New App Makes Photos Smurfier (Sponsored)
Written by Kathleen Miller Take the Smurfs on a new adventure with your family this summer and add a little Smurfiness to your world! Now you can “Smurf yourself” by adding the loveable blue creatures to photos of your family’s advent South End Patch News
PHOTOS: SoWa Open Market Brightens South End on Father’s Day
Filling up three separate lots in the South End, the SoWa Open Market packed the south part of the neighorhood this past Father’s Day, Sun. June 16. Complete with a farmers’ market, artisans market and food trucks, the SoWa Open Market is celebrating 10 years this season. The market is open every 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday from May through October. It is located at 460 Harrison Ave, Boston MA. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
PHOTOS: Mayoral, City Council Candidates Parade in Boston
With Boston’s mayoral and City Council races heating up, many of the candidates turned out Sunday for Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Day Parade, taking advantage of an opportunity to get their faces and names out in the community. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
PHOTOS: Ink Block Demolition Continues on Harrison Ave
The former Boston Herald building is officially no more. Demolition has been underway for the last several weeks at the Harrison Ave site of the future Ink Block Developement, a $ 200 million mixed-use project that will feature hundreds of apartments and a Whole Foods supermarket. At the demolition site this week, construction crews used a crane and a wrecking ball to tear down the small portion remained standing of the Herald building. Construction began on the six-acre site in 2013 with a ceremonial ground-breaking. The project is scheduled to be fully completed in 2016. The Whole Foods supermarket is expected to open in late 2014. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Share: Your Photos of Boston’s Rainbow
Last night a huge rainbow – double rainbow in some parts of the city – spanned the evening sky. In some places, people could even see a full arc. People took to Twitter to talk about its significance. Was it a belated Boston Pride surprise? Was it a sign that Obama was in town? Was it because the light was refracting off the condesation in the clouds? Whatever you thought it meant, share your photos with us all. South End Patch
Share Your Boston Pride Parade Photos
Patch was out marching in Saturday’s Pride Parade. Were you there? This year’s parade took on special meaning after the bombings at the Boston Marathon. More than 35,000 people are expected to show their Boston Pride. As a marcher or a spectator, we’d love to see your pictures! Just click on the upload button to show your pride! South End Patch
PHOTOS: Fundraiser for the Hurley School
The Neighborhood Parents for the Hurley School organized a Latin-inspired fundraiser this weekend to raise money for the South End’s Hurley K–8 School. The Hurley School, located at 70 Worcester St. is a dual-language immersion school. Through special fundraising, the parents group has funded anti-bullying education, mentoring, music, theater dance and woodworking programs and an athletic field, among other programs. Friday night’s fundraiser, called Club Tropicaliente! was held at the Benjamin Franklin Institute at 41 Berkeley St. Guests enjoyed live music, an open bar, and Latin-inspired food from South End favorites like Toro, Orinoco, El Centro, Flour Bakery + Cafe, b.good, Tremont 647,Above & Beyond Catering, Zocalo Cocina Mexicana, Vejigantes, Morse Fish, Dish in the City, El Oriental de Cuba, and the South End Buttery. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
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Share Your Photos of Spring in the South End
With temperatures in the 70s over the last several days, it’s finally starting to feel like springtime here in Boston. Not to mention the cherry blossoms and dogwood trees are in bloom, making the South End a pretty place to snap a photo. Have you taken any springtime photos in the South End you’d like to share? Upload them here to share them with the neighborhood. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
PHOTOS: Memorial at Copley Square Grows
The memorial at Copley Square continues to grow, with more candles, hats, stuffed animals signs and other well-wishes appearing by the day. Have you left anything at the memorial? Does it encourage you to see the support from around the country? Tell us in the comments. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
PHOTOS: Neighborhood Cleanup Day at Harriet Tubman Park
Last weekend, several South End residents got together to spruce up Harriet Tubman Park, an annual cleanup that takes on special significance this year. This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s death, a fact not lost on the volunteers who came out to spruce up the park. “There is special significance to cleaning up the park named after her, which also features the first statue honoring a woman on Boston-owned property,” said Scott Mabel of the Pilot Block Neighborhood Association. While several neighbors raked, swept, and weeded the park, others cleaned up the sidewalks and alley entrance areas, he said. About 15 people volunteered in all to clean up the park and some of the nearby alley areas. The park also features an interesting geo-cache, where more than 80 people have already logged their visits to the park. Mabel said he frequently sees visitors to the park posing with the statue and taking a second to reflect on Tubman’s historical significance. “I recently spoke to two construction workers who had finished their day early. They were posing in front of her statue on their way to visit the Marathon Memorial in Copley Sq.,” he said. “Then last night, I over-heard a woman telling a young child, ‘she worked on the underground railroad to help free the slaves’ as they walked past the park.” Do you frequent the park? Have you found the geocache? Are you glad to see volunteers helping to keep it nice? Tell us in the comments. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch