I see something strange in Boston State Senator Dianne Wilkerson's OCPF filing: No expenditures for office rent. If it's what it seems to be, it is against the law. Look at her 2008 pre-primary report, covering Jan 1 - Aug 31 of this … [Read more...]
Is the solution to the Cape’s labor problem the unemployed youth and young adults of Boston ?
In the "City and Region" Section of today's Boston Globe, side by side one article spoke of the Cape being so short of labor that many business owners are closing weeks early, waiting tables themselves, dropping lunch from their … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick promotes mediocrity
Hi All: I just received a notice in the mail from my present State Representative Willie Mae Allen that promotes a fundraiser for her on September 3rd. 2008. It states that the special guest will be Governor Deval Patrick. What gives? Far … [Read more...]
Update: Menino Releases Bike Share Program Request for Information
Given our July conversation about the potential for bike sharing in Boston, I know some may be interested in this press release for the Mayor's Office: Today, [Mayor Menino] proudly announced bike lanes have been put down on Commonwealth … [Read more...]
Just a thought
Hi All: The big thing around my neighborhood of Roslindale lately is the development of the old Ashmont Discount into a new Staples. The construction has been going on for three months, constricting traffic around the Dunkin … [Read more...]
Shared-Bike Program for Boston
Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know that I filed legislation yesterday to explore bringing a shared-bike program to Boston. I want to recognize that Mayor Menino and his administration have already begun the process for … [Read more...]
Help Henry Abbott find the real Boston
Via Adam, check out this extremely silly blog post from Henry Abbott, an ESPN blogger who has apparently just arrived in Boston for the first time. Anyone who has lived in New York, I suspect, finds Boston to be unbelievably ... tidy. New … [Read more...]
Boston and Berlin
Everything is not better in Berlin: there is a lot of smoking (including by young people) persistent unemployment in some former eastern neighborhoods, intense debate about how to or how not to better integrate some immigrants from Turkey … [Read more...]
“So don’t I!”
I thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane that this piece at the Globe inspired. "Boston English" -- the dialect, not the high school -- remains a source of pride 'round these parts, even as some aspects of it are vanishing. … [Read more...]
Boston Civic Summit – Register Today
At the summit you will hear from many experts in civic leadership -- including many from your neighborhoods - about their visions for a stronger and more united city. You will spend the day working with your peers to examine the … [Read more...]
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