Help with the Boston Shines cleanup effort

Here’s just a couple of the groups that are meeting that you can join:
Spring Fling cleanup in Ringer Park
Join us for our Spring Fling Cleanup of Ringer Park in Allston on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration check-in is in back of the Jackson Mann School/softball field area.
All PCBG/RPPG volunteer guests must check-in [...]

Walk for hunger still needs walkers

Project Bread is asking local towns to increase their fundraising efforts as it prepares for this year’s special 40th Walk for Hunger, on Sunday, May 4. In 2007, walkers from Allston-Brighton raised $90,000 of the total $3.4 million to help hungry families throughout Massachusetts. With 450,000 people struggling to put food on the table, the [...]

Elman at Jerry Williams celebration

Brighton resident Steve Elman, author of the new book about Jerry Williams, “Burning Up the Air: Jerry Williams, Talk Radio and the Life in Between,” will be a guest speaker at a free public event marking the 50th anniversary of talk radio in New England. Elman will join guest speaker Howie Carr, WRKO radio talk [...]

Community picnic coming up

An invitation from the Parents and Community Build Group:
The Parents & Community Build Group, Inc., in partnership with the Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Assembly, is sponsoring an Allston-Brighton community picnic on Saturday, April 19, from 11a.m. - 4 p.m., at Ringer Park in Allston.
Join in for a pot luck picnic - desserts and snacks provided. There will [...]

Finn in Singin’ in the Rain

The Footlight Club, 7A Eliot St., Jamaica Plain, presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” a fresh take on the musical classic based on the MGM film, with Brighton resident Matthew Finn as Don Lockwood.

The score includes a medley of favorites such as “Make ’em Laugh,” “Lucky Star,” “Good Mornin’” and “Singin’ in the Rain.”
The play [...]

New Dunkin’ Donuts sign is up-what do you think?

Here’s the new Dunkin’ Donuts sign on North Beacon:

What do you think? How does it compare to the old sign that was up for so many decades?:

Minstrel show all weekend!

The details:
What: 107th annual St. Anthony’s Minstrel Show, “A Medley of Melodies”
When: Saturday matinee April 5 at 1 p.m., and an evening performance at 7:30 p.m. Other performances are Sunday, April 6, 7:30 p.m., and Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Where: All performances are at the Community Center, the new location of the German School, corner [...]

Taste of Allston has a new venue!

The Taste of Allston will be outdoors this year — in Herter Park on June 15, with the Charles River as a backdrop. What’s more — there will be more vendors and more entertainment than before!
An organizational meeting is coming up Tuesday, April 8, at the AVMS office, 161 Harvard Ave., Suite 11. Those who [...]

Tea with a twist of Irish

The senior citizen outreach program at the Irish Pastoral Centre is starting a new group at the veronica B. Smith Senior Center (20 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton). It’s called “Cara,” which is Irish for friend. Join them Mondays from 1:30-3 p.m. for:
- afternoon tea, freshly-baked goodies
- newspapers and news from home
- guest speakers and musicians [...]

Do you know your Brighton trivia?

Prove it at Brighton Trivia night, Thursday, March 27!
Brighton Main Streets and the Green Briar Restaurant & Pub will host Brighton Trivia Night at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Green Briar Restaurant & Pub, 304 Washington St., Brighton. The Stump Trivia team will be on hand to challenge attendees’ knowledge of local [...]

Woodpeckers!

I heard woodpeckers this morning in Brighton! I am very accustomed to hearing woodpeckers in my parents’ backyard in New Hampshire, where I grew up. For the first time, however, I heard woodpeckers in front of my house in Brighton this morning. Has anyone else heard these creatures around lately? It was around 7:15am and [...]

Flea market at Heritage Museum

The Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum is conducting an indoor flea market Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., in the Veronica Smith Senior Center’s auditorium. Many collectibles, treasures and other goods and books donated specifically for this flea market will be for sale. Also, limited edition bicentennial T-shirts will be available for purchase. All proceeds from [...]

Just say GUACAMOLE !!

The burrito war starts tomorrow in Cleveland Circle when the new Chipotle, at 1924 Beacon Street, celebrates their opening with free burritos from 11 am to 8 pm.
If you go … stop back and let me know how long the line was and if you liked the burrito.

I stopped by today about noon [...]

Chocolate Fest comes to Whole Foods

Whole Foods in Brighton is having Chocolate Fest Feb. 8, 3-6 p.m. (just in time for Valentine’s Day). There will be demos and a chance to sample all things chocolate. I’m going!

Throwing each other for fun

The women in the Boston League of Women’s Wrestlers enjoy taking falls for fun. Don’t believe me? Then check out this video, where Green Line Greta (real name: Steph Myers) explains why these ladies love leg locks.

Be sure to check them out at Church, 69 Kilmarnock St., Boston, on Saturday, Jan. 19. The show [...]

Wellness Resolution raises $2,000

The Wellness Resolution, a fundraiser to benefit the multiple sclerosis and the Accelerated Cure Project, raised over $2,000 this past Sunday.
Although the organizers didn’t get the mayor in a Pilates machine like they hoped, they did get state Rep. Kevin Honan to try out the inversion table.
Based on the success, organizer Cher Kore said the [...]

Massage, tattoos and classes for $30?

It sounds like a deal too good to be true, but that’s what attendees of the Wellness Resolution at Rock City Body studio at 107 Brighton Ave. on Sunday Jan. 13 will get access to. The Wellness Resolution is a fundraiser for the Accelerated Cure Project for multiple sclerosis research.

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