By Matt Conti Boston and Cambridge finally have a public skatepark. After 15 years of planning and construction, the Lynch Family Skatepark opened on Saturday, November 14th with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. The unique location of the long-awaited $3 million Charles…
Downtown View:My people
It’s when I ride the crowded subway that I feel most Bostonian. “These are my people,†I think. Not that they are much like me. They are younger than I am for the most part. Sometimes one will get up…
GBCVB Has Helped Bolster the Economy for Many Years
One of the primary, if not the primary, private sector marketing and visitor service organizations charged with the development of attracting meetings, conventions and tourism related business to bolster the economy is the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB).…
Mayor Puts Indy Car Race Plans Forward with No Public Input
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s private dreams could be a nightmare for others. Hosting several Boston Grand Prix events during Labor Day weekend has already raised many questions and it appears that many area residents are not pleased that the city…
Basketball for Beginners Begins
By Carl Ameno The second of three phases of the Nazzaro Center-NEAA basketball program began its season on Saturday, November 14.  The Instructional League, for novice and beginner boys and girls roughly 4-7 years old, held its first of 15 sessions. Joining the JV and Varsity programs,…
Senator Petruccelli to resign in January
Senator Anthony Petruccelli, who served first in the Massachusetts House and later the Senate, announced he will resign from his Senate seat effective sometime in January to take a job in the private sector. Petruccelli, who is currently the Senate’s…