The CitySquares Blog » Contests http://blog.citysquares.com The Official Blog for CitySquares Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:47:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 CitySquares Dining & Entertainment All Star Contest http://blog.citysquares.com/2009/07/09/citysquares-dining-entertainment-all-star-contest/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2009/07/09/citysquares-dining-entertainment-all-star-contest/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:00:24 +0000 Ben Saren http://blog.citysquares.com/?p=746 Voting for the 2009 Dining & Entertainment All Stars begins this week! Summer is here and we bet you’re thinking about dining with friends, enjoying cocktails with a date and spending more time out and about at clubs and pubs. With that in mind, it’s time to vote for your favorite local dining and entertainment businesses like restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs. CitySquares.com All Star Campaign The CitySquares All-Star campaign is your opportunity to share your favorite businesses with your neighbors, and it’s a great way to let the local businesses know how much you appreciate them. So go on – hop over to CitySquares and vote for your favorite restaurants, bars, and clubs!

Throughout 2009 scores of people will rate businesses on CitySquares.com and we invite you to rate your favorite destinations! Each season there will be a different All Star campaign, with Beauty & Wellness being the first, Dining & Entertainment being the second and Shopping starting in October.

Whether it’s the bicycle shop who helped you find some new wheels, or that local clothing retailer around the corner who had the perfect jacket, this is your chance to say thanks and give them some recognition. All Star winners will be picked according to your votes, there are no editorial picks. And hey, while you’re at it, why not share your experiences with these businesses as well? To add your review simply create a free CitySquares.com user account and add as many reviews as you’d like.

Thank you for supporting your local community on CitySquares.com!

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]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2009/07/09/citysquares-dining-entertainment-all-star-contest/feed/ 2 2009 Health & Wellness All Star Winners! http://blog.citysquares.com/2009/06/30/2009-health-wellness-all-star-winners/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2009/06/30/2009-health-wellness-all-star-winners/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:36:47 +0000 Ben Saren http://blog.citysquares.com/?p=736 allstarAfter a few months of voting by lots and lots of people, and as local merchants competed for those votes, the tallies have gone higher and higher for over 800 different businesses nationwide! And now, as summer begins, we’re proud to announce the results of the 2009 Health & Wellness All Star Contest!

The Health & Wellness Top 10 are as follows!

Congratulations to all the winners! Be on the look out for their All Star Winner decals in their windows and awards on their walls!

Coming up next… the CitySquares Dining and Entertainment All Stars… announced very shortly!

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To nominate a business as an All Star, just log on to CitySquares.com and either search for the business or browse to any retail business and just click on the allstartbuttonbutton. Also be sure to visit the All Star page for vote tallies and top 10 leaders!

]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/11/11/shopping-all-star-contest/feed/ 0 Dining & Entertainment All Star Winners http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/08/29/dining-entertainment-all-star-winners/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/08/29/dining-entertainment-all-star-winners/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:17:55 +0000 Ben Saren http://citysquares.wordpress.com/?p=147 CitySquares All Star Contest

As you probably know, the 2008 Dining & Entertainment All Star contest came to a close this month. It was a well fought contest too, with The Fireplace Restaurant in Brookline fighting it out with Lilly’s Gourmet Pasta Express in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood literally to the final hour! It’s so great to see such good-spirited competitiveness among neighborhood businesses. This is what we really want the All Star contest to do! So far, so good.

CitySquares is delighted to announce the winners of the Dining & Entertainment All Star Contest.

In first place we have Lilly’s Gourmet Pasta Express! They are the official first place winner of the 2008 Dining & Entertainment All Stars! They racked up a record 103 votes from their customers. They were so actively engaged in the contest that when they answered their phone they’d say, “Thank you for calling Lilly’s Gourmet Pasta Express. Please be sure to vote for us on CitySquares.com! Can I take your order?” That’s just fantastic pride and spirit! A great example for other contestants. We’re proud to see Lilly’s win this summer’s contest! Congratulations Lilly’s!

We have 10 other winners, and they include:

The Fireplace Restaurant – Most Romantic Restaurant

Something Savory – Best Catering Service

Sevan Bakery – Best Bakery

Bobby C’s Ristorante – Best Dinner

J.J. Foley’s – Best Bar

Mystery Cafe Dinner Theatre – Best Entertainment

The Red Fez – Best Cocktails

The Samuel Adams Brewery Tour – Best Weekend Activity

The Winery – Best Wine Selection

Strip T’s – Best Sandwiches

Schoolhouse Pizza – Best Pizza

Congratulations to all the winners, and to all the businesses who competed in this summer’s campaign! It was a success in so many ways.

We’d also like to announce our next All Star campaign, the Shopping All Star Contest! It starts in October and we’ll ask you, our community, to get out there and vote for your favorite shopping destinations. The contest will close at the end of the holiday season. We’ll announce the launch of the contest on the blog and in our newsletter, and once we do all you have to do to nominate a business as an All Star is just log on to CitySquares.com and either search for the business or browse to any retail business and just click on button. Also be sure to visit the All Star page for the vote tallies and top 10 leaders!

Do you have any ideas for the All Star Contest? Or would you like to see something changed? We’re totally open to your suggestions so please feel free to comment below.

– Ben

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Once again, thanks to everyone who made this possible and be on the lookout for the shirts on sale at local businesses starting in just a few days!

]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/26/the-communitee-party-video/feed/ 2 Support Art Education, Buy a Shirt! http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/17/get-your-communitee-t-shirts-here%e2%80%a6for-a-darn-good-cause/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/17/get-your-communitee-t-shirts-here%e2%80%a6for-a-darn-good-cause/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:25:22 +0000 Ben Saren http://citysquares.wordpress.com/?p=109 Following the exciting South End CommuniTee Party and the T-shirt unveiling last Thursday, the stylish T-shirts are now available for purchase on the CitySquares website!

