Construction to Start at Ink Block in April
Construction at the Ink Block apartment complex site on Harrison Avenue is slated to start in April, but not before a special ground-breaking ceremony is held on April 11. Called the “Ink Block Party,” the event will feature Mayor Menino, Boston Redevelopment Authority Director Peter Meade, Ted Tye, managing partner with National Development, the project’s developer, and Joe Fitzgerald, a columnist from the Boston Herald. Menino will be removing a symbolic brick from the old Boston Herald building, and Fitzgerald will share memories from the paper’s 54-year history in the building. The Herald re-located to the Seaport District in 2011. The finished $ 200 million development will include 471 apartments, a Whole Foods supermarket, and other shops and restaurants on the 6-acre site. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
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Things to Know in the South End Today, April 4: South End ‘Chefs for the Cure’
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 55 degrees. 2. Chefs for the Cure: Several South End head chefs, Joanne Change of Myers + Chang, Michael Zentner of Gasslight Brasserie du Coin, Justin Winters of Cinquecento and Peppino (Shingara Singh) of Da Vinci Ristorante, are participating in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s “Chefs for the Cure” charity event on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Residences at W Boston (100 Stuart St.) The event is an exclusive culinary tasting-style event which gives guests the opportunity to sample gourmet cuisine from some of the finest local chefs. General admission tickets are available for $ 125 and provide admission to the grand tasting. See here for more information. 3. Musical at BCA: Now through April 5th, you can catch “A New Brain” at the BCA Plaza Theatre (539 Tremont St.) Centered on a near-death experience of a songwriter, the musical explores perspectives on the fleeting nature of time, life, and love, and the inspiring power of art to heal and transform. Tickets are $ 27.50, show times vary. See here for more information. 4. Sing-a-long: Join Pine Village Pre School (700 Harrison Ave.) as they celebrate the launch of Pine Village’s first Spanish CD for children. Juntos Cantamos (Together We Sing) is a compilation of 13 original songs by Education Director, Jacie Feinberg, which are designed to get you and your child moving and singing en español. There’s a sing-along concert on Saturday, April 6 at Pine Village Preschool in the South End at 10 a.m. See here for more information. 5. Running the Marathon? Share Your Story: If you’re planning to run 26.2 straight miles, chances are you’ve got a good reason to do it. Share your own story by uploading your photo and more about yourself and your charity. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 3: T-shirt Fundraiser Sale for ARL at SAULT
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 43 degrees. 2. ARL & SAULT: Men’s retailer Sault (577 Tremont St.) is hosting a special fundraising sale starting today on a collection of graphic t-shirts and tote bags to benefit the Animal Rescue League of Boston. This limited addition collection will be available exclusively at SAULT New England, and 100 percent of the proceeds from each sale will go directly back to the South End branch of the ARL of Boston. The t-shirts were designed by South End resident Brendan Ciecko and their design combines animal silhouettes and Boston’s unique architecture and signage. See here for more info. 3. New President: The Friends of Blackstone Franklin Square Parks recently elected Courtney Trautman, Senior Associate at Hammond Residential, as president. Trautman, a Massachusetts native and Boston resident for over twenty years, presently resides in the South End. Congrats, Courtney! See here for more information. 4. Whiskey Workshop: Just over the line into South Boston, Social Wines (52 W. Broadway) is hosting a special whiskey workshop tonight at 7 p.m. to demystify this most intriguing spirit – hosted by one of the most inspiring, knowledgeable, funny people in the biz, Boston native Aaron Butler (Drink, Russell House Tavern). See here for more information. 5. Sen. Warren in Boston: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren will be in Boston today to attend a roundtable discussion with local women business owners who have received community development block grant funding. She’ll be at the Bella Luna Restaurant (284 Amory St.) in JP to talk about the impact this direct funding has had on their success. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 2: Break-in At Berkeley Garden
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 43 degrees. 2. Break-in At Berkeley Garden: Over the weekend, vandals broke into Berkeley Community Garden and stole nearly every water tap in the garden, according to the garden’s organizers. A total of 21 stations/42 taps were removed, and nothing else in the garden appears damaged. If you saw anything or anyone suspicious in the garden over the weekend, please contact the police. See here for more information. 3. Autism awareness: Mayor Thomas M. Menino today declared April 2 “Autism Awareness Day” in Boston and is encouraging building owners to light their buildings blue as part of a global initiative that kicks-off Autism Awareness Month and helps raise awareness about the disability. 4. Teach Your Kids French: The Montessori Parent Child Center, (566 Columbus Ave.) is offering a Montessori-based French program designed to introduce French naturally and respectfully to children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years old through stimulating sensorimotor activities, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. Classes are taught by a native French speaker and Montessori specialist.Classes start this week and last for eight weeks. See here for more information. 5. ARL & SAULT: Men’s retailer Sault (577 Tremont St.) is hosting a special fundraising sale starting today on a collection of graphic t-shirts and tote bags to benefit the Animal Rescue League of Boston. This limited addition collection will be available exclusively at SAULT New England, and 100 percent of the proceeds from each sale will go directly back to the South End branch of the ARL of Boston. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 1st: Don’t Trust What You Read on the Internet. Except This.
