Don’t let shopping for the mother figure in your life feel like a daunting task. Check out our favorite small biz items to show your appreciation for the mom(s) in your life.
For the nature lover
Explore the outdoors in style with a wide array of sunnies from Rheos. Keep the mom in your life hydrated with an insulated tumbler from Pirani. Enjoy mornings on the front porch with outdoor furniture pieces from Palmetto Craft.
Accessorizing can be practical with wristlets and keychains from Avryn Co. Cori Rose Handmade offers earrings of all shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. Carry Courage has everything from bags to pouches and keychains.
For the foodie
These syrups and sets from ROOT23 will level up the cocktail + mocktail game. Adams Apple Company offers spreads, jams, and relishes perfect for hosting a charcuterie party. Give the gift of energy with beans from 321 Coffee.
For the self-care queen
Shop chic soap + shampoo bars from Parrotfish (they’re eco-friendly). Check out Roam & Ramble for hand soaps perfect for the kitchen sink. Gift a spa night with products from She Biology like the Heal Brown Sugar Scrub.
Boston Ballet Presents “Carmen” | Thursday, April 25-Sunday, May 5 | Times vary | Citizens Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston | $30-$205 | Head to opening night of this ballet full of passion, anger, and struggle.
Friday, April 26
Read My Lips Boston Book Pop Up | Friday, April 26 | 6-9 p.m. | Lamplighter Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge | Free entry | Browse this new pop-up bookstore with a curated selection of gently-used books, blind dates with books, staff picks, and more.
Earth Month Collab Party: Bark & Bite Release | Friday, April 26 | 6-9 p.m. | Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St., Boston | Free | Celebrate the release of a new collaboration maibock with Vermont-based Kraemer & Kin, including live music and a special food pairing.
Saturday, April 27
The Boston Sauce Party | Saturday, April 27- Sunday, April 28 | Times vary | Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston | $10 | Sample a lineup of hot sauces from some of the best spicy sauce makers across the Northeast.
“E” inc’s 15th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival | Saturday, April 27 | 6:30-10 p.m. | Atlantic Wharf, 280 Congress St., Boston | $25 | View a curated collection of wild and scenic films that celebrate earth’s beauty.
Sunday, April 28
2024 Boston Walk for Epilepsy | Sunday, April 28 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Fenway Park, 4 Jersey St., Boston | $10-$40 | The walk will raise money for Epilepsy Foundation New England to fund support groups, scholarships, camp, financial aid, seizure first-aid training, and more.
Dining in the Dark: A Unique Blindfolded Brunch Experience | Sunday, April 28 | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Premiere on Broadway, 517 Broadway, Somerville | $64 | With a secret three-course menu of appetizer, main, and dessert, try dining blindfolded with this event.
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If you have tax-deferred retirement accounts, you’ll need to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) eventually. This amount is usually taken annually, quarterly, or monthly. But which makes the most sense? Learn more here.
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After 27 years, Allston vegan restaurant Grasshopper will shut its doors next month following the ending of its lease. The restaurant’s owner, Hoai Nguyen, confirmed that the final day of service will be Wednesday, May 29. A search for a new location is planned, with hopes to keep it in Allston or Brighton. (Boston.com)
Community
With a grant from the Mystic River Watershed Association, Trees Medford is offering free trees to the city’s residents. Planting oak, maple, redbud, and birch trees this month, the organization delivers trees “in an effort to keep urban areas green and help reduce summer heat.“ Request a tree on Trees Medford’s website. (CBS Boston)
Arts
“Imagine Van Gogh” will return to the South End’s SoWa Centre this summer. Running from June 21 to Aug. 30, visitors can surround themselves with the art of Vincent Van Gogh through the projection and animation of over 200 of his works.
Ranked
U.S. News & World Report released its list of the best public high schools in Massachusetts. Boston Latin School took the top spot, followed by Hadley’s Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School and Lexington High School. Boston Latin also made the national list, placing at No. 27. (Boston.com)
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Which locals have influenced you personally? | Photo by @cmarino78
This week, Boston Magazine published its list of the “150 Most Influential Bostonians.”
Covering an extensive array of personalities and professions from media and sports to finance and entertainment, as David Bernstein wrote in the article’s intro, everyone on the list is “playing a part in shaping a new and vibrant Boston.”
There are plenty of notable figures who made the cut, including Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri, and Lyons Group owner Patrick Lyons.
You can view the full list here, but it got us thinking: Who is an influential Bostonian to you who didn’t make the list? This could be a friendly neighbor, your best friend, or even a local shop owner.
Let us know, and we may include your response in a future newsletter.
Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” is my favorite painting and I got to see it in person at the MoMA in NYC.
While I missed “Imagine Van Gogh” the first time the exhibit came here to Boston, this is definitely an event to add to your list of activities this summer.
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