--The Greater Boston Food Bank needs your help. [Boston Globe, Greater Boston Food Bank] --Welcome back members of the 181st infantry regiment! [WCVB] --The JFK library received $2 million dollars to expand from the Irish government, as part of Bertie Ahern's visit. [Boston Herald] --Gas service in the North End and Financial District has been restored after the water main mess. [Boston Globe] --Some Harvard students decorated Dunster House with dead meat. Aren't Harvard......

--Yesterday, Tofucken was born! [Sushiesque] --The Greater Boston Food Bank distributed 38,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving. [Boston Globe] --A man was convicted for attempting to kill Derek Hopson, the stepfather of Boston Celtic Ray Allen, back in 2002 and 2003 in Connecticut. [Boston Globe] --The BU profs who let students bring beer to an advertising class are under investigation. [Daily Free Press] Image of Tofucken from Sushiesque.......

Serenity will screen at midnight on Saturday, June 23. Proceeds go to Equality Now, and the Coolidge will be accepting food for the Greater Boston Food Bank. Tickets are $10. Joss Whedon fans will have chance to rejoice thanks to Coolidge Corner's midnight screening of Serenity, the full-length movie born after the 2002 cancellation of Whedon's short-lived but much-loved show "Firefly." The screening is on Whedon's birthday and will benefit his charity of choice,......

Major hat tip to Bradley's Almanac for this one. Thank you, thank you. Robin Williams will be doing stand-up at the Comedy Connection at 10:00 pm this Wednesday and Thursday night. Tickets are $25. The money goes to the Greater Boston Food Bank and the USO Operation Care Package. You can get the tickets from the Comedy Connection website or by calling (617) 248-9700. You can't get tickets at the box office. Tickets will go......

We all know Bostonians love to brunch. This weekend, put that mid-morning appetite to good use and participate in The Greater Boston Food Bank's Super Hunger Brunch. On Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26, a delicious bevy of local restaurants will serve brunch, with all proceeds going to the GBFB. A few establishments that caught Bostonist's eye include Sel de la Terre and Spire in Boston, Chez Henri in Cambridge, and EVOO in......

Unless they look down at the sidewalk and realize you are on the Freedom Trail or their heel gets caught in one of those damn cobblestones downtown, Boston residents can often overlook the history right around them. Well, when the Fourth of July rolls into the city, residents are almost slapped in the face with a six-day-long historical celebration for Independence Day. Boston Harborfest kicks off today at noon in Faneuil Hall with a 500......

Trying to sort out where Bostonist is going go this fine Tuesday night we almost forgot that today is the 2005 National Hunger Awareness Day. Still having trouble sorting it out? The competition is on at the Greater Boston Food Bank’s annual food sorting competition. Senator Kennedy kicked off the week long series of corporation vs. corporation events yesterday with a visit to the Food Bank. A true publicity stunt to raise awareness for the......

Lots of the city's fancy restaurants are opening their cash registers this weekend for The 14th Annual Super Hunger Brunch. Thirty-seven eateries are having brunches with 100% of the proceeds going to the Greater Boston Food Bank. Prices range from $20 at Dockside Restaurant to $50 at Icarus. You can pick up a "Chef Card" ticket in advance at the restaurants, and many have already sold out. And if you aren't the type to......