Thanksgiving is next week and you only have a couple more days to order a pie from Pie in the Sky! Saturday is the deadline.
Here's how it works.
More than 150 of your favoriteBoston area chefs and bakers donate their time and talent to bake more than 10,000 apple, pecan, pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. While you can't order a pie from a specific baker, the organizers say, "we assure you that all the pies are made with love."
Hundreds more individuals, community groups, businesses, and social organizations volunteer to sell and distribute those pies.
People, like you, order their holiday dessert through this effort. The money raised is used by Community Servings.
As they say on their webpage, "Each $25 pie you purchase will provide a week's worth of free, home-delivered meals for a man, woman or child in Eastern Massachusetts who is battling a critical illness such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes or MS."
On the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 you pick up your pie at the location you selected when you placed your order. There are more than 40 pick-up sites in the Greater Boston area.
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Last Sunday afternoon, we went to the grand opening of the new Brookline Winter Farmers' Market at the Arcade Building on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner.
Some of our favorite vendors from the town's seasonal outdoor market moved inside this wonderful, 1927 architectural gem for the winter. And, they've given us a reason to get to know the wonderful small businesses that are permanently located in this space. We will be doing a follow up story on the Arcade and its businesses!
One end of the array of vendors was anchored by Stillman's Farm with both produce, eggs, and meat …
… while Silverbrook Farm had their selection of organic food and jams at the other end. That's Chef JJ Gonsonfrom Cuisine en Locale checking one more thing off her shopping list. JJ moved from vendor-to-vendor saying hello to friends, shopping the market, and leaving smiling faces in her wake.
The team from Clear Flour won best choreography of the day!
Click on any of the small thumbnails to open that photo in this space to get a better feeling for the flavor of this market.
We hope by next week market organizers will have lots of balloons, signs, and perhaps someone dancing in a broccoli suit outside both market entrances to let passersby know what's happening inside. But, in case they don't, here's what you need to help you find it.
The building is at 318 Harvard Street (map) two blocks from the Coolidge Corner MBTA stop on the Green C-line. That's the point were Babcock Street meets Harvard. From the parking lot on Centre Street, in the rear, it has a large mural to help you find your way.
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Last Sunday afternoon, we went to the grand opening of the new Brookline Winter Farmers' Market at the Arcade Building on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner.
Some of our favorite vendors from the town's seasonal outdoor market moved inside this wonderful, 1927 architectural gem for the winter. And, they've given us a reason to get to know the wonderful small businesses that are permanently located in this space. We will be doing a follow up story on the Arcade and its businesses!
One end of the array of vendors was anchored by Stillman's Farm with both produce, eggs, and meat …
… while Silverbrook Farm had their selection of organic food and jams at the other end. That's Chef JJ Gonsonfrom Cuisine en Locale checking one more thing off her shopping list. JJ moved from vendor-to-vendor saying hello to friends, shopping the market, and leaving smiling faces in her wake.
The team from Clear Flour won best choreography of the day!
Click on any of the small thumbnails to open that photo in this space to get a better feeling for the flavor of this market.
We hope by next week market organizers will have lots of balloons, signs, and perhaps someone dancing in a broccoli suit outside both market entrances to let passersby know what's happening inside. But, in case they don't, here's what you need to help you find it.
The building is at 318 Harvard Street (map) two blocks from the Coolidge Corner MBTA stop on the Green C-line. That's the point were Babcock Street meets Harvard. From the parking lot on Centre Street, in the rear, it has a large mural to help you find your way.
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What's open in Boston on Thanksgiving 2012? What's closed? Do I have to feed the parking meters? What about street sweeping? Are the liquor stores and packies open? When do I put out my trash? And, what changes are there to the MBTA schedules? We have the answers for you, all organized on one post!
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012.
We've been posting these rundowns early, when we notice our readers looking for the information on old posts. Because it's early, we will be doing updates as new information is announced. When we update this post, we'll add a comment (so sign-on to the comment feed) and send word out onTwitter.
Restaurants, bars: Many will be open, check for special hours and menus
Convenience stores:Many are open, check for special hours
City, Town, State, and Federal offices and facilities are closed:This includes Schools, Libraries, and the Postal Service. Only emergency services are available.
Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.
Street Sweeping: The city says, "Daytime street sweeping is suspended on city holidays, but nighttime sweeping schedules remain in effect. Constituents are advised to call 617-635-4500 for exact details."
Boston Trash Collection: The city says, "Thursday, November 22, 7am – Saturday, November 24, 2012, 5pm "Delay trash and recycling pickup 1 day only if you live in South Boston, Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, or West Roxbury AND your trash and recycling is normally collected on Thursday or Friday. *If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."
Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both banks and the stock markets in the United State closed. International markets are open.
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For further information call an MBTA Customer Support Representative at 617-222-3200 or 800-392-6100, TTY 617-222-5146, Monday through Friday 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM and Sat/Sun from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM," or visit them at: www.mbta.com.
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What's open in Boston on Thanksgiving 2012? What's closed? Do I have to feed the parking meters? What about street sweeping? Are the liquor stores and packies open? When do I put out my trash? And, what changes are there to the MBTA schedules? We have the answers for you, all organized on one post!
