Things to Know in the South End Today, May 8: Free Workshop on Chinese Herbs
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a cloudy day, with a high near 70 degrees and a 50 percent chance of showers or a thunderstorm. 2. Free Chinese Herbs Workshop: Tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., you can stop by Pathways to Wellness (1601 Washington St.) for a free workshop on Chinese herbs. Are you curious about Chinese herbs…What conditions are they effective for? How are they prescribed? What do they look like? How can they help? To reserve your spot, call 617-859-3036, ext. 0. See here for more information. 3. Rosé Tasting: Spend your Saturday at The Urban Grape (303 Columbus Ave.) for a grand rosé tasting, from 2-5 p.m. Over a dozen rosés from around the world will be open at each store to sample, for free. A 15% discount on mixed or full cases of rosé will be available for those making a purchase. Kitchensurfing will be on hand sampling food. See here for more information. 4. Swans are Back: In case you missed it yesterday, the public garden’s two swans, Romeo and Juliet, are back in the park. They were greeted by a large parade. Check out a video here. 5. Boston Bites Back: There’s a special fundraiser coming up next week at Fenway Park – Boston Bites Back, a chef-inspired event held at Fenway Park in support of The One Fund. Brought to you by Ming Tsai, Ken Oringer, Governor Patrick, Mayor Menino, and in partnership with ARAMARK and the Red Sox. May 15, 2013 from 6pm – 10pm. Tickets are $ 200 each. See here for more details. 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, 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, May 6: Your Editor Returns
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a sunny day, with a high near 68 degrees. 2. Back From Vacation: Usually I do a better job explaining ahead of time that I’m taking a vacation, but with the events at this year’s marathon I actually felt quite guilty to leave! As it happened, police located Tsarnaev inside the boat just as I was boarding my plane to Iceland. I had never been so relieved! So if you’ve been missing my regular standard of South End reporting over the last few weeks, never fear, I am back, and I’ll be keeping you informed once again about news and happenings in the South End. I had an incredible vacation in Iceland and then in Paris, and I highly recommend both places. I’ve included just one photo from my vacation. Jealous yet? 3. SoWa’s Back: This weekend marked the beginning of the SoWa season, which will run from now through October, and promises to be even bigger and better than ever. Hundreds of vendors and crafters will be in the neighborhood every Sunday, including about 40 food trucks. See here for more details. 4. Help Finding a Job: If you’re in need of new computer and professional skills, check out the Online Learning Readiness Program at the Boston Neighborhood Network. It’s a training program geared at helping job seekers become more attractive to prospective employers, improve computer skills, create effective resumes, cover letters and more. 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
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 12: Carbo-Load at Beehive
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a windy, rainy day with a high of 41 degrees. There’s an 100 percent chance of rain and wind gusts could get up to 35 mph. 2. Pre-run Carbo Load: If you’re planning to run the marathon (or not) fuel up on carbs on Sunday night at The Beehive’s “Sunday Night Blues Series” featuring an all-star house blues band led by 25-year musical veteran keyboardist and producer, Bruce Bears. Enjoy carbo-loaded pasta specials such as eggplant & spinach parmesan with pasta ($ 22), duck and jalapeño risotto ($ 23) and swordfish milanese ($ 26). See here for more information. 3. Musical at BCA: The Boston Children’s Theatre presents a musical take on the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day,” this weekend and next weekend at the Boston Center for the Arts (572 Tremont St.) See here for more information. 4. Artist Walk-Through: Boston Artist Ken Beck will “extemporize” on 78 paintings and drawings from his private collection spanning nearly 30 years which presently are on display at Hammond Residential Real Estate, 10 Berkeley St. this coming Sunday, April 14, from 4-5pm. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekend through May. See here for more information. 5. Kid-friendly events: Is your business or organization hosting any kid-friendly events next week during April vacation? Email sara.jacobi@patch.com to be included in an upcoming article next week! 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 11: Ink Block Demolition Ceremony
