A century-old city legend may become a reality this Sunday. The gold lion and silver unicorn statues are being taken down from Boston’s Old State House for repairs and a storied time capsule hidden inside the lion may finally be revealed. As a part of a restoration project courtesy of The Bostonian Society, the statues will be lowered from the facade of the Freedom Trail landmark for some basic maintenance. Once lowered, the statues will be sent on Monday morning to Woburn’s Skylight Studios, Inc. for both restoration and inspection by conservator, Robert Shure. Using a camera inserted Continue reading >>>

Historians and preservationists want it to be unsealed by descendants ‘in the next century,’ they said. Old State House photo uploaded by Thunderchild7 on flickr Keytar Bear’s mask? Images from the filming of Ted 2? A blue or white lobster would be perfect, but that’s animal abuse. Perhaps a plastic bag from Market Basket and a Dunkin’ Donuts cup are more appropriate. When considered, the possibilities for what historians and restoration experts could slip into a lock box slated to be placed inside of the lion that sits on top of the Old State House when it comes Continue reading >>>

Old State House/ Shutterstock image via Tupungato On Sunday September 14, the emblematic statues of a lion and unicorn sitting majestically on Boston's Old State House will be lowered as part of a a massive restoration effort courtesy of the Bostonian Society, which maintains the building and operates the library and museum inside. According to local lore, a time capsule was sealed in the head of the lion 113 years ago and if it's real, will be cracked open and eventually replaced with a contemporary one. At 8 a.m. on Sunday morning Commodore Builders, which was hired to improve the Continue reading >>>

TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS on Sunday, September 14 at 1:00 PM EDT and can be seen on WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Dan Fouts as the color analyst. Jenny Dell will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Mark Wolff and directed by Bob Fishman. NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience by Sports USA. Larry Kahn and John Robinson will call the game while Troy West will handle sideline duties. LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Continue reading >>>

http://traffic.libsyn.com/journey/Journeys_-_Allen_Marcus.mp3  The summer of 2014 has been one of the most intense in Dr. Alan Marcus’ life. The 66-year-old Bostonian is Director of Strategic Planning and Chief Resilience Officer for the rocket-battered city of Ashkelon, where he has lived for the past 40 years. Marcus set up a groundbreaking “Geographic Information System,” enabling the Homefront Command to provide instant aid and assistance to populations and buildings within the missile impact zones in the city. The system he developed is one of the reasons the City of Ashkelon has Continue reading >>>

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The defending champion Boston Red Sox have played poorly since winning the World Series last October. In classic Bostonian fashion, they have taken a hangover to the next level this season. The Sox are looking to retool for a comeback late this season while examining the many needs that they must address during this offseason. They must develop a new plan for their outfield, which is currently overloaded. They need a closer in the bullpen. Koji Uehara has been playing poorly recently and soon becomes a free agent. Their starting rotation is in shambles. Boston Continue reading >>>

Homeland Insecurity: It's disturbing enough that hundreds of Americans are fighting alongside the Islamic State, but now we learn that the terror group's top recruiter is an American from Boston. ABC News reports that the FBI suspects Bostonian Ahmad Abousamra of running the Islamic State media wing responsible for promoting the group's beheadings and other atrocities through slick videos on the Internet. The brutally effective English-language media attract hundreds of Western jihadists. The case of 32-year-old Abousamra, the college-educated son of a top Boston doctor, drives home the growing Continue reading >>>

~Crew of Sailors with MS including Bostonian Demonstrate Ability to Overcome Personal Challenges~ Contact Information <!-- -->Available for logged-in reporters only<!-- --> ~Dr. David Hafler Presents the Cause of MS and the Impact of Environmental Stimuli Interacting with Genetic Factors on the Disease~Newswise — September 4, 2014, Boston, MA -- On Thursday, September 11th at 8:30 a.m., MSBoston2014 -- the world’s largest international conference exclusively devoted to research in multiple sclerosis (MS) -- Continue reading >>>

The Last Island By: David Hogan ISBN: 978-0-9926552-1-1 Publisher: Betimes Books   Novel Explores Themes of Redemption, Escape, Love, Our Flawed Nature   Playwright David Hogan offers an intriguing novel, “The Last Island,” based on a fictional Greek island in the Sporades. The Bostonian who lived in Athens for many years and has spent much time on the island of Skopelos, examines the human condition, our flawed nature and more.                   There, he witnessed the island change from a traditional fishing society into a modern, tourist-based economy.                  Continue reading >>>

The lion allegedly has a time capsule inside of it which contains some Boston relics. Old State House photo Uploaded by Glenn beltz on Flickr With roughly 19 million tourists flocking to Boston each year—many of them trudging along the Freedom Trail—it’s important to make sure that two of the most photographed pieces of the city’s history are in pristine condition. That’s why the Bostonian Society, the non-profit group that maintains the Old State House in Downtown Crossing, the oldest surviving public building from the nation’s original 13 colonies, will be temporarily Continue reading >>>