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Karla joined Patch in mid-2010 as a Boston-area regional editor, making the leap into hyperlocal news after  years of focus on the national and international news fronts at The Christian Science Monitor, CNN and CNN International -- doing online news since 1998. She has lived in a neighborhood she loves, Jamaica Plain, for more than 20 years, with a stint in lovely Atlanta sandwiched in the middle. Beyond the news, she is, among other things, a (fair-weather) biker, a rabid Celtic music fan and an unabashed church nerd.

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New Pinkberry Opens in Chestnut Hill [PHOTOS]

The new frozen yogurt shop "swirled" free samples from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday night, and was met with a line of eager froyo fans. The Pinkberry officially opens Friday, April 5.

New Pinkberry Opens in Chestnut Hill [PHOTOS]