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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Top Gifts for Ladies in West Roxbury and Roslindale

Kalembar Dune, Top It Off and Minerva's Owl offer local options for the ladies in your life.

  Whether you're a husband, wife, boyfriend, daughter, son, father, grandson, grandparent, friend, long-lost cousin, or other, shopping for the ladies in your life can always be difficult. These Parkway small businesses, however, all have several holiday options. Kalembar Dune The vintage shop has a little bit for everyone. Salesman Joe Luongo told Patch that those looking to shop for adults may find something that appeals to the giftee for nostalgic reasons, from classic Disney trinkets to pottery that grandma used to have to old type writers. "The store evokes a lot of memories," he said. That doesn't leave out your younger daughters however. Luongo showed costume jewelry and other accessories that young ladies tend to like. Other …

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Vote for Top It Off in Boston's Business Windows Contest

Top It Off is representing West Roxbury among 18 Deck the Windows of Boston Main Streets Contest finalists. Vote now!

  Top It Off has had an exciting year so far. The business opened this year on Spring Street in West Roxbury for one thing! Now the womens boutique is one of 18 finalists in the City's Deck the Windows Boston Main Street Contest. To vote for Top It Off click here. This link is to the City's website, which allows you to vote once. Voting ends Dec. 19. "We are super excited!" said Elizabeth Hoenscheid, co-owner of Top It Off. The Deck the Windows of Boston Main Streets contest is a friendly competition "that tests the creativity of local businesses and promotes neighborhood Main Streets business districts by asking them to decorate their storefronts for the holidays."    “We’ve had a wonderful turnout of Main Streets businesses that …

Thursday, November 10, 2011

West Roxbury is the Place to be on Veterans Day

Three Veterans Day events in the neighborhood, plus plenty of discounts for veterans. Thank the men and women who served, and who are currently serving our country.

West Roxbury is the place to be on Veterans Day, with several events planned for Friday. The German Centre for Extended Care will dedicate their Wall of Honor. This is a pictorial and narrative exhibit of members of  the Deutsches Altenheim community who served in the Armed Forces of the US. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the dedication is scheduled from 10:30 to 11 a.m. A little bit down the road on Baker Street, you will have the opportunity to see American flags "retired." When our flags become too damaged to respectfully continue to display, there is an established etiquette to follow to reverentially “retire” the flag.   Seeing this unmet need, the Gardens at Gethsemane is holding its First Annual American Flag …

Friday, November 4, 2011

Top It Off's Grand Opening is in Time for Your Holiday Shopping

The first seven people in the door on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, can choose a free piece of jewelry!

The holiday season is approaching quickly and Top It Off may have exactly what you're looking for Today is the grand opening for the holiday store for women and girls. Check out the wraps, scarves, hats and jewelry. And if you act quickly you can be one of the first seven customers into the store on Saturday or Sunday - and you'll get a free piece of jewelry. Co-owner Elizabeth Hoenscheid, a West Roxbury resident, emailed about the new store at 162 Spring St., "Top It Off is obsessed with designing fun and flirty accessories for women – classic with a twist. We are all about versatility – a one piece that can be worn in many ways. From our 3-in-1 wraps to our new flapper beads and brooches, we have just what women need to add pizzazz to …

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