South End Baseball signup

A reminder that this Saturday (April 3) is the final day for South End Baseball sign-ups. Please see the web site southendbaseball.com for times and location for signup (Your child's age will determine time and location).

Passing on this opportunity from BUMC

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Dear Community Member:

The Executive Committee of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is seeking applications for membership to fill three positions on the Community Liaison Committee (CLC). Membership terms are for two years. The CLC is comprised of six members whose role is to provide outreach and feedback to facilitate communication and information flow between the NEIDL and the community and to ensure transparency in the operations of the laboratory.

CLC members meet bi-monthly and serve on a volunteer basis for staggered terms. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit an application via mail, e-mail or fax. To get an application or for more information, contact Carla Richards, Director, Community Relations, Boston University Medical Campus, 85 East Newton Street, M-421, Boston, MA 02118. Phone 617-638-8627* Fax 617-638-8044 * biolab@bu.edu. You may also download the application at: www.bu.edu/neidl

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 PM, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010 TO BE CONSIDERED.

Regards,

Carla

Carla J. Richards, MPP
Director, Community Relations
Department of Corporate Communications
Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical Campus
85 East Newton Street, Rm 421
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-638-8627
Fax: 617-638-8044
E-Mail: carla.richards@bmc.org

Be on TV - My First Place

From HGTV:

My name is Cindy Baggish and I'm currently casting for HGTV's 8th
Season of "My First Place." We're seeking first time homebuyers (and
their agents) in the Boston area who might be interested in sharing
their home buying experience with HGTV and its audience.

Neighborhood Associations have proven to be one of our best resources in finding

fantastic show applicants because of their knowledge of the community. I've attached a

copy of our press release. Is there a chance you could run a blurb about our show on

your website to see if members of the community might be interested in applying

for our show?

Please feel free to phone me or e-mail me with any questions.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

Cindy Baggish | AP-Casting

HGTV's My First Place

High Noon Entertainment

4100 E. Dry Creek Road

Centennial, CO 80122

Phone: 303-712-3093

Fax: 303-486-3881

cbaggish@highnoontv.com

Community Emergency Response Training

The next CERT training information sessions are coming in April. "Help your neighbors be prepared for emergencies. Get trained to assist first responders and organize other Volunteers during and after a disaster. " Sessions 4/13 and 4/20 at the Tobin Community Center, Roxbury and 4/15 and 4/22 at the BPL main branch.

Flier listing dates and info these sessions

City information brochure on CERT which gives more information on CERT and the training classes.

Info on Library Closings

Passing on this meeting notice from the Friends of the S End Library. If you use our library at all, we encourage you to attend.

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The Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) is sponsoring a meeting with South End state and city representatives to discuss the proposed closings of up to a third of BPL neighborhood libraries.

It will be held on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 PM at the South End Library.

FOSEL has asked the representatives to update us on the short-term crisis as well as inform us how, for the long-term, we can empower them to be the strongest library advocates they can be.

Attending will be Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, Representatives Byron Rushing and Aaron Michlewitz, and District City Councillors Bill Linehan and Chuck Turner. At-large city councillors have been invited, too.

In addition, the office of Governor Deval Patrick is sending Under-Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorzkowicz , while Brian Gosselin, one of their assistant budget directors, may also attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Marleen Nienhuis, President,

Friends of the South End Library,

617 236-4077

New Bakery/Sandwich shop

The new shop that is applying to open at Shawmut and Hanson made an article in the Herald last week, This is the same gentleman that came to our March ESNA Meeting. Since herald articles expire after a week, the text of the article is below...

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The Wholy Grain, a bakery and deli emphasizing healthy fare, is coming to the South End this summer.

Neighborhood residents Ken Hassett and David McFarlane are going through the permitting process to open it in a space that previously housed a private social club at 275A Shawmut Ave., near Coppa, South End Formaggio and the Franklin Cafe.

“We’re looking to open a very health-conscious, take-out restaurant called the Wholy Grain with artisan-style breads, fresh in-house roasted meats and prepared meals to go,” Hassett said.

The plan is to steer clear of processed foods and do much of the baking on-site, with pastries and a juice bar also among the offerings. The Wholy Grain eventually will operate 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to catch business for all three meals.

Hassett, who doesn’t cook, says the prepared meals geared to both meat eaters and vegetarians will be as much for himself as customers.

“I’m trying to repeat what I grew up with: a nice, decent home-cooked meal that has a little flair to it, but is healthy at the same time,” he said.

The Wholy Grain will be a takeoff of a fresh food takeout restaurant operated by Hassett’s brothers in the city of Cork, Ireland.

“One of them is a master baker, and he has a great bakery that produces bread for a lot of restaurants in southern Ireland, and they’ve come up with a kind of takeout concept called the Wholy Grain,” Hassett said.

The South End space is 800-square-feet and will have patio seating.

“Outside, it doesn’t have a lot of curb appeal,” Hassett said. “But inside, it’s a really cute little space. We’ll kick it up a notch. It will be a nice, old-fashioned shop.”

He and McFarlane also own the Carriage House, a seasonal bed and breakfast in Provincetown.

Be on TV

HGTV is again looking for people who have had recent renovations to be on a TV show. Details and contact information are below

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Good Afternoon!

My name is Brooke Schledewitz and I work for the show "Bang For Your Buck” on Home and Garden Television (HGTV). We are now in production of our 4th season and are looking to bring the show to the greater Boston, MA area. I'm hoping for your help in locating homeowners who may be interested in having their recently remodeled great room (ie. kitchen/family room) featured on our show!

I am contacting you to see if you could pass this information on to the people in your neighborhood and/or if you know of anyone in your community who has completed this type of renovation.

I have attached a press release for you to take a look at. If you have any questions or need any additional information please feel free to call or e-mail me. We are hoping to select our homes within the next few weeks, so time is of the essence.

Please let me know if you are able to help!

Thanks,
Brooke


Brooke Schledewitz - Bang For Your Buck
High Noon Entertainment
303-712-3168
bschledewitz@highnoontv.com

March Eight Streets meeting

Hi Everyone,

The March Eight Streets meeting is coming up this Wednesday, March 5th. We'll be at our regular location at the Boston Ballet 5th floor board room.

6:30 - 7 - Neighborhood networking, Informal gathering - meet your neighbors

7 - 8:30 - Business meeting.

Agenda includes:

* Representatives from Councilor Arroyo's and John Connolly's offices will be in attendance, so bring your city/neighborhood questions.

* The Carriage House Provincetown - is looking to open a deli/bakery at Hanson & Shawmut. No vote, just information on what they are seeing to open in the space

* Open Member Discussion - discussion on neighborhood issues; future NA planning

I hope you can make it!

February Eight Streets meeting

What better way to spend 6 more weeks of winter than to hang out with your neighbors!

The next Eight Streets NA meeting will be this Wednesday, Feb 3rd, at our regular meeting place at the Boston ballet 5th floor board room.

6:30-7 - Neighborhood Networking. Informal setting to meet and greet your neighbors

7-8:30 - Business meeting.

On the agenda this month:

• 45 Milford St - request for approval for adding 2nd floor balcony and roof deck to building. Also seeking support for change in occupancy (reducing)
• Pops restaurant - seeks approval for extending closing hours form midnight to 1am.
• Open member discussion - News and open discussion of neighborhood issues. Topics to include trash and safety,a nd anything you'd like to bring up

I hope you can make it!

Free H1N1 shots at BMC

H1N1 Flu Shot Clinic, Wednesday, January 27, 9AM-3PM - Boston Medical Center will offer a free, community H1N1 flu shot clinic in the Menino Pavilion lobby located at 840 Harrison Ave. The vaccine will be available for individuals age 24 months and older. Those who should not get an H1N1 vaccine include people who currently have a fever or those who have an allergy to eggs, a history of Gillian-Barre Syndrome and have experienced a severe reaction to a flu shot in the past. For more information, call Maureen McMahon, BMC Disaster Coordinator, 617-638-6317 or maureen.mcmahon@bmc.org.

Mind your car valuables

UNiversal hub blogs this post about 12 car break-ins in South Boston. A reminder to not leave GPSs, Laptops or any electronics in your car. Or better yet, leave nothing in your car that might be attractive to someone passing by.

State Senator Diaz at Ellis

Our neighbors at the Ellis NA extend this invitation:

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The Ellis would like to extend an invitation to you all to attend our board meeting this coming Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30PM. The meeting will be held at the Boston Ballet building (19 Clarendon Street) in the 5th floor conference room. We will be hosting Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz and we believe this will be an important meeting for all South End residents to voice any concerns/issues as well as ask pertinent questions. This meeting is open to all so we hope you will join us.

1. State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

2. McKinley School - Christine Stella, Program Director, McKinley Elementary & South End Academy

3. Executive Committee Update

· General Updates

· Approval of Prior Minutes

· Treasurer’s Report

4. Committee Updates

5. Other Business - Stuart Street Planning Study

No January meeting - what's next?

There will be no January Eight Streets meeting.

We may not get any voting business for February, so I’d like to ask the NA if there are topics you’d like to discuss. I didn’t get many responses when I polled about activities for December. It would be nice if NA could be more than just business issues, but lately unless we have a hot or controversial topic, the meetings have been thin.

What topics or activities would inspire you to get more involved in the neighborhood?


In other upcoming news:

- Next Tuesday, 1/12 is the last day to get your Christmas tree recycled. If you put it out this Friday or after the 12th, it will be taken away as trash
- Tuesday the 19th is the special election for the US Senate seat. Keep an eye out for televised, radio and web debates between the three candidates.

- John Mc

Holidays and City Services

Some updates on City Services for ESNA over the next two weeks:

- There will be no trash pickup Friday, Dec 25th. Trash will be picked up the following day: Saturday the 26th.

- The new mixed recycling program now allows Christmas wrapping paper to be recycled (it used to be prohibited). So add all that wrapping paper to your clear plastic recycling bag.

- They will be picking up trash on the regular schedule on Friday, January 1

- Christmas trees can be put out on recycling days for the first two full weeks of January. For ESNA this means Tuesday 1/5 and Tuesday 1/12 only. Trees put out any other time (including 12/29) will not be recycled (but will be taken as trash). Please remove everything from your tree (lights, ornaments, tinsel), and do not put the tree in one of those tree bags (remove it from the bag when you get it to the street if you used a bags for needle-free tree removal).


Have a great Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Hey, it's gonna snow

Snow expected tonight, for those with a computer but don't check the news or the weather. :)

A snow emergency has been declared beginning 10pm tonight (Saturday, 12/19). That means parking restrictions.

Keep up to date on parking and other regulations on the City's Snow Web Site

Get more up-to-date alerts on things like snow emergencies on the City's Alert pages. There you can sign up for email or text alerts when emergencies are declared or schools are closed.

And, of course, please remove your snow. Complete city regulations (PDF) can be found here. In brief,

• Clean sidewalks no later then three hours after snowfall stops
• Clean a path 42" wide. (one-shove-wide paths are cheating :-)
• If you live on a corner, clean both sides of your property
• If you live on a corner or have a crosswalk in front of your property, you must clean all the way to the street. If you can, re-shovel after snow plows go by.
• If you live near a fire plug, please shovel it out
• Residents - don't shovel snow into the street
• Car shovelers - don't throw your snow back on the sidewalks.

Stay Safe, clean up, and happy snow day!

Saturday: Meet your State Rep

On Saturday, Dec 19th State Representative Aaron Michlewitz will be having community office hours in our neighborhood. Everyone is welcome to stop by to ask question or raise any concerns you might have. Or just grab a cup of coffee and say hi.

Saturday, Dec 19th
9-11am
Berkeley Perk cafe
69 berkeley St, same block as 7-11

Aaron's State web site
Aaron's informal web site

More holiday events

A plethora of holiday events continues this weekend in the South End!

There are still plenty of trees left from our local vendor. This year Charlie and his Christmas Tree sales have returned to their Berkeley Community Garden location. Stop by the corner of Tremont and East Berkeley and pick up your tree or wreath. They have trees for all size homes!

This weekend (12/12-13) brings the return of the South End Holiday Market. Come to the Cathedral Gym Saturday and Sunday (10-6) to shop from 80 artist and designers. The Holiday Market also has their Cell Phone Santa raffle. Attendees of the Holiday Market purchase chances to win and approximately every 1/2 hour, from 10-6, a winner is chosen and Santa calls them on their cell phone to tell them they won. Prizes include beautiful artwork from the Holiday Market and gift certificates from local businesses.

For more information, check Holiday Market web site.

And don't forget about the South End Scavenger Hunt, which continues through December 20th. More information on the SEBA Web Site

Have a great weekend!!

one more time - VOTE Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tues 12/8 is the primary election for US Senator. I know it's the third election cycle within the year, but that doesn't make a vote less important.

There are 4 candidates on the Democratic slate. Being a blue state, these are the candidates filling the airwaves with commercials and robo-calling your homes. But there are also two candidates on the Republican primary ballot.

A list of all candidates on the primary ballots can be found here

If you are a registered member of either party, you can vote in that primary. If you are unenrolled, you can also chose one party and vote in that party's primary. Voting for Eight Streets takes place at Cathedral High School, at the corner of Washington and Waltham.

The winner of each party, as well as any other 3rd party and independent candidates, will be on the ballot in the Final election on January 19th

ODNA Safety Committee - seeking vounteers

Old Dover Neighborhood Association has been spearheading a neighborhood safety agenda. I've been reporting on some of their meetings and passing on safety information.

They are having semi-regular meetings of their safety committee. As they are our direct neighbors, and we share the safety problem sin Peters Park and Berkeley Gardens, I'd like to maintain an Eight Streets presence at these meetings. Someone to participate, help out with things if you choose, and keep me and the NA up to date on what's going on.

Their next meeting is this Tuesday, December 8th. Meeting notice below. If you are interested in being the ESNA rep on the ODSC, please let me know.

thanks!

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OLD DOVER SAFETY & SECURITY MEETING - TUESDAY, DEC 8TH, PROJECT PLACE 6:30-8:00 PM

Objective is to launch the Neighborhood Watch implementation and identify all the stakeholders.

The goal being to educate and improve communications among all constituents

Discussion will include role of team captains, how to interface with BPD and Pine Street, exploration of technology solutions

No December meeting

Due to no critical business agenda, (and an informal email poll), we will not be having a December Eight Streets business meeting. Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th

Remember to start your South End holiday right with a visit to the tree lighting This Weekend - starting at 3pm. Details can be found here