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a rainy day with a high of 49 degrees. There’s a 60 percent chance of rain. 2. Ink Block Demolition: There will be a special demolition ceremony at Ink Block on Harrison Ave. in the South End Today. Mayor Menino and others will be on hand to remove the first brick from the former Boston Herald building to start the demolition and construction process to make way for the new apartment complex. See here for more information. 3. Musical at BCA: The Boston Children’s Theatre presents a musical take on the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day,” this weekend and next weekend at the Boston Center for the Arts (572 Tremont St.) See here for more information. 4. Artist Walk-Through: Boston Artist Ken Beck will “extemporize” on 78 paintings and drawings from his private collection spanning nearly 30 years which presently are on display at Hammond Residential Real Estate, 10 Berkeley St. this coming Sunday, April 14, from 4-5pm. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekend through May. See here for more information. 5. South End Award: Leo Delaney, CEO of Ellis Memorial, has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association as the 2013 recipient of the Arthur Howe Award. Named for longtime neighborhood resident and founding member of the neighborhood AssociationArthur Howe, the award is presented annually to an individual who has made “enduring contributions toward improving and preserving Boston’s unique and historic South End. “ In announcing the award, Ellis South End Neighborhood Association President Michael Hall cited Delaney’s “many years of community service to our South End neighborhood.” See here for more information. 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
Things to Know in the South End Today, April 8: Opening Day… in the South End
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 61 degrees. 2. Beehive: For those looking to celebrate after the game, The Beehive (541 Tremont St.) invites fans from from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m. to enjoy live music and a celebratory meal with Beehive favorites, like the Beehive Prime Burger with Frites & Slaw ($ 16) or Lowcountry Shrimp & Grits with Jalapenos, Watercress and Caramelized Onions ($ 24) and a mug of ice cold Beehive Honey Brew ($ 5.25/$ 8). The Bruce Ferrara Quartet will take the stage at 8 p.m. until midnight. See here for more information. 3. Coda: The kickoff of baseball season demands hotdogs and beer and if you won’t be at the Green Monster, head over to Coda Bar & Kitchen (329 Columbus Ave.) for a variety of $ 9 hotdogs to choose from, including the classic Fenway Frank, a New York “Dirty Water” Dog (mustard and sauerkraut), the Philly (cheese sauce, peppers and onions) and several others. See here for more information. 4. Can You Eat That? Ever wondered if that berry growing on the tree outside on the streets of Boston is actually safe to eat? Tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at at the Boston Center for Adult Education (122 Arlington St.) Executive Chef Josh Lewin of the Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro will teach students about the many edible herbs and plants available right here in New England. Cost is $ 70. See here for more information. 5. A Good Deed: After hearing about the recent theft of sprinkler heads from the E. Berkeley gardens, Developer of the Chevron on Tremont, Peter Georgantas of Peg Properties, is reportedly sending the community garden the $ 2,200 to replace all the heads. A big thank you from the neighborhood! 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 5: Sibling Rivalry Closed
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 57 degrees. 2. Sibling Rivalry is Closed: The long time restaurant veteran of 525 Tremont Street, Sibling Rivalry, has closed its doors after nine years in business. The restaurant served a blend of new American food with a “dueling chef” premise. “We will be officially closed as of April 2nd,” a sign on the door reads. “Thank you for your local support and memories these past nine years.” 3. Show at BCA: Tonight you can catch a performance from MLYLT artists at the BCA Plaza Theatre (539 Tremont St.) MLYLT artists incorporate Asian traditions and dance into their experimental performances. The evening will feature Zavé Marohardjono’s Butoh-inspired brother honeyqueen’s dance of darkness and Rico Reyes’ Dance Jeopardy and Filipino-influenced Barrionics. See here for more information. 4. Dachsund Meetup: K9 Strolls Shop & Play (83 Pembroke St.) is holding a meet up for you and your Dachsund on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is open to all Doxie (or Doxie Mix) pups and their owners. See here for more information. 5. Fix a Feral Cat Clinic: The Animal Rescue League of Boston is kicking off its 2013 “Fix a Feral Clinics” on Sunday, April 7 at its shelter at 10 Chandler St. This is the first of four clinics in 2013, and the League has the capacity to accept 75 cats for spay/neuter surgery per clinic. See here for more information. 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 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