Week in Review: Spaulding Hospital Celebration, Papagayo Opening in Charlestown

Life gets busy, and Patch certainly understands that. So with that in mind, here are a few stories you might have missed on Charlestown Patch this week:

• Charlestown Max & Dylans to Become Papagayo—The Max and Dylans in Charlestown’s City Square is set to become the city’s second Papagayo Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar.
• 'We Have Never Needed Them More': Boston Celebrates Opening of New Rehabilitation Hospital—At the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art facility where clinicians will help people adapt to amputations and other traumatic injuries, Boston Mayor Tom Menino and others celebrated the strength of the city of Boston and the strength of the human spirit Saturday night.
• Police Reports: Man Robbed of Cell Phone at Gunpoint—A man was robbed of his cell phone at gunpoint on Main Street on Tuesday, April 16. 
• Boston School Superintendent to Step Down—Carol Johnson, superintendent of the Boston Public Schools system, will step down after this year. Johnson wrote a letter to the school community and published a video on YouTube Wednesday on how she came to the decision following the recent death of her husband.
• Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates—Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. 
• —District 4 Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey has pulled nomination papers for both the mayoral and district races. 

BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS

For full coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings and the aftermath, visit the Charlestown Patch topic page. Below are just a few of our recent stories:

• Massachusetts Congress Introduces Resolution Honoring Bombing Victims—The Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on Tuesday introduced a resolution commending the heroism, courage and sacrifice of the victims of last week's attacks in Boston.
• One Fund Raised $20M in One Week—Eight days since the Boston Marathon bombings, a fund established to help victims and their families has raised $20 million.
• Framingham Company Produces Boston Strong Car Magnets—In 2001, three friends came up with the idea to produce an American flag car magnet. The proceeds went to the American Red Cross and helped victims of 9/11. They raised more than $60,000. Now, the three friends, including a Charlestown resident, have decided to re-form their partnership to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.
• —One week after thousands of people gathered on Boylston Street to cheer on runners as they crossed the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, several hundred people returned to the area to honor those who were killed and injured in the bombings that forever changed a Boston tradition.
• —Thousands of Facebook users have been sharing this passionate post from the 'Salty Dad' fan page (must be signed in to Facebook to see), expressing a desire to learn more about the Boston Marathon victims, and less about the suspects. We'll update this article as often as possible, with articles about and for the victims that have been published in Patch and other media outlets.
• Durty Harry's Offering Free Dog Wash to First Responders—Charlestown business Durty Harry’s is doing its part to raise money for The One Fund Boston while also offering first responders a free service.

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