http://www.bostonknows.com Boston Knows en-us Jul 05, 2008 - 10:07 pm Jul 05, 2008 - 10:07 pm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Boston Knows RSS Feed editor@example.com webmaster@example.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1392&group=28 Free music next weekend in Newburyport! Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1391&group=28 I just reviewed the permit application for busking (performing) on the MBTA. It's ten pages, with a 27 point set of regulations, requires a $25 fee and an appointment between 9am-1pm Monday-Friday to hand-deliver the application. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1390&group=28 Berklee offers a number of courses and certifications available online to learn anything from guitar to music production. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1389&group=23 In addition to her 11 raised garden beds, Garden Girl Patti Moreno has a great web site, an upcoming open house and fresh eggs in Roxbury! She's raising chickens in her urban garden. Open houses on 7/12 and 7/19 from 10-2 at 88 Lambert Ave in Roxbury. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1388&group=13 The School of the Museum of Fine Arts offers studio classes for adults of all levels. Go paint something. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1387&group=23 Explore the marshes and forest while helping clean up Grape Island with the National Park Service on 7/26. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1386&group=23 Waltham Fields Community Farms is having a family farming day on 7/20 for harvesting and a potluck. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1385&group=23 Think of this as the anti-hybrid list--the MA towns with the most luxury cars per 1,000 residents. Note exactly sure how they're defining luxury though. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1384&group=28 The Lowell Folk Festival is coming up, 7/25-7/27. And by folk, they mean folk traditions and food from the world over from Polka to Zydeco. And it's free. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1383&group=23 I found this in the Lola freebie--The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at 27 Kirkland Street apparently has a great little garden courtyard for a green getaway in Cambridge. There's a gate on the side, so no need to even go through the building. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1382&group=28 Doremi Karaoke Studios in Allston has 19 private karaoke suites available for those too bashful to sing to the drunken hordes. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1381&group=113 GoGreen Davis Square is a coalition of local businesses and non-profits helping Davis Square businesses with recycling, composting, etc. Check out the original tidbit for GoGreen business and go support them! Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1380&group=23 Mass.gov provides a list of farms where you can pick your own strawberries. Jul 05, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1379&group=113 Jul 04, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1378&group=29 Eric Barker, the mastermind behind the Boston fireworks display, gives a tour of the barge and some of his favorite displays. Jul 04, 2008 - 01:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1377&group=20 WBZTV.com has a cool online application that allows you to create your own fireworks display. You get to pick the music, colors and types of fireworks. Very cool! Happy Independence Day! Jul 03, 2008 - 08:07 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1376&group=27 Kelli Pedroia, wife of the Red Sox second baseman Dustin, is an outspoken opponent of tanning, after what she went through. Here's her message and story. Jul 02, 2008 - 07:07 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1375&group=112 Check out the making of the Globe's Eco-Fashion shoot. Jul 02, 2008 - 07:07 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1374&group=19 What better way to watch the Boston Fourth of July Fireworks than from the Charles River. You can rent single or double kayaks from Charles River Canoe & Kayak. Prices range from $90 to $100, plus the $1,000 deposit! Boats are launched in Allston from Soldiers Field road and need to be returned by 12:30pm on July 5th, right after the big show! Jul 01, 2008 - 05:07 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1373&group=19 NECN video with some tips to cut your costs on the 4th of July. Jul 01, 2008 - 09:07 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1372&group=113 Jackson Square, at the corner of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, is scheduled to get an overhaul. Gov. Patrick announced a grant to get the redevelopment started. Jul 01, 2008 - 08:07 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1371&group=23 For more than 20 years, Susan McLucas has been teaching adults how to ride bikes. Jun 30, 2008 - 08:06 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1370&group=24 Check out this Globe video on some folks who insist on making their suburban dwellings feel more like a country farm. Jun 30, 2008 - 07:06 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1369&group=113 Chris Bauernfeind is a diver at the New England Aquarium. One of his most exciting jobs is to jump into a huge tank of water and feed sharks at close range. Jun 29, 2008 - 08:06 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1368&group=29 The Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers presents Almost the Fourth!, featuring a cruise on the Charles River, with a summer barbeque and cash bar on board. After dining, proceed to reserved seats in front of the Hatch Shell to enjoy Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Get a special sneak preview of the July 4 festivities. Almost the Fourth! includes Charles River cruise, classic summer barbeque dinner, cash bar, and seats on the Esplanade in front of the Hatch Shell to watch the concert. Proceeds benefit the Boston Symphony Orchestra. For further information, call the Volunteer Office at 617-638-9390. Jun 27, 2008 - 12:06 pm http://www.bostonknows.com