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Monday, April 23, 2012

Best Of Needham - Readers' Choice

You Pick: Needham's Favorite Florist

Vote for the best place to buy flower arrangements in town, now through Friday at 9 a.m.

April showers bring May flowers, and if Sunday's weather and the forecast for the rest of the week are any indication, the first of May should arrive in full bloom. To celebrate this harbinger of spring, we turn this week to the topic of florists, asking readers to vote for their favorite florist in the lastest Best Of Needham - Readers' Choice poll. Where do you go in Needham to help mark life's special occasions—whether it's roses for your Valentine, a sunny bouquet for Mother's Day, a birthday basket or other unique arrangement to tell someone they are loved? Vote for your favorite florist now through Friday, April 27 at 9 a.m. in the poll below. Please add your comments at the bottom of the page—what makes this florist great?—and your …

Friday, February 10, 2012

Score the Perfect Gift for Your Sweetheart

Three Valentine's Day pros in Needham offer their tips for making it a happy holiday.

If you haven’t been paying attention to all the red and pink window displays, the shiny paper hearts taped to walls around town or the rush of advertisements encouraging you to “buy your sweetheart something special,” here’s a reminder: Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. The candy-colored holiday with its longstanding tradition of showing the ones you love just how much you love them falls on a Tuesday this week (and a half day of school for the young ones in Needham), and that means those still looking for that perfect gift by Feb. 14 have limited shopping opportunities left. If the prospect of picking out a symbol of your love (or extreme liking) has you feeling a little panicked, you’re in the right place. Needham Patch recently …

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