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Summer 2013 Boston Hazardous Waste Collection, Coming Soon!

The City of Boston has announced the 2013 Household Hazardous Waste collection dates with June 22nd and June 29th next on the list.

It's time to clean out under sinks, storage areas, and garages and remove all those unwanted hazards from your home.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

University of Massachusetts-Boston Harbor Campus, Parking lot D, Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester (Map)

Saturday, June 29th, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

West Roxbury Public Works Yard, 315 Gardner Street, West Roxbury (Map)

Here are highlights of the city's published guidelines from their Hazardous Waste page:

For a complete list of acceptable materials, download the flyer here.

For Boston residents only. No commercial waste will be accepted. Proof of residency required. The City reserves the right to reject materials. For more information call 617-635-4500.

TVs & Computer Monitors

TVs & computer monitors are NOT accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days. Please call 617-635-4500 for curbside pickup of TVs and computer monitors.

Latex Paint

The city says, "(Latex paint is not hazardous. Latex paint can be disposed of with your regular trash. Any paint left in can MUST be completely dried before putting out with trash.)"

Get rid of the junk, and then don't bring more of it back into your home.

Clean out under your sink, your cleaning closet, gardening shed, garage, and storage areas. Once your home is free from toxic, flammable, and other dangerous materials, learn how to avoid bringing more of this stuff back into your life.

Here are three great books to help you change your hazardous ways.

And, remember, when you start any of your Amazon shopping from here, you support BostonZest and keep information like this flowing your way.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Screenshot: From City of Boston website

June 19, 2013
Summer 2013 Boston Hazardous Waste Collection, Coming Soon!

The City of Boston has announced the 2013 Household Hazardous Waste collection dates with June 22nd and June 29th next on the list.

It's time to clean out under sinks, storage areas, and garages and remove all those unwanted hazards from your home.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

University of Massachusetts-Boston Harbor Campus, Parking lot D, Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester (Map)

Saturday, June 29th, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

West Roxbury Public Works Yard, 315 Gardner Street, West Roxbury (Map)

Here are highlights of the city's published guidelines from their Hazardous Waste page:

For a complete list of acceptable materials, download the flyer here.

For Boston residents only. No commercial waste will be accepted. Proof of residency required. The City reserves the right to reject materials. For more information call 617-635-4500.

TVs & Computer Monitors

TVs & computer monitors are NOT accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days. Please call 617-635-4500 for curbside pickup of TVs and computer monitors.

Latex Paint

The city says, "(Latex paint is not hazardous. Latex paint can be disposed of with your regular trash. Any paint left in can MUST be completely dried before putting out with trash.)"

Get rid of the junk, and then don't bring more of it back into your home.

Clean out under your sink, your cleaning closet, gardening shed, garage, and storage areas. Once your home is free from toxic, flammable, and other dangerous materials, learn how to avoid bringing more of this stuff back into your life.

Here are three great books to help you change your hazardous ways.

And, remember, when you start any of your Amazon shopping from here, you support BostonZest and keep information like this flowing your way.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Screenshot: From City of Boston website

June 19, 2013
Summer 2013 Boston Hazardous Waste Collection, Coming Soon!

The City of Boston has announced the 2013 Household Hazardous Waste collection dates with June 22nd and June 29th next on the list.

It's time to clean out under sinks, storage areas, and garages and remove all those unwanted hazards from your home.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

University of Massachusetts-Boston Harbor Campus, Parking lot D, Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester (Map)

Saturday, June 29th, 2013 from 9am to 2pm

West Roxbury Public Works Yard, 315 Gardner Street, West Roxbury (Map)

Here are highlights of the city's published guidelines from their Hazardous Waste page:

For a complete list of acceptable materials, download the flyer here.

For Boston residents only. No commercial waste will be accepted. Proof of residency required. The City reserves the right to reject materials. For more information call 617-635-4500.

TVs & Computer Monitors

TVs & computer monitors are NOT accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days. Please call 617-635-4500 for curbside pickup of TVs and computer monitors.

Latex Paint

The city says, "(Latex paint is not hazardous. Latex paint can be disposed of with your regular trash. Any paint left in can MUST be completely dried before putting out with trash.)"

Get rid of the junk, and then don't bring more of it back into your home.

Clean out under your sink, your cleaning closet, gardening shed, garage, and storage areas. Once your home is free from toxic, flammable, and other dangerous materials, learn how to avoid bringing more of this stuff back into your life.

