The NABB Licensing and Building Use Committee will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, September 13th, at 7:00 pm at the Lenox Hotel.  For more information or if you wish to know more about the work of this important NABB Committee, please contact Jim Hill, Committee Chair, at james.hill.nabb@gmail.com.

 

All NABB members are cordially invted to attend NABB's Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Algonquin Club, 217 Commonwealth Avenue.  Our guest speaker is James W. Hunt, III, Chief of Environmental and Energy Services for the City of Boston.

At this meeting, we will elect the slate of officers and directors, as previously sent to all NABB members.  No additional nominations were received from the membership; therefore, in accordance with NABB's bylaws, nominations from the floor will not be accepted.

After the election, the presentation of community service awards and our guest speaker, you are invited to a reception to meet NABB's officers, members of the Board, neighbors, award winners and our guest speaker.  The meeting is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to the NABB office (617-247-3961) by Friday, September 10th.  Thank you.

The NABB City Services Block Captains Team works to preserve and protect the quality of life in the Back Bay.  The group meets on September 20th at 6:00 pm in the NABB office, 337 Newbury Street.  For more information, contact Sandi Gaskin at sgaskin31@hotmail.com or Cathy Youngman at catherine.youngman@verizon.net.

 

The NABB Development and Transportation Committees meet monthly, location to be determined.  Contact Jackie Yessian (jmcbride@alum.mit.edu).

NABB members are invited to an open house at the new Back Bay Social Club on Wednesday, September 22, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Light appetizers will be served, and there will be a cash bar.  Attendance is limited to the first 40 NABB members who RSVP for this event, so please RSVP quickly!

Boston's Back Bay Social Club serves American favorites along with creative and classic cocktails nightly, breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday.  The restaurant is located at 867 Boylston Street (between Exeter and Fairfield Streets).

On Saturday, September 25th, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, NABB will hold its Annual Fall Street Sale, our local community yard sale, on the Dartmouth Street Mall between Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue (at Alley 434).

You can purchase a 10 ft x 4 ft selling space at the Street Sale for $75.  This fee includes one chair.  Bring your own table or rent one with your space reservation for an additional $25.  Reservations are not transferable according to state revenue restrictions.

NABB arranges the space, procures the permits, and sets the stage.  You bring your clean and saleable household merchandise, books, antiques or other treasures, priced appropriately, and watch them be snapped up by bargain hunters.  The proceeds are all yours.

No clothing, please.  The City of Boston has notified NABB that no commercial products may be sold at this sale.

Please contact the NABB office to sign up now.  This is a great opportunity to get together with your friends and neighbors and make some extra cash, as well as support your neighborhood association!

The Let's Wine & Dine events will have their Welcome Back Cocktail Party on Saturday, September 25th.  For further information and to RSVP, kindly contact Kris Field at kcfield2@verizon.net.

 

If you are interested in discussing recent movies AND eating dessert, join us for our first event on Sunday evening, September 26th.  Send an email to Anne Drazen at adrazen@gmail.com to get on the mailing list and to receive information about the movie to be discussed as well as the time and location.  Everyone should watch the movie in advance (at a local theater or at home) and then come prepared for a lively discussion!

The Condo Management Group will meet on Monday, September 27, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in the Boston Public Library, room TBD.  The discussion topic will be Cooperative Buying of Services.  Interested parties should contact Steve Wintermeier at swintermeier@hotmail.com.

 

The Back Bay Salon meets next on Monday, September 27th, at 7:00 pm.  The topic is Forgiveness.  The Salon is open to all NABB members and their guests.  For more information, contact Linda at words6@verizon.net.