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Sale!

Rosemary — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:54:42 +0000

This sounded like a fun event, readers. Thought I would pass it on:

Chulamama Maternity and Baby, 320 Derby St., Salem, Mass., celebrates its first anniversary with a party, sale, raffle and giveaways August 15-17th.
Chulamama was started by two moms, Noelle Moreno and Heather Roman, with the belief that personal style and identity does not end at motherhood. Chulamama has expanded to include exclusive baby clothes and European strollers and baby gear.
“It’s been a great year,” says Moreno. “Every day we meet new people who are on this crazy yet amazing journey towards parenthood. It’s an exciting thing to be a part of.” (more…)

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The big splash

Rosemary — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:11:53 +0000

Who says there’s nothing to love about Friday, the 13th?

The Reef, Boston’s latest outdoor restaurant and bar, opens tomorrow. The launch party includes food specials, cool drinks, giveaways, and live music all located directly outside one of Boston’s most beautiful waterfront destinations, The New England Aquarium.

From sandwiches to pizzas, the restaurant offers it all. For the opening, KISS 108 will start spinning tunes at 5 p.m., followed by live reggae music provide by The Island Breeze at 7 p.m. Enjoy “Shark Bite” appetizers all night and enter to win free tickets to the New England Aquarium.

Located just off Atlantic Avenue, The Reef is in easy walking distance from anywhere in downtown Boston. The Reef is open daily, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information on The Reef visit, www.neaq.org

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Kiehl’s celebration in Burlington, Mass.

Rosemary — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:49:03 +0000

Local-born celeb, Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler and her husband Will Arnett stopped by the new Kiehls Store in Burlington earlier this week to celebrate its opening.

Kiehl’s president Chris Salgardo gave Poehler checks for three local charities — the women’s shelter Rosie’s Place, the cystic fibrosis unit at Children’s Hospital in Boston and the music and drama department at Burlington High.

The event was so packed. Besides onlookers hanging outside the store, the store itself had little elbow room as people alternately competed to get looks at Poehler and the Kiehl’s product line (which is AWESOME by the way).

This is what the pres had to say:

“We are so honored to have Amy Poehler help us celebrate the grand opening of our store in Burlington, because she has such strong ties to Burlington, and because she is also beloved in Kiehl’s hometown of New York. Bringing Amy back to her hometown and helping to support and celebrate Burlington High School’s Music and Drama Department, Children’s Hospital Boston’s Cystic Fibrosis Center, and Rosie’s Place means so much to Kiehl’s and allows us to become part of our new Burlington community.”

“The Boston area has always been a home to Kiehl’s. Our Newbury Street store, which opened in 2002, was our third freestanding store, and six years later, we are so proud to open our second location in the Boston area here in Burlington. We wanted to return to the area to give residents who live outside Boston a chance to buy our products in a more accessible location. Our new store features a recently updated interior design, with a modern apothecary feel, and natural sustainable materials such as reclaimed wood flooring and energy-efficient light fixtures.”

It’s definitely a beautiful store, and locals should go bananas if the crowd is any indication. As much as love all shopping venues, it was fun to see the pregnant Poehler out and about, not worrying about pictures with people, crowd control, etc., etc.

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Sex and the City

Rosemary — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:03 +0000

Wow. What a great movie.

I was a fan of the show, in all its HBO glory. I thought network TV watered the raunchy out of the series on the WB/CW a bit much.

The movie bridged the two styles well, in a story that tied into the show well while also standing on its own.

I won’t write much about the plot here — don’t want to spoil it for others.

But there is some major drama, explicit sex scenes and teary romantic moments.

(OK, teary for me.)

Loved the fact that the film’s audience looked like it was attended a red carpet premiere (especially the shoes, which were great) and that everyone applauded at the end.

Even though Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha weren’t there, they deserved the praise nonetheless.

While its great that this movie did great at the box office (the highest haul ever for an R-rated comedy) news of a sequel kind of disturbs me.

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Fun with shoes

Rosemary — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:47:10 +0000

Last night, I went to the Border Cafe in Burlington as a guest judge for the latest meeting of the Hello Stiletto Shoe Club.

If you haven’t heard about the club, let me spread the word: It’s fantastic. Women (and men) who love shoes meet up regularly around the Boston area (or Atlanta and Chicago for those chapters) and celebrate footwear while eating, drinking and chatting.

Here are some highlights from last night’s meeting:

From Georgetown, Mass., native Melissa O’Shea

From Amanda Diver, who works in Lawrence

Also, shoe entrepreneur Orah Greenberg of Cosmosis was there with some comfy, practical, adorable footwear from her Fall 2008 collection (along with a few pairs of flip flops with heels!). If you want a pair of these, they’re available at shoes.com, shoebuy.com and endless.com.

Here’s Orah

And some of her shoes:

Coming up, shoe club will do good:

Thursday, May 15th (Brighton): Join Hello Stiletto at California Closets’ showroom for a Shoe Party and Shoe Drive to benefit Dress For Success of Boston. Bring those new or gently used professional
shoes to donate in support of women working to get a fresh start in the workplace. Enjoy complimentary cocktails and appetizers, as well as our signature “best shoe walk off” and a chance to win a $2,500
California Closet! RSVP required. Details are all here.

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Is it me, or have the ’90s returned?

Rosemary — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:23:20 +0000

NKOTB reunites (or, New Kids On The Block for the tragically unhip).

The X-Files live again in a movie.

Sex in the City will also see a comeback in a movie.

A Clinton is running for office.

And 90210 is set to return to the tube.

This is weird, right?

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Circus sparks fond memories

Rosemary — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:01:12 +0000

This just in from my colleague, Emily Young:

One of many Young family traditions was an annual pilgrimage to the Big Apple Circus. More often than not, our trip to the Boston big top fell on Patriot’s Day, when the city was crowded with exhausted marathoners and celebratory fans.

(more…)

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Peace, What’s going on here in the Merrimack Valley?

Rosemary — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:42:59 +0000

In the course of working on today’s (Sunday, April 13) story about the birth of the peace symbol, I had the chance to talk to some locals about the peace movement.

There’s a lot going on locally — including a weekly gathering in Newburyport.

Am I the only one who’s been oblivious? What’s going on here?

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