FC Barcelona Soccer Camp
Last week, my daughter and two other kids that we car pooled with from Newton attended the FC Barcelona Soccer Camp. I usually drove the return leg so I was able to hear about how the camp went. It was an unseasonably hot week, with the heat index climbing to nearly 100 degrees by the […]
Summer Lovin’ for Animal Rescue League of Boston Adult Cats
Summer can be a tough time for adoptable adult cats. People walk in and are immediately smitten by an adorable kitten and often overlook many fabulous older felines! Please consider an adult cat. Animal Rescue League of Boston currently has 60 cats between the ages of one and five years. On top of that, they […]
Body After Baby: How My Fitness Routine Launched My Business
Please welcome Kimberly Negron, owner of The Studio Empower in Newton Centre! Growing up, I played a lot of different sports, danced and I’ve always been a cardio junkie. A few years ago, I had my first child, and I became both self-conscious of my post-baby body and, like most new moms, more time-crunched than ever before […]
Does Your Dog Have What It Takes to be on TV?
In anticipation of the national launch on DIRECTV, DOGTV has also announced a pre-sale promotion, as well as “MyDOGTV,” a social media casting call to find new dogs to be featured in a special program called “My Dog.” DOGTV is the first television network for dogs DOGTV is a trusted source of scientifically developed content […]
Newton Resident Pens Auto Memoir
Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic is by the longtime Newton resident Rob Siegel. It’s a pretty funny book about being a car guy and how best to balance that with being a dad, a husband, a guy that’s got to contribute to household chores and expenses. (click image to buy at Amazon. As an Amazon […]
FREE Teen Nutrition and Exercise Program
Seeking Teens 10-18 to Participate in Health Advisory Program Open to any Newton teen age 10-18, the Health Advisory is an opportunity to improve your awareness of healthy nutrition and exercise. Students are assigned to a screened adult advisor, who will work with them to set healthy, realistic goals. Students are given a pedometer for periodic check […]
Music Scholarships for Kids and Boston Concert Schedule: From The Top
This season, From the Top will also award more than $200,000 in scholarships to select performers on the radio show through its Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Since 2005, this program has awarded more than $1.8 million to pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to support their musical development. Beyond the radio show, From the […]
Newton’s First African-American Governance …
I saw this tweet recently that said Newton, MA was the only city to have an African-American Mayor, Governor AND President. We are making history! And I think they are all Firsts! First Black President: Barack Obama image from Barack Obama Biography First Black Governor of Massachusetts: Deval Patrick. The first African-American Governor was […]
Please VOTE for West Suburban YMCA Kids’ Song!
We are SO happy to announce that More Than a Building – a song written, performed and produced by our students from the West Suburban YMCA, has been chosen as one of the top 7 Semi-Finalist submissions in the YMCA of the USA’s songwriting competition “Sing Out for the Y”! We are asking for your help! […]
J Briggs & Co. and a Once Upon a Fine Jewelry Story
There has been a lot of publicity directed toward women in business and why it’s important for women to support each other and work together to make a difference. We all desire to do the best by our families and at the same time be happy and true to ourselves. Not an easy feat, but […]
