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(Quicktime) 5.79 MB; 1:34 One of the hard things about living in another country is being away from our family. Today is Janell's dad's birthday. Nathan calls him Pop Pop. We thought we would send him a little birthday video. Happy birthday, Pop Pop. We hope you have a great day. See you soon. Sunday is Grandma's birthday, so we made this version of the Happy Birthday video, too.

Local restaurant El Oriental de Cuba in Jamaica Plain was destroyed by a firebomb this week. Boston City Councillor John Tobin visited the scene and filed this video report: Watch QuickTime Video "That's our job as elected officials to get this resuarant open as soon as possibnle to get the tenants back in their apartments and build this place up better than ever. We've also offered to help find other restuarant jobs if that's what they desire. Let the Boston Police and Fire departments conduct their investigations and hope that the person or persons responsible for this outrageous act in our community are found and brought to justice." Boston Globe: Cuban eatery finds help on the menu.

This is my first year in Boston for the summer - who knew July 4th was such an event??