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McCormick and Schmicks Coupon 2007-08-16 09:45:00 Besides target shooting, eating is definitely one of my other favorite hobbies - if you can call eating a hobby. I love to try new restaurants but at the same time, eating out all the time is hard on the finances (and hard on the weight loss plan). Here's a temporary reprieve for your wallet, brought to you by McCormick and Schmicks.Click (here) for a link to a promotion that is running where you'll get a $25 gift certificate for making a reservation online prior to 8/24 for a dinner to be eaten prior to 9/25. Sounds like a great deal to me. See below for the 2 McCormick and Schmicks locations in the Boston area. One in the Theater District, and one in Fanuil Hall. 34 Columbus Ave. Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 482-3999 North Market Building, Faneuil Hall Marketplace Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Restaurant: (617) 720-5522Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Rock and Blues Concert Cruise Series 2007-08-15 15:46:00 Thanks to Adam for letting me know about the Rock and Blues Concert Cruise Series that has been going on this summer. Only 5 events left, get over there while you can.This weeks schedule features the Ska Dance Cruise headlined by The Pietasters, a showcase of Boston’s best up and coming acts including Chad Perrone, OSB and Tim Blane, and two shows with The Samples. Cruises leave from Long Wharf aboard the Frederick L. Nolan Jr., operated by Boston Harbor Cruises. The remaining summer schedule is: August 16 – 8pm -Ska Dance Cruise with The Pietasters, The Larkin Brigade and DJ Ford E. Buxworth August 17 -8pm-Boston Music Cruise with Tim Blane, Chad Perrone and OSB August 18 -7pm and 10:15pm The Samples August 23 – 8pm- Another Planet reunion show August 31 – 8pm -Entrain Discounted parking is available at the International Place garage across from the Boston Harbor Hotel and just a short walk from Long Wharf. Parking at that location is $5 if you enter the garage a ...

Guns In Boston 2007-08-14 13:20:00 Due to all my travel, I just got around to reading the Sunday paper from 3 days ago. And what do I see on the front page staring back at me? Right at the top in large bold font, "Gun Permits Drop 25% in Bay State." Click (here) if you'd like to read the article for yourself.As many of you may know, I just recently got my own gun permit (here) after a fairly lengthy application process. Here are a few tidbits and statistics from the article that I found to be enlightening. Overall, the number of people in Massachusetts with a license to carry a weapon has declined from about 330,000 to about 240,000 from 2001 to 2007.In Boston, the number of licensed owners fell from 7,577 in 2001 to 4,374 this year, a drop of 42 percent. In the same period, gun licenses in Cambridge dropped 25 percent to 782; 71 percent to 484 in Brookline, and 33 percent to 1,150 in Newton, state records show.As a gun owner (and even before I was one), my personal opinion was that if someone wanted to go through ...

William Gibson Book Reading 8/19 2007-08-14 09:20:00 For all the science fiction fans out there, this is a pretty big deal. The Harvard Bookstore will be hosting Wiliam Gibson on Sunday, August 19th. Mr. Gibson will be reading from his latest novel "Spook Country" and participating in a discussion.William Gibson coined the term "cyberspace", wrote Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Johnny Mnemonic (which later became that Keanu Reeves movie). Click (here) to read his wikipedia entry, it's fascinating. Set in the same high-tech present day as Pattern Recognition, Gibson's fine ninth novel offers startling insights into our paranoid and often fragmented, postmodern world. When a mysterious, not yet actual magazine, Node, hires former indie rocker–turned–journalist Hollis Henry to do a story on a new art form that exists only in virtual reality, Hollis finds herself investigating something considerably more dangerous..."Tickets are $5 and are available at Harvard Book Store, or over the phone with a credit card at 617-661-1515. ...

AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour 8/16-8/19 2007-08-13 13:02:00 The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is coming to Marina Bay this week. The tournament will start Thursday 8/16 and go until the 19th. Click (here) for the official website or go (here) for a day to day schedule of events and links to where you can purchase tickets. The event is being held at Marina Bay in Quincy. If you want to google map it, here's the address: 260 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171.The AVP was established in 1983 and is comprised of the best men's and women's pro beach volleyball players in the U.S. The AVP now stands alone as the only pro beach volleyball tour in the country and has a cooperative relationship with USA Volleyball and the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB).We only have about 2 more weeks until September. And you know what that means, temperatures will start dropping and no more fun in the sun. Take advantage of the remaining few weeks. I know I will (just as soon as my sunburn from this weekend heals).Know of Any Interesting Boston Ne ...

Taste of Cambridge Carnival - 8/12 2007-08-11 08:44:00 Spending the weekend at a Lakehouse in NH, so I'll keep it short. Official website (here)To celebrate the 15th year of the Cambridge Carnival International Festival, this steel pan, drumming, folkloric, dancing and educational party is now adding some tasty samples to the mix. Fill your belly and then work it off, Caribbean-style. Cambridge Carnival International Inc. is presenting its first Taste of Cambridge Carnival, a kick-off fundraising event to support the 15th year of Cambridge Carnival International a Caribbean and Mardis Gras style festival in Cambridge. This event will feature a cultural presentation from a historical and social perspective of Cambridge Carnival and will take place on Sunday, August 12, 2007 from 3-7pm at the new Broad Institute , 7 Cambridge Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. Performances include steel pan presentation, drumming, folkloric presentations, dancing, and multimedia and educa ...

Welcome Legal Seafoods Mail Order 2007-08-10 20:18:00 The Beantown Bloggery is proud to welcome Legal Seafoods as an advertiser to the website. For those of you in MA that are a little further out and can't make the trek to any of the area restaurants , Legal Seafoods Mail Order Service is the answer for you. It's also great for parties you might be catering/hosting. We've only got 3 weeks left before September hits and the kids head back to school - time to plan that summer clambake you were thinking about.Admittedly, there are other seafood places in Boston that have a bit more character - B&G Oysters is at the top of my list. But, I always end up going back to Legals every once in a while because their food is consistently great. Whenever my friends (or parents) visit from out of town, we make at least one trip to Legal's for the clam chowder. I'm also a huge fan of their double stuffed baked shrimp.I've added a link on the left that will bring you to the Legals Mail Order Website. And to sweeten the pot, I dug around onli ...

Toby Keith & Miranda Lambert Tickets 2007-08-10 10:17:00 To all the country music fans out there, tickets for Toby Keith's September 22nd concert go on sale tomorrow (Saturday 8/11) at 10am EST. Miranda Lambert is opening for him. If you don't listen to country, give it a chance. It's great music. It's been seven years since I moved to Boston from Texas and country music is definitely one of the things I brought with me and still hold on to.For all you other Southern transplants, check out The Texas Roadhouse in Everett. Whenever I'm homesick - I go there, have a burger, and throw some peanut shells on the ground. Click (here) for a link to Yelp reviews. It's a mixed bag, some people love it and some people hate it. I for one love it there.But I digress, click (here) for a link to Ticketmaster. From personal experience, I have found the ticketmaster site to be alot more reliable than the LiveNation site in terms of starting ticket sales right at 10am. Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Ema ... Amp

Newport Jazz Festival 8/10-8/12 2007-08-10 10:03:00 For the music lovers out there, or to be specific, the Jazz lovers out there, this weekend should be a great one. The Newport Jazz Festival starts tonight and continues on throughout the entire weekend. Click (here) for the official website.Tonight's opening night gala (8pm) features Dianne Reeves & her band and Count Basie Orchestra featuring Nnenna Freelon at the Newport Casino. A little jazz, a little blackjack, that could make for a great weekend. See below for links to detailed lineups for each day. Tickets are $65-$100.Friday Artist Line UpSaturday Artist Line UpSunday Artist Line UpKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

