FASHION

Sweat Stylishly on a Pink Treadmill at BodyScapes and Log Miles For the Ellie Fund

If you’re anything like me, you log a few hours each week at the gym in the name of health, fitness, and skinny jeans.  Wouldn’t it be great if you could use that time to give back to a worthwhile cause as well?

PUMA Sneaker by Jessica Gioglio

BodyScapes Fitness, with locations in Brookline and Southborough, is teaming up with Cybex and the Ellie Fund to work up a sweat in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Members and non-members alike can visit a BodyScapes location during the month of October and log miles on the Cybex pink treadmill.  If you’re a non-member, you will be given a free day pass to the gym.

Cute, right?  Well it gets better.  For each mile logged on the pink treadmill, BodyScapes will donate $1 to The Ellie Fund.  According to a press release from the Ellie Fund, a BodyScapes member who chooses to remain anonymous will match each dollar raised at the Brookline location.  At the end of October, BodyScapes Fitness will continue supporting The Ellie Fund by donating five cents for every mile logged for the entire year.

Love to see a local company going the distance in the name of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For more information, please view the Ellie Fund press release here: http://www.elliefund.org/pinktreadmill09

BOSTON, EVENTS, FASHION, NIGHTLIFE

Boston Fashion Week: The Beehive and 33 Restaurant and Lounge to Host Stylish Afterparties

Source: Boston Fashion Week

Slip into stilettos and flaunt the perfect pose, Boston Fashion Week is in town!  On Friday, September 25, The Beehive and 33 Restaurant and Lounge are each hosting events to kickoff the weeklong event on a stylish note.

To read my full article, please visit it on examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-21772-Boston-Nightlife-Events-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Fashionable-Friday-The-Beehive-and-33-Restaurant-and-Lounge-Kickoff-a-Week-of-Boston-Style

NIGHTLIFE, RECIPES

A sweet take on happy hour at Kickass Cupcakes

Photo Credit: Nikki Eads kickasscupcakes.com

On August 31, Kickass Cupcakes in Somerville is whipping up a sweet take on happy hour by offering free tastings from 5-7pm of mini cupcakes with cocktail inspired flavors, including lemon drop, mud slide, and peach daiquiri.

To view the rest of my Examiner.com post, please visit:

http://www.examiner.com/x-21772-Boston-Nightlife-Events-Examiner~y2009m8d28-A-Sweet-Take-on-Happy-Hour-at-Kickass-Cupcakes

BOSTON

Paul McCartney Concert Paints Boston Red, White and Blue

by mean daddy, Flickr

Last night Paul McCartney wrapped up the Boston portion of his touring extravaganza.  According to one of our savvy spotters, he decided to paint the town red, white and blue by launching confetti into the air during his two encores.  Apparently the confetti also went on a touring extravaganza of its own – not only through Fenway Park, but down Comm. Ave as well!

Sadly this SavvyBostonian missed the show, but imagine it must have been quite the party for the lucky concert goers!  Might not have been so fun for the city of Boston to clean up afterward, but I think the city is probably used to gobs of confetti at this point after so many victory parades :).

BOSTON

Do you Groupon?

Yesterday I took the plunge and purchased my first Groupon, a $40 Groupon to Ma Soba, and only paid $20 for it.  To use the Groupon, I must spend $40 dining inside the restaurant before January 31, 2010, and tax and gratuity are not included.  No word on whether it includes drinks AND food, but I’m guessing it does not.  Also, I can also only use one per Ma Soba visit, but could have purchased multiple Groupons.  Sounds easy, right?

Now you might be asking, what exactly is a Groupon?  Groupon is a website – www.groupon.com – and it uses the theory of collective buying power to deliver sweet deals to consumers.  Each Groupon has a minimum limit of how many people must sign up to purchase the Groupon before the deal can be offered.  If there aren’t enough interested buyers, then you are not charged for the Groupon – and you don’t get the deal either.

At present, Groupon only offers one deal per day across many major cities, Boston included.  After purchasing a Groupon, you receive an email the next day with instructions on how to print it.  It honestly couldn’t be easier.  For more frequently asked questions – please take a look at: http://www.groupon.com/faq

While I haven’t cashed in my Groupon yet (I only bought it yesterday!), I plan on testing it out this weekend, and will report back!