Here are three great books to help you change your hazardous ways.

And, remember, when you start any of your Amazon shopping from here, you support BostonZest and keep information like this flowing your way.

Details:

Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Screenshot: From City of Boston website

June 19, 2013
The Green Muddy

In the right light, the Muddy River reflects a touch of green for the month of March!

Click here to see prints and merchandise with this photo and more of our readers' favorite photos.

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!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

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March 2, 2013
The Green Muddy

In the right light, the Muddy River reflects a touch of green for the month of March!

Click here to see prints and merchandise with this photo and more of our readers' favorite photos.

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!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

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March 2, 2013
The Green Muddy

In the right light, the Muddy River reflects a touch of green for the month of March!

Click here to see prints and merchandise with this photo and more of our readers' favorite photos.

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!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

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March 2, 2013
Planet Oregon Pinot Noir, an Excellent and Very Green, Red Wine

Love Pinot Noir and the environment? Are you a fan of winemaker Tony Soter? Adore a great wine value? Then you'll want to pick up a bottle or two or three of Planet Oregon Pinot Noir.

At about $20 a bottle, this wine will put a smile on your Valentine's face when you match it with a great meal for that special day. What's more, with a wonderful story and impeccable environmental credentials, it will make every sip more satisfying.

This is a winery with a mission statement:

"Our Purpose is to Produce Persuasively Good Oregon Pinot For People Uninterested in Pomp, Pretense or Posturing. A Populist Product That is Pure and Positively Progressive. Only Oregon Pinot Noir. Passionately Produced But Practically Packaged. The Perennial Taste of Planet Oregon at a Palatable Price. "

We served it on Thanksgiving to rave reviews after Howie Rubin at Bauer Wine & Spirits pointed it out to us. This is a wine that is big on flavor. The notes that Bauer sent out about it said:

"Planet Oregon Pinot noir is a lovely, garnet colored wine. A delectable aroma of fresh raspberries, just picked on a hot summer day, almost takes your breath away. An upfront juiciness follows through with mouthwatering flavors of raspberries, blackberries, and cherries, tinged with a suggestion of sweet baking spices and dried herbs. A pretty, easy to love wine, ready to drink. Close your eyes while drinking it and be taken to an Oregon vineyard on a perfect summer day."

In many fewer words let us say, we loved it from first sniff to final sip.

Yes, this is a great Oregon pinot at a great price. It has earned a reserved spot in our wine rack, welcome there anytime we see it on offer.

Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

The New Wine Lover's Companion

The Wine Bible

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

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January 23, 2013
Planet Oregon Pinot Noir, an Excellent and Very Green, Red Wine

Love Pinot Noir and the environment? Are you a fan of winemaker Tony Soter? Adore a great wine value? Then you'll want to pick up a bottle or two or three of Planet Oregon Pinot Noir.

At about $20 a bottle, this wine will put a smile on your Valentine's face when you match it with a great meal for that special day. What's more, with a wonderful story and impeccable environmental credentials, it will make every sip more satisfying.

This is a winery with a mission statement:

"Our Purpose is to Produce Persuasively Good Oregon Pinot For People Uninterested in Pomp, Pretense or Posturing. A Populist Product That is Pure and Positively Progressive. Only Oregon Pinot Noir. Passionately Produced But Practically Packaged. The Perennial Taste of Planet Oregon at a Palatable Price. "

We served it on Thanksgiving to rave reviews after Howie Rubin at Bauer Wine & Spirits pointed it out to us. This is a wine that is big on flavor. The notes that Bauer sent out about it said:

"Planet Oregon Pinot noir is a lovely, garnet colored wine. A delectable aroma of fresh raspberries, just picked on a hot summer day, almost takes your breath away. An upfront juiciness follows through with mouthwatering flavors of raspberries, blackberries, and cherries, tinged with a suggestion of sweet baking spices and dried herbs. A pretty, easy to love wine, ready to drink. Close your eyes while drinking it and be taken to an Oregon vineyard on a perfect summer day."

In many fewer words let us say, we loved it from first sniff to final sip.

Yes, this is a great Oregon pinot at a great price. It has earned a reserved spot in our wine rack, welcome there anytime we see it on offer.

Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

The New Wine Lover's Companion

The Wine Bible

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

Related articles

Wine Spectator magazine's cover story, with 15-page spread, is 'Oregon Pinot Noir'

Pinot Noir is one of Oregon's great, and profitable, blessings

Check Out Our Wine List for Thanksgiving & Holiday Gatherings!