The Great Porn Debate - 8/10 2007-08-10 09:50:00 Looking for something a little different to do tonight? Look no further. The Great Porn debate takes place tonight at 8pm at the Middle East Downstairs.Self-proclaimed "Porn Pastor" Craig Gross, leader of the anti-smut XXXchurch.com, faces off against porn stud Ron Jeremy. This event should be good for a few laughs. What more could you ask for on a rainy Friday evening? Click (here) for the official website and a tour schedule as well as ticket sales. The site is SFW, there aren't any NSFW images/ads on the page, but there are words like 'porn', 'xxx' and such all over the page, so your IT department might not like that so much. Click at your own risk.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

1000 Words - Bouchee 2007-08-09 19:19:00 Bouchee159 Newbury StBoston, MA 02116Yelp ReviewsKnow of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Hard Rock Hotel in Boston? 2007-08-09 14:26:00 According to a Globe article yesterday, the company that owns the Hard Rock Cafe chain is looking at Boston as a favorable location for a Hard Rock Hotel. When Mayor Menino was asked for a comment he said "I stayed at one in Las Vegas. It was great. It was neat." How very eloquent. I haven't stayed at the Hard Rock in Vegas but I have hung out at the bar a few times - it's definitely one of the great hangouts in Vegas.With the success of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods in CT and the pending deal to build a casino in Middleboro, it makes sense to bring a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to the area or even just a Hard Rock Hotel. There's been a surge in the luxury hotel/condo developments over past few years. The Hotel Intercontinental on Atlantic Ave, the Mandarin Oriental near the Prudential Center, and the rumored W Hotel that's going to be going up in the Theater District.My only request is that if they build a Hard Rock in Boston, please build a Nobu inside it like the one in Vegas. Tha ...

August in the North End 2007-08-08 09:53:00 August is THE month to hang out in the North End. A number of historic feasts are celebrated during this summer month and what else are you going to do in the North End besides eat great food? I missed the St. Agrippina Feast, as I was in NYC last weekend, but don't worry there's four more left this month.Friday August 10th - 12thFeast of Madonna Della Cava - Battery & Hanover StreetsThursday August 16th - 19thFisherman's Feast - Fleet & North StreetsFriday August 24th - 26thFeast of St. Anthony - Thacher & Endicott StreetsSunday August 27thSt. Lucy's Feast - Thacher & Endicott StreetsAlso finishing up this weekend is the 18th Annual North End Family Pride Week. Click (here) for the schedule. There's still a host of events to go: bake sale, flea, BBQ, outdoor concert, etc.Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share?Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com ...

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Free Concert 2007-08-07 11:31:00 The Boston Landmarks Orchestra hosts a free concert every Wednesday evening at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade during the summer. The concert starts at 7pm and in case it rains, the concert will be held at the Church of the Covenant, 69 Newbury Street. This will be a fun one to bring the family because the theme for tomorrow's concert is: "Salute the Red Sox." Click (here) for the official concert website, or see below for the 8/8 concert line up.John Williams Olympic Fanfare and Theme John Stafford Smith The Star Spangled Banner John Philip Sousa Semper Fidelis Julian Wachner "Lifting the Curse: A Story of the Red Sox" Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in 2006. Chris Collins, narrator Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Adler and Ross "You Gotta Have Heart" from Damn Yankees Matthew Thompson, tenor Gould American Salute Von Tizler Take Me Out to the B ...

Traveling to NYC 2007-08-06 22:47:00 I'm not the hugest fan of NYC, I find it crowded and intimidating. But I have to admit that it's slowly growing on me. I spent this past weekend there and had a great time. I ate some wonderful food and walked around a fairly substantial part of the city.Today, I'd like to address getting to NYC from Boston. By now, most of you have probably heard of the 'chinatown bus'. When I first rode it 7 years ago, it was pretty shady. They picked up on one of the streets in Boston Chinatown and dropped you off on one of the streets in NYC Chinatown. Prices, if you can believe it, have actually come down from the original $25 from 7 yrs ago. Today, there are 2 main companies running these buses and the cost is a mere $15 one way. Now the buses leave from South Station in Boston, but still pick up/drop off around Canal Street in NYC.The two main bus companies are Fung Wah and Lucky Star. Personally, I recommend Lucky Star. Fung Wah has had a series of accidents and other general sh ...