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stephenbrophy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:17:15 +0000

Switcheroo: BPS Lets Arts Academy Stay, Moves Fenway High Bowing to angry students and parents from Boston Latin Academy, the marginally less-prestigious cousin of Boston Latin School, Boston School Superintendant Carol R. Johnson dropped her plan to move the Latin Academy into shuttered Hyde Park High School. That move would have set off a chain [...]

The End is Near: Restaurant Row May See Reopenings This Month

stephenbrophy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:04:25 +0000

By Lori A. Frankian Anticipation runs high in the West Fens, to put it mildly, as Restaurant Row is showing true signs of being close to reopening! A consistent stream of eager residents, nearby business staff, and Red Sox patrons have been walking onto the new concrete patio and looking in the windows of the [...]

Greater Boston’s best restaurants are stepping up …

valarieseabrook — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:10:52 +0000

Greater Boston Restaurants Rally to Raise Funds for Massachusetts Tornado Relief Efforts in Western Massachusetts (BOSTON, MA) – When it comes to philanthropy one group of merchants that are synonymous with stepping up to the plate when people are in need are restaurateurs. Next week some of Greater Boston’s best restaurants are stepping up and [...]

Berklee Farmer’s Market, June 29…

valarieseabrook — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:11:23 +0000

Berklee Farmer’s Market, June 29 Beginning Wednesday, May 25, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., the Berklee Farmer’s Market sponsored by ARAMARK will bring local produce, cheese, and baked goods to the nexus of the Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods, monthly through October. The same local and organic food that Berklee uses in [...]

This week in Roxbury

valarieseabrook — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:01:40 +0000

Mission Hill Food Walk Thursday, May 12th · 6pm-9pm Tour meets at Roxbury Crossing Station Eat your way around the world, from North Africa to Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and the Caribbean on the Mission Hill Food Walk. Enjoy sips of Ethiopian Coffee, sample Brazilian Pizza, and learn what Halal means during a [...]

First Smoothie King in Massachusetts Brings Unique Taste to Newbury Street

stephenbrophy — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:34:31 +0000

Grand Opening of New Smoothie King Lifestyle Center Will Offer Sampling and Special Raffle for a Pair of Tickets to Watch Boston’s Favorite Baseball Team Smoothie King, the originator of the nutritional, fruit-based smoothie is opening its new lifestyle center on Newbury Street in Boston on Saturday, April 30. The new store will be the [...]

News Notes – February 14

stephenbrophy — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:51:13 +0000

Round 1 tomorrow for Turner’s seat – Despite crowded field, low turnout expected in special council election By Andrew Ryan/Globe Staff / February 14, 2011 On paper, Tito Jackson looks like the runaway favorite to take the top spot in tomorrow’s special preliminary election for the City Council seat held for a decade by Chuck [...]

Let’s Move! In the Right Direction for Kids

valarieseabrook — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:46:51 +0000

Posted by Under Secretary Kevin Concannon, USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services on February 11, 2011 It has been one year since First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off her Let’s Move! initiative with the goal to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. The anniversary calls for a time to reflect on its [...]

Whole Foods Hosts “Wish-List” Food Drive

valarieseabrook — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:44:21 +0000

Whole Foods Hosts “Wish-List” Food Drive Asks Residents Be Part of the Solution to Hunger in their Neighborhood City Councilor Mike Ross to Join Activities at 10:30 a.m. WHAT: Action for Boston Community Development and Whole Foods Market collaborate to collect food for those in need in Boston’s West End. ABCD staff and volunteers will distribute [...]

News Notes – January 7

stephenbrophy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:12:15 +0000

Sentenced to three and a half years, twice-convicted Wilkerson slams prosecutors By Gintautas Dumcius/Dorchester Reporter – Jan. 7, 2011 It was strike two for former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. More than a decade after the Roxbury Democrat was convicted of federal tax evasion charges, Wilkerson was sentenced on Thursday to three and a half years [...]

Spike’s: “The Rolls Royce of Hotdogs”

stephenbrophy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:55:14 +0000

By Kat Nicholson Boylston Street is home to many trendy restaurants and coffee shops, including Spike’s Junkyard Dogs, a casual eatery specializing in nontraditional hot dogs. David Gettleman is the owner of all three Boston-area Spike’s franchises, including the Boylston Street site. Gettleman, who said one of his favorite items on the menu is the [...]

News Notes – December 4

stephenbrophy — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:41:22 +0000

City Council did its job By Adrian Walker – Globe Columnist / December 4, 2010 The Facebook posting was as direct as it was chilling. “Today we witnessed one lynching and two suicides,’’ it read. This was not a reference to some horrible tragedy. No, it was a slur by a Roxbury neighborhood activist directed [...]

News Notes – November 19

stephenbrophy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:44:13 +0000

Safety risks found at BU’s South End research laboratory By Kay Lazar – Globe Staff / November 19, 2010 Government scientists have not adequately assessed the risks to public health from a controversial high-security research laboratory at Boston University, according to a report made public yesterday by a panel of independent scientists. The National Research [...]

Boston Market Aims for Customer Appreciation

stephenbrophy — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:50:44 +0000

by Laura Finaldi Boston Market is celebrating its quarter century anniversary by giving all of its restaurants inside and out makeovers. According to a press release, the company, which opened its doors for the first time 25 years ago in Newton under the name Boston Chicken, has hired 2100 new employees in the hopes that [...]

News Notes – November 13

stephenbrophy — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:53:33 +0000

Menino wants Turner to quit or be ousted – Corruption conviction casts shadow, he says By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / November 13, 2010 Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday that City Councilor Chuck Turner should resign or be kicked off the council if he refuses to leave, after being convicted of federal corruption [...]