Eat up! Dine out Boston (aka Restaurant Week) is back March 3rd-8th and 10th-15th. Make a plan to enjoy lunch for $15, $20, and $25 and dinners for $28, $33 and $38. Perfect excuse to get out of the house and support local restaurants! To view restaurants that are participating by neighborhood visit here! Dorchester’s own dbar and Venezia are participating!
Drink up! Head to Lucy’s American Tavern for their charity cocktail of the month! For the month of March, Lucy’s has teamed up with the Ashmont Nursery School. Enjoy the “Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy, make with Jameson Caskmates IPA, IPA Simple Syrup, Fiddlehead IPA float! $2 from each cocktail sold will go to the school!
Get cooking! Enjoy Free Fit Kitchen – nutrition and cooking classes to learn how to cook healthy on a budget. These classes are offered through Dorchester All Sports League! The class meets March 9, 16th and 30th at the Codman Square Winter Farmer’s Market (The Great Hall of Codman Square – 6 Norfolk St.) You can register here!
Make a splash! Hundreds of costumed beach lovers will plunge into the icy waters of Boston Harbor at this year’s Harpoon Shamrock Splash for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay at the BCYF Curley Community Center in South Boston on Sunday, March 10th at noon. Show your love by taking the icy plunge and warm up after with some Harpoon beer and a burger! All participants will have a chance to win great prizes, including round trip flights on JetBlue*! Registration is $20. You can learn more here!
Family fun! Gather up the kids and head to the Standish Village Assisted Living and Memory Support Community (1190 Adams Street) for their first ever Standish Family Movie Night! Featuring “The Incredibles 2” and popcorn at 6pm.
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Pop Up Shop! Boston Fire Clothing will be at Florian Hall for the annual blood drive on Tuesday March 5th from 9am-3pm. They will be stocked with your St. Patrick’s Day T-Shirts, Hooded Tees and Long Sleeve Tees. Come by with your favorite first responder give blood and check out all of our apparel.
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
