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2013

Monday, December 31, 2012

5 Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 31

Happy New Year!

1. First things first: Happy New Year's Eve. 2. What are your new year's resolutions? 3. Here's how one JP establishment is celebrating (and others around the city). 4. In 2013, which businesses would you like to see open in JP? 5. This year, be sure to follow JP Patch on Twitter and like our Facebook Page.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Maintaining a Healthy New Year's Resolution

The American Heart Association offers tips on how to keep your resolutions to improve your health.

  The following was submitted by the American Heart Association: It’s the holidays and for most Americans, that means eating – lots of eating – followed by weight gain and a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. With more than 60 percent of Americans being overweight and obese, weight loss is very often the most common New Year’s Resolution. But unfortunately, people also very commonly fail at maintaining their healthy New Year’s Resolution. The American Heart Association offers simple lifestyle tips for jumpstarting your goals for the New Year and achieving optimum heart health. Mindless Eating  Mindless eating is consuming food just because it’s there. It’s eating while distracted – watching TV, working at a computer or texting on our …

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

First Night Boston's Schedule & Highlights

Family fun, ice sculptures, musical performances and more.

  From the Waterfront to Fenway; Shakespeare to Indie rock; family celebrations to fireworks on the Common, Boston's 2013 First Night celebration has it all...and then some. The city's 37th annual festival features world class performances of art, music, film and dance, and showcases more than 1,000 artists and 200 exhibitions. Events will take place Monday from noon to midnight all over Boston. All First Night outdoor events are free, but buy an $18 button (children under 4 are free) for access to all indoor events, and be sure to check out the whole schedule online. Organizers strongly encourage using the online interactive planner to sign up for activities.  Highlights:

Norah Dooley

7:08 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

JP-based nonprofit, Massmouth, Inc. hosts two-story slams. Tell a story or just come to listen. We'll feature winning true life stories on the season themes; stories about being schooled, or politics, kin, present, alien, whacked, and more. 8 PM and 9:30 PM room 207, Hynes Auditorium. Because you have a life, you have a story. Bring it!   more ›

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