appointed the Superior he developed an illness which history, there were mostly tem- sion was fi nal. Jealous rivals hot sausages lying on a silver of the College of Santa Maria in left his legs twisted and with perate men, moderate in all succeeded in having him falsely grill. Underneath the grill were Cosmedin in Naples remaining open sores for the rest of his of their indulgences including accused of plotting treason black prunes with red pome- in that offi ce for 12 years life. During the last three years their appetites for food and against Nero and he was con- granate seeds to simulated a He was then assigned to the of his life, he continued to pre- drink. These were the persons demned to death. He cheated charcoal fi re. Barnabite monastery attached side daily at Mass, despite the who were satisfi ed with their the executioner by committing While musicians played, to the Church of Santa Maria agony of having to stand. Mostly coarse breads, the normal veg- suicide in a slow and graceful slaves entered bearing a great di Caravaggio, Naples, where bedridden, Bianchi also began etables, fowl, cheese, fruits, and manner. He opened up his veins dish which contained a wooden he was to spend the rest of his to tremble and experience pal- local wines. Invited guests were and then applied bandages to hen hatching large eggs. One life. In 1778, he was appointed pitations of his heart whenever also treated to moderate meals, check the fl ow of blood as he egg was passed to each of the a professor at Regia University he prayed, similar to that which served and eaten under moder- chatted with friends until death guests who soon discovered (now the University of Palermo), had been experienced by St.