Are You Drinking Wine Too Cold and Coffee Too Hot?

Uncorking 2013 with a Grower Champagne, Inflorescence Blanc de Noirs

January 23, 2013
Planet Oregon Pinot Noir, an Excellent and Very Green, Red Wine

Love Pinot Noir and the environment? Are you a fan of winemaker Tony Soter? Adore a great wine value? Then you'll want to pick up a bottle or two or three of Planet Oregon Pinot Noir.

At about $20 a bottle, this wine will put a smile on your Valentine's face when you match it with a great meal for that special day. What's more, with a wonderful story and impeccable environmental credentials, it will make every sip more satisfying.

This is a winery with a mission statement:

"Our Purpose is to Produce Persuasively Good Oregon Pinot For People Uninterested in Pomp, Pretense or Posturing. A Populist Product That is Pure and Positively Progressive. Only Oregon Pinot Noir. Passionately Produced But Practically Packaged. The Perennial Taste of Planet Oregon at a Palatable Price. "

We served it on Thanksgiving to rave reviews after Howie Rubin at Bauer Wine & Spirits pointed it out to us. This is a wine that is big on flavor. The notes that Bauer sent out about it said:

"Planet Oregon Pinot noir is a lovely, garnet colored wine. A delectable aroma of fresh raspberries, just picked on a hot summer day, almost takes your breath away. An upfront juiciness follows through with mouthwatering flavors of raspberries, blackberries, and cherries, tinged with a suggestion of sweet baking spices and dried herbs. A pretty, easy to love wine, ready to drink. Close your eyes while drinking it and be taken to an Oregon vineyard on a perfect summer day."

In many fewer words let us say, we loved it from first sniff to final sip.

Yes, this is a great Oregon pinot at a great price. It has earned a reserved spot in our wine rack, welcome there anytime we see it on offer.

Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

The New Wine Lover's Companion

The Wine Bible

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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.

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Wine Spectator magazine's cover story, with 15-page spread, is 'Oregon Pinot Noir'

Pinot Noir is one of Oregon's great, and profitable, blessings

Check Out Our Wine List for Thanksgiving & Holiday Gatherings!

Are You Drinking Wine Too Cold and Coffee Too Hot?

Uncorking 2013 with a Grower Champagne, Inflorescence Blanc de Noirs

January 23, 2013
What’s Open in Boston & MBTA Schedules Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2013
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston, plus Boston trash collection, parking, and MBTA schedules for Martin Luther King Jr. Day– January 21, 2013. We try to publish this information ahead of the holiday so you can make your plans.

Update: This is an outdated post. You'll find the information for 2016 at this link.

Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by Scott Ableman Some rights reserved

Restaurants, Bars: Open

Convenience Stores: Open

Supermarkets: Open

Retail Stores: Are allowed to open, if the owners choose

Liquor Stores: Open

City, Town, State and Federal offices and facilities are closed: This includes Schools, Libraries, and the Postal Service (express mail will be delivered). Only emergency services are available.

Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both Banks and the Stock Markets in the United States closed. International markets are open.

Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.

Update from the city site 01.18.13: "Tow Lot: The Tow Lot will be closed from 12PM on Saturday to 7AM on Tuesday."

Boston Trash and Recycling:

The City website says,

"Martin Luther King Day, Monday January 21, 2013

No Delay of trash or recycling collection in Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Fenway, Leather District, Mission Hill, North End, Roxbury, South Boston, and the South End.

Delay trash and recycling collection 1 day if you live in Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, or West Roxbury.
*If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."

Street Cleaning: 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."

MBTA Schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 3013
- Subway: Blue, Orange, Red, Green line and Silver lines will operate on a Saturday schedule.
- Buses and Trackless Trolleys will operate on a Saturday schedule with a list of routes posted here that will not operate.
- Commuter rail trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule.
- Commuter boat services from Hingham, Hull, and Quincy will operate on regular weekday schedules.
- Inner Harbor Ferry Service from Charlestown to Long Wharf will operate on a regular weekday schedule.
- The RIDE will operate on a Saturday schedule.
For more information about MBTA services, routes, schedules, and fares, please call the T’s Customer Information Center at 617-222-3200 (TTY 617-222-5146) or log on to the MBTA’s website www.mbta.com

Keeping warm is on the top of everyone's agenda. Amazon has excellent underlayers to keep you toasty.

Details:
Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial by Scott Ableman used under creative commons license Some rights reserved

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