It's not too late to donate to Ringgold

Theres still a day left to make your tax deductible donation to Ringgold Park and help raise money for the center circle capital campaign fund.   Use their on-line donation form to donate to ringgold park and have your donation apply to the 2010 tax season.  (Or start the new year off by donating on January 1).

Any donation you make will help bring us closer to completing this beautiful project in Ringgold Park.

Ringgold on-line donation site.  From here you can use your credit card to donate any amount.

More Information on Ringgold Donations and the Center Circle project.

Dude, where's my car?

Car missing?    It could have been towed - especially if you didn't move it from a major artery during the snow emergency.   The City's web site has two tools to help you.

On the City's Towed Cars web site, you can enter your license plate and see if your car has been towed.  

A little more useful is the Towed Car Alerts - where you can enter your license plate, and receive an emil or a text message should your car ever be towed.  (Notices are sent 1-4 hours after towing.  For more information see the Tow Alert FAQ)

Snow Emergency

For those who haven't noticed the white stuff outside, Boston is under a Blizzard Warning, and the Governor and the Mayor have declared a state of emergency.  This means parking restrictions; including no parking on any streets that have Snow Emergency signs on them (this includes Tremont street).

Some links for this and for future snow storms:

12/26 Snow Emergency declaration - including a list of parking restrictions

Parking Ban description - where you can and cannot park, and a list of garages where you can get discounted parking because of the snow emergency

Know Snow - the City's information page for all things snow related

Get snow alerts direct to your inbox - You can sign up to get snow alerts, as well as other important City and school closings and emergency declarations.  Sign up and chose what alerts you would like to get, and how you would like to get them.  You'll be able to chose emails, text alerts, or phone calls (or all three).  The new system will also let you set an order of precedence - so if you don't (say) acknowledge an email, it will then give you a phone call.     Please note - this is a new system that replaces the previous snow alert system.   If you were on the old system, you must re-sign up for the new alert system.

So batten down your hatches tonight, and don't forget to shovel your sidewalks tomorrow when the snow and wind have subsided!

SE News, delivered

You can now get the South End News delivered - right to your inbox.  head to their web site at mysouthend.com and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.  There's a box labelled Get on our email list!  and add your email address.  You'll get an email once a week with the news headlines.


For those needing more of a fix, you can always follow @SouthEndNews on twitter

SE News article on crosswalks

The South End news has an article on the new crosswalks being installed at Shawmut and Waltham/Union park.

December ESNA Meeting

Our monthly Eight Streets business meeting will be this Tuesday, December 7th at project

Place (Washington & East Berkeley).

6:30-7 - Neighborhood Networking. Meet your neighbors in an informal setting

7-8:30 - Business meeting.

On the agenda this month:

• City Councilors - Representatives from the offices of City Councilor Pressley and City Councilor Arroyo will be in attendance. Bring your city questions and have the chance for City Hall to hear your concerns!!

• Gate wrap-up - Alan has the results of some research on gates he had done in response to our October meeting. This is just a report - there will be no 'gate discussion' this meeting.

• Watson Park - An abutter has some thoughts on Watson park, so we might get a some light discussion going...

• 2011 planning - don't let the cold get you hibernating yet! Are there any events you'd like to see the NA do this coming Spring and Summer? Are there any speakers you'd like to come to the NA in 2011? let us know!!

We hope you'll be able to make it!!

Food Drive at the South End Library

Ann Smart, of the South End Branch of the BPL lets us know of the food/can drive happening:

The South End Library, 685 Tremont Street, is participating in the 2010 Can Share Food Drive during the month of December. Please bring any canned proteins, fruits, vegetables, soups, and beans to the south end library.

Holiday Shopping Night Out

The holidays continue this Wednesday (12/8) with the South End Holiday Shopping Night Out.

Shop at your neighborhood businesses in the South End and enjoy 15-20% discounts. Grab dinner at one of your favorite South End restaurants who are offering specials for this evening only.

Participants include: 570 Market, Aquitaine, Aunt Sadie’s, Bark Place, Bead + Fiber, Boomerangs Special Edition, diseño | bos, Flock, Flour, Foodie’s Urban Market, Galeria Cubana, Gallardo Works, Gaslight, Gifted, Hudson, J.E.M., Kiwi Baby, Lekker, Looc, M. Flynn Accessories, Metropolis, Michele Mercaldo Jewelry, Michelle Willey, Mohr & McPherson, Motley, Myers+Chang, Patch NYC Shop, Polka Dog Bakery, POPS Restaurant, Posh on Tremont, Restoration Resources, Sara Campbell LTD, Skoah, Sooki, South End Athletic Company, South End Buttery, Stephen Baumbach, Stir, Tadpole, Turtle, Uniform, Union Bar and Grille, Upper Crust, Laura Preshong, D Scale, Charles Tersolo, Face Facts Healing Spa and Escape Salon & Spa.