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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 12

An art reception, a NNHS LaX game and...a Grilled Cheese Throwdown!

1. Grilled Cheese Throwdown! Whole Foods on Walnut Street will host a"Grilled Cheese Throwdown" today at 11 a.m. to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day. Sample and vote for your favorite grilled cheese creation! 2. Newton natives playing at Brighton Music Hall. Two Newton natives -- Michael Ian Cummings and Noah Rubin -- who are a part of the New York band SKATERS are playing tonight at the Brighton Music Hall (doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.) Check out our story on the band here. 3. Art reception. The Scandinavian Cultural Center will host a reception tonight for the opening Elizabeth Mitsuye Horwitz's exhibit of Japanese Washi paper. Jazz guitarist Jeremy Quick will provide some tunes for the free reception, which will run from 5 p.m…

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Whole Foods Says All GMO Products to Be Labeled by 2018

Whole Foods is the first grocery store chain to state it will label all GMO products.

Whole Foods Market has committed to alerting customers to which products contain genetically modified organisms. According to The Huffington Post, Whole Foods announced that by 2018, all products in U.S. and Canada stores will be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Whole Foods will be the first national grocery store to set a deadline from GMO labeling, The Huffington Post states. “We are putting a stake in the ground on GMO labeling to support the consumer’s right to know,” said Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, said in a press release on the company's web site. “The prevalence of GMOs in the U.S. paired with nonexistent mandatory labeling makes it very difficult for retailers to source non-GMO options …

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Decorate a Tree, Help the Centre Street Food Pantry

Decorate your home for the holidays and help your neighbors at the same time.

Seven-Year Old Brings Braille to Shelves of Newtonville Whole Foods [Video]

The Whole Foods Market in Newtonville welcomed Braille labels to its produce section on Friday.

When Joshua Goldenberg couldn't find the batteries he wanted at the grocery store, he had a simple answer.  The clever, visually-impaired youngster looked up at his mom and asked why the store couldn't just add Braille to the product shelves.  "I went online and started [Google searching] how blind people grocery shop," said Christie Goldenberg, Joshua's mother. "Of all the things I had thought of having a child that never dawned on me once. Here I am ready to send him off to college and everything else, but I never thought of the simple things." Joshua and his family made a trip to the Newtonville Whole Foods on Friday to help launch the Braille Independence Initiative at the store. The Newtonville market is the first store on the East …

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Frugal Family

Five Ways to Save Money This Week (August 8-14)

We've got the deals for you in Newton!

1. Whole Foods Deal: If you act fast, you can get yourself two loaves of organic Italian bread for just $3 at Whole Foods.  Good through: Tues., Aug. 9 2. Cakes Bakery (Watertown) Deal: Just over the line on Galen Street in Watertown you'll find Cakes Bakery, and when you find Cakes Bakery you can find discounted day-old loaves of bread for just $1! Not to mention, if you check their Facebook page and find out the word of the day, saying it in the store will get you a free treat!  3. Stride Rite Deal: Getting ready for some back-to-school shopping? Right now, you can buy one pair of shoes, get a second pair 50 percent off at Stride Rite (in the Chestnut Hill Mall).  4. The Container Store Deal: It's moving season! If you're heading out to …

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Green Newton

A Commitment to Keeping Local Food on the Table

From tomato sauce made in the Berkshires to gelato and sorbet made right here in Newton, Whole Foods Market's Walnut Street store has everything that a locavore could want!

Whole Foods Market is known for having a robust selection of organic food, but their commitment to the environment goes beyond produce; they also have a strong devotion to providing other locally produced food and the Walnut Street location of Whole Foods Market offers a variety of foods that come from New England.   With the warmer months approaching, the Whole Foods Market’s Walnut Street store is getting ready to offer locally grown produce in greater quantities. Currently, you can find tomatoes and herbs from Maine, but over the course of the next few weeks you’ll find more locally grown fruits and vegetables. However, when it comes to eating local, it’s more than just produce. Whole Foods also has other local items including local …

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Newton Company to Open Whole Foods in Boston

The new supermarket will take the place of Hi-Lo Foods in Hyde Square.

A Newton-based company announced this week it will be opening a Whole Foods supermarket in Jamaica Plain. The national organic food chain announced the store, which will take the place of Hi-Lo Foods at 415 Centre St., would employ about 100 people, according to a press release. The property is owned by Knapp Foods Inc., of Newtonville, which put the property up for lease. “We couldn’t be happier that Whole Foods Market, with their deeply-rooted commitment to supporting their stores' communities, has signed on," said Knapp Foods president, Stephen Knapp, in the press release. "We are confident that the store will be a positive addition to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.” Public opinion appears to be mixed on the change. The popular Latin …

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Tweets of the Week

Newton All A-Twitter

Did you make it to this week's list?

Each week, we go back and look at some of the best tweets we've read from people Newton Patch follows. If you tweet something clever, funny or informative, there's a chance you'll end up on our weekly list.  Here's a sampling of what caught our eye: @BGCNewton: Once again @WFMNewtonville supports families in need! They just donated 6 entire Thanksgiving Day meals to Club families! Thank you WFM! (Nov. 22) @NewtonFreeLib: Library Haiku: /No more leaves on ground. /All are raked, bagged, and tossed out. /No, more rustling, please! -- Jean Holmblad (Nov. 23) @TasteNewton: Anna just pulled a shot for the orchestral composer Yo-Yo Ma! Yo-Yo Ma is IN THE HOUSE! Go Taste! (Nov. 23) @Janetsville: @NewtonMAPatch informative Newton MA …

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