Things to Know in the South End Today, May 7: South End’s Top Chef
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a sunny day, with a high near 75 degrees. 2. South End Top Chef: Kristen Kish, Top Chef Seattle: Season 10 winner, and current head chef at the South End’s stir is hosting a special event on Wednesday night for Emmaus, a shelter, food and job training center for the homeless. Kish will prepare a signature dish. Tickets are $ 25 each. See here for more information. 3. Hurley School Fundraiser: Looking for a way to donate to a local elementary school while having a great time? This Friday is the Club ¡TropiCaliente!, an event organized by the Neighborhood Parents for the Hurley School. The Benjamin Franklin Institute will be transformed into a glamorous 1950s Latin nightclub with food from Toro, Morse Fish, Flour, Tremont 647 and Vejigantes, and more. Stop by from 7-11 p.m. to shake your maracas and listen to live music and participate in a silent auction. Tickets are $ 125 and all proceeds will go to the charity. 4. Swans are Back: The public garden’s two swans, Romeo and Juliet, are back in the park as of today. The 25th Annual Return of the Swans celebration will start with entertainment at 11 a.m., followed by a parade at 11:30, from the Beacon and Charles Street corner of the park to the Boylston Street side of the lagoon at the Public Garden. At 11:45, the ceremony will take place where Romeo and Juliet will be returned to their summer home in the lagoon. See here for more information. 5. One Fund Sells Out in Five: Minutes, that is. The benefit concert for the One Fund featuring Aerosmith and other legendary rock stars at the TD Garden later this month has completely sold out already. 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 10: Learn How to Cook with Gaslight Chef
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a rainy day with a high of 62 degrees. 2. Gaslight at West Elm: Fenway’s West Elm (160 Brookline Ave.) is hosting Gaslight’s Michael Zentner for a how-to lesson on two summer staples: Salad Nicoise and a French Rivera cocktail. You could also win a free dinner for two! Stop by at 6 p.m. See here for more information. 3. Pain Workshop: The South End’s Pathways to Wellness (1601 Washington St.) is hosting a free workshop for sufferers of chronic pain tonight at 6:30 p.m. Call ahead to reserve your spot. See here for more information. 4. Want to learn Chinese? The Boston Chinatown Mandarin Center (885 Washington St.) is starting up a session of Madarin for beginners starting April 22nd. Classes run on both Mondays and Saturdays.See here for more information. 5. Share your Events: Have a fantastic event coming up? List it in the events section and it could be featured here! 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
News Nearby: Clio Chef Fired for Stabbing, JT and Jay-Z Coming to Fenway
While we do our best to focus on news and events directly concerning the South End, sometimes it’s nice to know what’s going on in other Boston neighborhoods. Welcome to the weekly regional news roundup, which will bring you the top news from other Boston neighborhoods this week. Back Bay: Clio Chef Charged With Stabbing Friend, Fired from Restaurant – Clio chef Doug Rodrigues was charged with stabbing a man while showing a woman how to use a folding knife while at Crossroads (495 Beacon St.) on Feb. 17. Rodrigues was arrested and charged him with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Following his arrest, a PR representative from Clio informed the Phoenix that Rodrigues was no longer employed at Clio and that the firing was tied to the knife incident. Beacon Hill: Comm. Ave Fire Does $ 5 Million in Damage: Investigators say that in-floor radiant heating caused the three-alarm fire in a Commonwealth Avenue brownstone Wednesday morning that resulted in $ 5 million of damage but no injuries. Firefighters responded to the five-story, three-condo building at 9:18 a.m. and quickly called for backup. “They were here in a matter seconds,” John Walsh, who lives on the third floor of 17 Commonwealth Ave. and was the only one of the building’s occupants who was home when alarms sounded, said of the Boston Fire Department. Fenway-Kenmore: JT and Jay-Z to Perform at Fenway Park This Summer: It’s official: Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z are touring together this summer, and one of the stops on their “Legends of Summer” stadium tour will be Fenway Park. A sure-to-sell-out show will be held on Aug. 10th at Fenway Park. Jamaica Plain: Il Panino Opens in Jackson Square: A new Italian restaurant has opened in Jackson Square. Il Panino Café and Grill opened last week at 270 Centre St. in a space that used to house Gail’s Café & Grill, according to Boston Restaurant Talk, a blog about Boston restaurants opening and closing. The blog reports the new restaurant is owned by the same people who own Trattoria Il Panino in the North End. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch