By Melissa Russell


Posted Apr. 12, 2014 @ 6:08 pm

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SUNDAY Timothy Gager (“The Shutting Door”) and Chad Parenteau (“Patron Emeritus”) read at 12:45 p.m. at Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North St., Plymouth … Frances Driscoll (“The Swan Boat Ride”) reads at 2 p.m. in the Boston Room at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston St. … Anthony M. Sammarco (“A History of Howard Johnson’s: How A Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became A Roadside Icon”) reads at 2 p.m. at Needham Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave., Needham … Kendra DeColo (“Thieves in the Afterlife”) and Jen McClanaghan (“River Legs”) read Continue reading >>>

“Everybody’s cookin’ for the weekend...” Isn’t that how that Loverboy song goes? Okay, maybe not. But to a group of Greater Boston chefs who served up their own musical spin on some classic hits for an improv sketch, Baby Got Steak is a perfectly acceptable substitute for Sir Mix-a-Lot’s successful tune about back ends. The musical sketch, designed as a fake infomercial for a CD called “Cuisine Rock,” premiered at “Banned in Boston 2014,” an annual fundraising event that supports Boston’s Urban Improv, a youth development interactive theater program. The event was Continue reading >>>

A Sudbury resident has been named to the board for the YMCA of Greater Boston, with his knack for working with the community cited as the main reason why.David Porter, who is the owner and managing partner of Baystate Financial, was added as the newest member of the YMCA of Greater Boston general board on a three year term."Porter's 'people first' philosophy makes him a perfect match for the Y," the organization said in announcing the move. "The Sudbury resident is "extremely active" in the Boston community, and helped establish the Baystate Financial Charitable Foundation in Continue reading >>>

At a time when traditional retailers are shuttering thousands of stores, the e-commerce giant 1-800-Flowers.com is expanding its network of brick and mortar locations.

At a time when traditional retailers are shuttering thousands of stores, the e-commerce giant 1-800-Flowers.com is expanding its network of brick and mortar locations. The company plans to expand its local presence from just one franchisee-owned retail store in Melrose to as many as 11 sprinkled throughout Greater Boston. Franchisees also operate two fulfillment centers in Needham and Woburn. Continue reading below Boston is one of 10 US markets in which the company intends to add stores. The 1-800-Flowers development team met with potential franchisee operators this week and expects the first Continue reading >>>

AP Photo/Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau, Faneuil Hall Marketplace Travel-Trip-5 Free Th_Piet.jpg This undated image provided by the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau shows Faneuil Hall in Boston, which was used as a meetinghouse during the American Revolution. Today the building is a retail center with clothing shops, entertainment and food. It's also a landmark on the Freedom Trail, a pathway that takes visitors on a tour of Boston's past. The trail is among the city's free things Continue reading >>>