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012.
We've been posting these rundowns early, when we notice our readers looking for the information on old posts. Because it's early, we will be doing updates as new information is announced. When we update this post, we'll add a comment (so sign-on to the comment feed) and send word out onTwitter.
Restaurants, bars: Many will be open, check for special hours and menus
Convenience stores:Many are open, check for special hours
City, Town, State, and Federal offices and facilities are closed:This includes Schools, Libraries, and the Postal Service. Only emergency services are available.
Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.
Street Sweeping: The city says, "Daytime street sweeping is suspended on city holidays, but nighttime sweeping schedules remain in effect. Constituents are advised to call 617-635-4500 for exact details."
Boston Trash Collection: The city says, "Thursday, November 22, 7am – Saturday, November 24, 2012, 5pm "Delay trash and recycling pickup 1 day only if you live in South Boston, Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, or West Roxbury AND your trash and recycling is normally collected on Thursday or Friday. *If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."
Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both banks and the stock markets in the United State closed. International markets are open.
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For further information call an MBTA Customer Support Representative at 617-222-3200 or 800-392-6100, TTY 617-222-5146, Monday through Friday 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM and Sat/Sun from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM," or visit them at: www.mbta.com.
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The group Veterans for Peace is conducting a campaign to have all of us remember the origins of the holiday we celebrate on November 11th. That holiday, that was meant to remember a moment in time, is now called Veterans Day and today is officially the day off in Boston.
They say:
"Veterans for Peace chapters across the nation are meeting in major cities to celebrate the original Armistice Day as was done at the end of World War I, when the world came together in realization that war is so horrible we must end it now.
Fighting ceased in the "war to end all wars" on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Thirty million soldiers had been killed or wounded and another seven million had been taken captive during World War I. Never before had people witnessed such industrialized slaughter. Congress responded to a universal hope among Americans for no more wars by passing a resolution calling for “exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding … inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.” Later, Congress added that November 11th was to be “a day dedicated to the cause of world peace.” On June 1, 1954, Congress changed the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day. This year, on November 11th, Veterans For Peace chapters and their allies all over the country intend to restore the tradition of Armistice Day."
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The group Veterans for Peace is conducting a campaign to have all of us remember the origins of the holiday we celebrate on November 11th. That holiday, that was meant to remember a moment in time, is now called Veterans Day and today is officially the day off in Boston.
They say:
"Veterans for Peace chapters across the nation are meeting in major cities to celebrate the original Armistice Day as was done at the end of World War I, when the world came together in realization that war is so horrible we must end it now.
Fighting ceased in the "war to end all wars" on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Thirty million soldiers had been killed or wounded and another seven million had been taken captive during World War I. Never before had people witnessed such industrialized slaughter. Congress responded to a universal hope among Americans for no more wars by passing a resolution calling for “exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding … inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.” Later, Congress added that November 11th was to be “a day dedicated to the cause of world peace.” On June 1, 1954, Congress changed the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day. This year, on November 11th, Veterans For Peace chapters and their allies all over the country intend to restore the tradition of Armistice Day."
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It’s alright, Cozmo. We got complete details from your person, who says she loves you in spite of your, u-h-h fetish. And, besides your friends, I think you’ll find that all of our Sunday Dog readers will be there for you too.
Of course, this affliction is not limited to handsome Scotties. There are many other dogs (Poppy, that means you) and cats that struggle with the urge to stuff those fluffy, soft, and irresistibly odiferous clumps of cloth between their pearly whites.
Cozmo will go into the bathroom and specifically search through the dirty laundry basket for socks. He was caught once with six socks in his mouth! The giveaway was that his person saw him with both black & white socks protruding from his mouth and knew there had to be at least two in there! No wonder she says, “He’s just a very funny, little dog!”
We’re told that this 9 ½ year old is named for Cosmo Kramer and “like the Seinfeld character he has a very dry sense of humor.” He’s also “a regal little dog with a big personality … very calm for a Scottie, very brave, too!”
And, we have to say, the kind of rascal that makes for one very special Sunday Dog!
Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs.
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Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
It’s alright, Cozmo. We got complete details from your person, who says she loves you in spite of your, u-h-h fetish. And, besides your friends, I think you’ll find that all of our Sunday Dog readers will be there for you too.
Of course, this affliction is not limited to handsome Scotties. There are many other dogs (Poppy, that means you) and cats that struggle with the urge to stuff those fluffy, soft, and irresistibly odiferous clumps of cloth between their pearly whites.
Cozmo will go into the bathroom and specifically search through the dirty laundry basket for socks. He was caught once with six socks in his mouth! The giveaway was that his person saw him with both black & white socks protruding from his mouth and knew there had to be at least two in there! No wonder she says, “He’s just a very funny, little dog!”
We’re told that this 9 ½ year old is named for Cosmo Kramer and “like the Seinfeld character he has a very dry sense of humor.” He’s also “a regal little dog with a big personality … very calm for a Scottie, very brave, too!”
And, we have to say, the kind of rascal that makes for one very special Sunday Dog!
Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
(American poet 1894-1962)