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a partly sunny day with a high of 59 degrees. There’s also a 30 percent chance of showers and winds may reach as high as 29 mph. 2. April Fools: Let’s all remember that it’s April Fools Day, and no, YouTube is not really picking a “winner” from all its videos, Google Maps is not going 8-bit, and basically any other weird or strange news today is most likely NOT happening. We don’t have a sense of humor here at South End Patch so don’t worry, the joke’s on us today. 3. babyYOGA: Bring your baby or toddler to this Community Music Center of Boston (34 Warren Ave.) integrated music and yoga class to combine physical exercise with soothing relaxation techniques for both you and your child. Classes run on Mondays and Fridays at 9 a.m., and it costs $ 15 to drop in. See here for more information. 4. Drop in at Coco Baby: Drop by Coco Baby (1636 Washington St.) with your kids at 3 p.m. today and enjoy our toys, arts & crafts, and musical instruments. The play space provides children with an area to explore their creative sides, interact with others their own age, and get out all that excess energy. Cost is $ 8 per visit.See here for more information. 5. Add your events: Do you have a great event coming up at your organization or business? If it’s happening right here in the South End, add it to the Events Calendar! I feature great events every single day in the daily email update, on the homepage and on social media, so add yours to the mix and help get the word out to South Enders about what’s happening in their neighborhood.Click here to add an event. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
Street Cleaning Begins Bostonwide on April 1st
Street sweeping in Boston is back Bostonwide starting as of April 1st. This year, many Boston neighborhoods will see a different daily schedule to better align with trash and recycling days, a pilot program that started in the South End last year. Street sweeping in the South End officially began on March 1st, although winter weather kept the program from starting until the end of the month. “Keeping Boston’s neighborhoods clean is a top priority of mine, as well as our residents,” Mayor Menino said. “These schedule changes will allow us to clean streets in a way that improves our operations and maximizes the benefits of sweeping. I look forward to seeing our neighborhoods shine once again this spring.” The neighborhoods most affected by the new street sweeping schedule will be Jamaica Plain and most of Dorchester and Mission Hill. The city says aligning street sweeping with trash days will will provide cleaner streets and a reduction in rodent food sources. There are 6,500 new signs posted in those neighborhoods. The program runs until November 30, except in the neighborhoods with an extended schedule, such as Beacon Hill, the North End and the South End, where street sweeping will continue into December. A street sweeping violation will get you towed, and a $ 40 ticket. If you’re worried about getting your car towed, you can sign up for the city’s No Tow program which will email you the night before your neighborhood’s streets are swept. Neighborhood streets throughout the city will be swept clean on a rotating schedule Additional tips for residents from the city: Signs for both day and night sweeping are posted in your neighborhood, a minimum of one per block, and indicate the days and hours that parking is not allowed. Residential streets are typically swept during the day program. Main arterials and the downtown areas are swept in the night program. Public Works has changed the 2013 posted days/hours for many residential streets to provide more effective street sweeping. It is important to note the posted signs in your immediate neighborhood since they may have changed since last season. The night posted restrictions in all neighborhoods are in effect year round with the exceptions of weather-related cancellations. The Daytime Neighborhood Street Cleaning Program runs from April 1 through November 30, except in Beacon Hill, North End and South End which have been extended into December and March by neighborhood request. Both the night and day sweeping programs will be enforced, which includes fines for illegal parking as well as towing. Comprehensive street sweeping information can be found at www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping. You can also register for posted street sweeping electronic reminders and cancellations […]
Hubway System to Reopen in April
There’s still snow on the ground and it still feels like the dead of winter, but a staple of summer in Boston will be back online before you know it. Bicycles will be available throughout the Hubway bike sharing system the first or second week of April, according to Nicole Freedman, director of bicycle programs for the city of Boston. In the South End, three stations from previous years will be back, including the Tremont Street station in front of the South End Library, one at Tremont and Berkeley Streets, and Columbus Avenue at Mass. Ave. Three new stations are planned for the South End, including Washington Street at Rutland Street, Boston Medical Center and Washington Street at Waltham Street. Freedman also said that Hubway officials still have their sights set on setting up a network of stations in Jamaica Plain. “We’re very optimistic,” she said of a JP expansion. She said the JP stations would be opened in late summer. Thirty to 50 stations will be reopened throughout Boston leading up to the April full system launch, Freedman said. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch