Even in a first-rate burg like Boston, the boldest men can still fall into a rut: drinking in the same Boylston Street bars, drinking in the same Boylston Street bars…
Here to save you from this fate: Thrillist.com, which in a few short weeks will arrive in Boston to take Beantown by its handsome genitals.
The new signs are going up: Great Woods The Tweeter Center is now the Comcast Center.
The CharlieCard takes its name from the song “Charlie on the MTA” but do you know the forgotten history of the song and Walter O’Brien, the Progressive Party mayoral candidate in McCarthy-era Boston for whom the song was written? See Metaboston: The Forgotten History of “Charlie on the MTA”
The moves to increase spending came after Harvard failed to spend five percent of its endowment in nine of the last ten years, missing a threshold that tax-exempt institutions outside of higher education are legally required to meet and that University officials say is their target.
Foreclosure Rates in Massachusetts Cities and Towns: 1990–2007
• High foreclosure rates were widespread in the 1992-1993 housing slump, and again today.
• Southeastern and central Massachusetts have tended to be hit hardest.
I’m really pulling for the Celtics to win but they can’t get it done on the road. KG, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen are so unselfish that there’s really no one stepping up when they need it, they’re all just being unselvish…together. We need some leadership right now!
I was listening to my car radio during my lunch break today, and the DJ informed his audience that in some national automobile something-or-other survey, Boston didn’t even rank in the top five for rudest drivers. Atlanta is actually number one. The DJ was quite disappointed - “C’mon, people! This is something that we used to pride ourselves on. We’re called Massholes for a reason. Use your turn signal only to confuse or agitate.”
Boston did score second for worst road rage (behind Miami).
There will be more coming soon. We need all of the Tumblrs in or around the great city of Boston to join this group.
