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Meals for Mom

Mother’s Day is May 11th! This year, give your Mom a gift that helps others by making a contribution to Community Servings through Meals for Moms. With every $25 you give in honor of the special women in your life, Community Servings will feed a mother struggling with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other critical illnesses for one week. Your honoree will receive a card that notes the gift you made in her name and how it will help feed mothers in need. For $50, she will also receive a box of delicious Fastachi chocolates. Order by Wednesday, May 7 at:

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You know what they say about Jews and Chinese food

Apparently, Fresh City thinks the same thing applies to their wraps. Jocular Schlemiel reports he was grateful the chain had a Passover menu - until he noticed it included shrimp and rice.

... I understand that it is more Kosher style than truly Kosher, and while I think that a Kosher for Passover menu is a great idea, it may have gone over better had there been some research done before drafting an actual menu. The only hint of Passover I really received was a piece of stale matzah. ...

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Front of the pack

Paul Kelleher captures the women leaders at mile 17 (he took more Marathon photos, too).

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Back of the pack

This little kid just stood in Washington Square with his hand out today. It was amazing how many runners gave him a hand slap.

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One if by land ...

Revere

Faegirl spots the modern-day Paul Revere after he rowed across the Harbor to Charlestown.

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Why they call it Patriots Day

BattleRoad.org has a complete calendar of events for today and tomorrow - and historical info.

J.L. Bell finishes up destroying every myth we hold dear about Paul Revere, ending with the fable that his ride actually made a difference.

Photos: Patriots Day in Concord.

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The All-Dorchester seder

Larry Davidson reports from the annual event, held at the First Parish Church:

... [T]his endeavor is deliberately an interfaith community-building activity, so it's best not to hold it in a Jewish facility even if one still existed in Dorchester. ...

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Air guitar is so passe

All the cool kids are joining the Boston Paper Hat Air Marching Band:

The first BPHAMB event will take place on Saturday, April 19th (Patriot's Day) at 1:00PM on the Boston Common near the corner of Beacon and Cambridge Street. The event will begin with general aimless milling around, followed uniform craft time (paper hats for everyone!), instrument selection and finally a VERY brief rehearsal.

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Red Sox Easter egg

Of course somebody made one.

Dirty Water, meanwhile, compiles a list of bars that will be open for tomorrow's season opener. Of course, this being Massachusetts and all, they won't be able to serve alcohol until two hours into the game (first call is legally 8 a.m.).

And look, ye geeks: Sox news via Twitter.

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