Christopher Columbus Park, Getting North End Patch’s Newsletter

Meeting: The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Mariner’s House, located at 11 North Square, to discuss events planned for 2013.

Need a jolt of caffeine? Take yourself out to Café Paradiso, located at 255 Hanover Street, and relax with a cup of espresso or coffee.

Are you hungry? One of these days go with friends and family to La Famiglia Spagnuolo’s Restaurant located at 240 Hanover Street.

This day in history: On January 8, 1962, The Mona Lisa was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington for the first time in this country.

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