Show Your West Roxbury Pride via Bumper Stickers

There are many different West Roxbury or Parkway bumper stickers out there. Share yours or someone's you see by uploading a photo of to this article.

  Folks love their bumper stickers, and looking at bumper stickers on other vehicles. There are plenty of West Roxbury-themed bumper stickers on sedans, jeeps, trucks, vans and so on.  Please don't include someone's personal license plate information within the picture. Submit your Parkway Youth Soccer bumper stickers, Parkway Pirates lacrosse stickers, Boston Latin School (so many Westie residents go there - it counts!), and more. Please attach your photos to this article. 

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West Roxbury Deaf Students Perform ASL Poetry with Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Six students from the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing joined the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on stage last week for a performance at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

Boston Pride Week Schedule for 2013

The Fenway neighborhood plays host to Pride Night at Fenway Park, and there are many other events going on.

  Wondering what's happening in Boston for this year's Pride Week? We've got the full schedule here:  Which events are you most looking forward to? Which are the most fun? Tell us in the comments.

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Preview: Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum

Tours of the lilacs and other collections, live music, family activities, food vendors, and picnicking (only allowed on Lilac Sunday).

One of the best ways to celebrate Mother's Day is at the annual Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum.   The Beauty of Moscow, President Lincoln, and Miss Ellen Willmot -- are just a few of the lilac plants that will be on display at the Arnold Arboretum during this weekend's annual Lilac Sunday. There are more than 380 lilac plants of 176 different kinds in the Arnold Arboretum’s collection, according to Arnold Arboretum's website. That includes 136 cultivars that were selected for certain horticultural features, such as flower size and color. Many of the other lilacs are parents of today's hybrids, and the lilacs will bloom in varied colors and scents during a five- to six-week period each spring. There will be a multitude of varied tours…

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Happy People, Food & Oodles of Politicians, at Taste of West Roxbury

While Tasters came for food, the politicians came for the politicking - and the food, too, at the Irish Social Club of Boston.

  The 2nd annual Taste of West Roxbury brought out the best of what local restaurants had to offer, and plenty of political candidates, too. The rainy night was no match for the hungry hordes who tickled their tastebuds with more than 20 local restaurants serving up food at the Irish Social Club of Boston. "The first Taste of West Roxbury was such an amazing success," said John Fortin of Rox Diner, which was serving bacon, pancakes and syrup, to get people "excited for breakfast tomorrow." Fortin added a new chef would be coming onboard soon to grow the dinner menu at Rox Diner. "Rox Diner has the best breakfast in town," said West Roxbury resident Christina Von Seggern, with her brother-in-law Tim Abrahamsen and Ingrid Abrahamsen, from …

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Photos: Food, Glorious Food! From the Taste of West Roxbury

No tummy went home empty with offerings of shrimp ceviche, mac 'n' cheese, carrot cake, pancakes and syrup, bacon, hummus, oysters, pies, brownies, ma's mess, cornbread, coffee and tea, salad greens...

  The 2nd annual Taste of West Roxbury was a delicious success on Thursday night at the Irish Social Club of Boston. More than 20 restaurants dished up their favorites offering an eclectic array of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Entrees such as Banh Mi Ngon's Vietnamese sandwiches and Comella's pasta dish -- Ma's Mess. Appetizers like Masona Grill's shrimp ceviche, fresh shucked oysters from Porter Cafe, quickly disappeared into mouths faster than they could be handed out. And the desserts, some folks went straight for Sugar Bakery's carrot cake, Baker Baker's strawberry cake, and Edible Arrangement's chocolate-covered strawberries.   What did you like eating at the 2nd annual Taste of West Roxbury? Leave a comment below.

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One Fund Concert Sold Out in 5 Minutes

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, five minutes later they were gone.

  A TD Garden concert with proceeds benefitting the One Fund has sold out. Boston Strong, An Evening of Support & Celebration sold all of its tickets in five minutes, according to a tweet from the official TD Garden twitter account. "#BostonStrong shows their strength once again - 5/30 concert @tdgarden to benefit #TheOneFund sold out in 5 mins! THANK YOU for support!" Aerosmith will headline the show. Boston, Godsmack, J. Geils Band, Extreme and other legendary Boston rock acts will perform.

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West Roxbury Rocks! Fundraiser on Friday Night

Enjoy music by Tradition, an Irish step dance performance, a silent auction and more at the Irish Social Club of Boston in West Roxbury.

  On Friday night, Ethos will hold its 3rd annual West Roxbury Rocks! event to benefit AgeWell West Roxbury. "West Roxbury Rocks is a great opportunity to have fun with friends and neighbors AND support services for the elderly!" said Dale Mitchell, executive director of Ethos. Come out for live music by Tradition, a silent auction, dancing food, raffles, with all funds going to the AgeWell West Roxbury program. More than 40 organizations and local businesses donated sports memorabilia, golf passes, hotel and restaurant gift certificates, theater and museum tickets for the silent auction.  While funding for stay-in-home programs like AgeWell West Roxbury has been cut, or had proposed cuts against it, West Roxbury Rocks! has found a long-…

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