One More Week of Restaurant Deals

Today is Monday, August 22. Here are five things you need to know today. 

1. It's the end of the summer -- a notoriously slow time for business and, for the record, news outlets. From these doldrums, Restaurant Week was sprung. Today marks the start of the second and final week when you can score a meal at a high-end restaurant for a fraction of the usual price. Check out the listing of participating restaurants. ( is the only Charlestown restaurant on this season's list.) 

2. If you haven't yet visited the (Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. on Main Street roughly across from the co-operative bank) this is the *the* time to do it. Abundance is the word, and the tomatoes and the corn have never tasted better. 

3. And if you haven't made it to an outdoor movie night yet, this week you've got another chance. will be screened at dusk at Peter Looney Park, the former Union St Playground.  

4. Would you dive off the roof of the Institute of Contemporary Art and into the Boston Harbor? A few brave souls did this weekend, as part of the Red Bull World Cliff Diving Series. We got and, if you check Patch later today, you can see some video too. Amazing stuff.

5. Could be a rainy start to the week. Forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m. Some storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 83. Clear in the evening.

For more info on what's happening around the neighborhood, check out our events calendar.