These hip t-shirts, designed by students from the Joseph J Hurley and the McKinley public schools in Boston’s South End, are available in two styles and various sizes.  They can be yours for the low price of $20 + shipping and handling. Your $20 goes to the CommuniTee Art Project. In September we intend to cut a large check to the South End’s McKinley and Joseph J. Hurley School art programs so they can buy supplies and materials for their students! Please, buy a T-shirt, represent the South End, and spread the word!

– Caitlin

]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/17/get-your-communitee-t-shirts-here%e2%80%a6for-a-darn-good-cause/feed/ 0 Kickoff Summer at the CommuniTee Party! http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/02/kickoff-summer-at-the-communitee-party/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/06/02/kickoff-summer-at-the-communitee-party/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:38:09 +0000 Ben Saren http://citysquares.wordpress.com/?p=95 This Thursday, June 5th, at 5:30 CitySquares is having our first Official CommuniTee Art Project Party. As you probably already know, the CommuniTee Art Project (CAP) is about generating funds for public school art programs. We’re about to wrap up the first CAP for the South End and it’s Joseph J Hurley and McKinley Public Schools. The results have been fantastic, with dozens and dozens of students submitting art work and with hundreds of people voting for their favorite designs. We hope to do this again in other communities!

This Thursday at the CommuniTee party we’re unveiling the winning designs on tee shirts, which will also be for sale at the party and thereafter around town. The proceeds of the tee shirt sales will go to those schools and their art programs to help purchase art supplies. Also at the party, which will be emceed by WCVB’s Bianca de la Garza, we’re going to have a silent auction, of which proceeds go to the school art programs as well. There’s actually quite a bit of valuable items going up for auction too!

You can check out the party on the CitySquares Facebook page, or right here:

When: June 5th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Gallery XIV, 37 Thayer Street, in Boston’s South End.
Featuring: Cocktails, bites from Red Fez, silent auction!

Please RSVP to Caitlin Sullivan by email at csullivan@citysquares.com. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

And check out the CommuniTee Art Project on Boston’s WCVB Channel 5 a couple weeks ago…

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Also, we’re excited to announce our emcee for the CommuniTee Party is none other than Bianca de la Garza!

Voting ends shortly so please get in there and vote and be sure to tell your friends and family. Here’s the CommuniTee Party invitation. Here’s the event on CitySquares’ Facebook Page.

]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/19/communitee-on-wcvb-and-our-emcee-is/feed/ 0 CommuniTee: Voting Extended, Invitation to Party http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/15/communitee-voting-extended-invitation-to-party/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/15/communitee-voting-extended-invitation-to-party/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:27 +0000 Ben Saren http://citysquares.wordpress.com/?p=90 CommuniTee Art ProjectDue to some fantastic response from the local media and from the local community we’ve decided it’d be best to extend voting. Originally slated to end today, May 15th, voting will be extended through next week, ending on Friday May 23. If you haven’t done so already, please vote today! And be sure to tell your friends and family about the CommuniTee Art Project. Remember, the winning design will be printed on tee shirts that will be sold around town. The proceeds will be sent right back to where the campaign began – the Joseph J. Hurley and the McKinley public schools in the South End of Boston. The funds will be for art supplies and materials! So again, please, get voting.

Furthermore, the venue has been chosen and the date has been set! The CommuniTee Art Project Party will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 5th, starting at 5:30pm. Click here for the PDF version of the invitation.

When: June 5th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Gallery XIV, 37 Thayer Street, in Boston’s South End.
Featuring: Cocktails, bites from Red Fez, silent auction!

There is a suggested donation of $20 at the door that will go towards the CommuniTee Art Program and will also get you a CommuniTee shirt!

The evening also features an exclusive premier of world renowned artist Christopher Hauck’s latest collection.

Please RSVP to Caitlin Sullivan by email or by phone at 617-459-4921.

]]> http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/15/communitee-voting-extended-invitation-to-party/feed/ 0 One All Star Contest Ends, Another Begins http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/08/one-all-star-contest-ends-another-begins/ http://blog.citysquares.com/2008/05/08/one-all-star-contest-ends-another-begins/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:39:59 +0000 Ben Saren http://citysquares.wordpress.com/?p=83 CitySquares All Star Contest

Following this recent Winter’s very successful Beauty and Wellness All Star contest, CitySquares is delighted to announce the winners. In first place we have Clevergreen Cleaners! They are the official first place winner of the 2008 Beauty and Wellness All Stars!

We have 9 other winners, and they include:

Husky Express – Best Laundry Delivery Service

Unique Verve – Best Massage Therapist

Massage Therapy Works – Best Integrative Body Work

Skin Skedaddle – Best Facial

Escape Spa and Tanning – Best Hair Cut

James Joseph Studio – Best Hair Coloring

Skin Care Studio by Irina – Best Aesthetician

State Street Barbers – Best Barbershop

Salon A – Best Waxing

We’d also like to announce our next All Star campaign, the Dining and Entertainment All Star contest, which started this week. So this spring and summer CitySquares is looking for you to tell us you’re your favorite restaurants, bars, lounges, and entertainment joints are! The contest begins immediately and ends in July.
To nominate a business as an All Star, just log on to CitySquares.com and either search for the business or browse to any restaurant, bar, café, nightclub, etc, and just click on button. Also be sure to visit the All Star page for the vote tallies and top 10 leaders!

– Caitlin

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