Pizza, pizza! It’s National Pizza Day on Saturday, February 9th! Why not celebrate at Molinari’s in Adams Village! Try our favorite – the Bocca with Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Sopprasatta, Roasted Pepper, Garlic Confit, Fresh Oregano. Start with their Mussels Fra Diavalo Wild Mussels Simmered in Tomatoes with Garlic, Chili Flakes, Pinot Grigio Wine, Served with Wood Oven Ciabatta! Check out their full menu here!
Throw some bags! Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy are hosting the Third Annual Family Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, February 9th from 5:30pm-9:00pm at the SJP Neponset Campus – 239 Neponset Avenue. Teams of two per family will face off against other school families, friends, staff and faculty members! $20 per team. All grades and ages are welcome and there will be activities for younger children and their siblings. You can purchase your tickets here!
Check out some boats! We realize that it’s the middle of the winter, but we’ll bet you’re dreaming of the warm weather! Go see The Progressive Insurance New England Boat show at the Boston Convention Center and spend the day looking at boats, yachts, schooners, and nautical displays galore and you’ll feel like it’s the middle of summer. Two seasons collide as the boat show represents all we love about warm weather. Long sunny days boating, fishing and sailing on the coastlines, rivers and lakes of New England. Ironically, it gets underway February 9th – 17th smack in the middle of winter. So set aside the shovels, skis and snowmobiles and sample what spring and summer of 2019 might look like at the boat show. You can get your tickets here!
Save the date! On February 15th, Home.stead Bakery is celebrating two years of storytelling in Dorchester! Now Listen Here found a happy home in the heart of Fields Corner and is part of a thriving storytelling community. Bring your own true, 5 minute, first person story to share on the theme Ice Cold! Back in February of 2017, Don Picard was the first featured storyteller and he’ll be back to help celebrate! Don is a multiple The Moth in Boston Storyslam winner! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here!
Be informed. Get involved. A public meeting will be held on Monday, February 11th at 6:30pm at Work Inc. to discuss the new plans for Dot Block – the large scale development coming to Dot Ave.
Bonus:
Patriots Victory Parade! Victory! The Patriots have proven to be the best team ever! Help celebrate with a victory parade on Tuesday, February 5th at 11am. The parade will start at Boylston and Dalton streets in Back Bay, near the Hynes Convention Center. It will then wend its away approximately 2 miles down Boylston, around the southern end of the Public Garden and the Common, to City Hall Plaza. Woohoo!
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.
