Polymnia Choral Society is looking for talented high school singers, dancers, composers, instrumentalists and actors from the Greater Boston area. Auditions will be held Saturday, March 16, 4-6:30 p.m., at Temple Beth Shalom, 21 East Foster St., Melrose. Winners will receive $250 and perform with Polymnia at its Pops concert Saturday, June 1, at Memorial Hall in Melrose. Any high school student in the Greater Boston area is eligible to compete. All musical applicants will have seven minutes to display their talents within the Broadway, pop, classical or jazz genres. An Continue reading >>>

The federal Defense of Marriage Act, up for U.S. Supreme Court review, creates economic inequities and unfair tax burdens and is bad for business, the CEOs of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce argue in an opinion piece. “Both our chambers see marriage equality as a series of big pluses — from attracting and keeping the best and brightest employees, to adding to the economy’s bottom line,” Maud Daudon (Seattle) and Paul Guzzi (Boston) wrote in the Boston Herald. The two argued a Continue reading >>>

PanARMENIAN.Net - In response to the plight and predicament of the Syrian Armenian communities, the Greater Boston Armenian Community has organized a benefit concert to provide much needed humanitarian assistance, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator reported. Titled “The Benefit Concert for the Syrian Armenian’s Relief Fund,” and featuring many renowned artists and local cultural organizations, the event will be held on Saturday, April 20, at the National Heritage Museum. Tenor Yeghishe Manucharyan and his wife, mezzo-soprano Victoria Avetisyan, will perform, joining soprano Knarik Nerkararyan, Continue reading >>>

Fined The FCC has affirmed its $4,000 fine against GREATER MEDIA 's GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC. for a contest rule disclosure violation at AC WMJX (MAGIC 106.7)/BOSTON. The station ran a contest involving a car giveaway that turned out to be a two-year lease rather than ownership and required a winner to qualify in a credit check, which was not disclosed on the air.  Promos for the contest also did not directly refer listeners to the station's Continue reading >>>

By: Matt Conti T he City of Boston has proposed an energy scoring ordinance that would rate condominiums, apartments and commercial buildings with an eye toward impacting property valuations so that property owners are incentivized to invest in energy saving technologies. The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has come out strong against the proposed ordinance. We present both sides of the debate. Mayor Menino Announces Filing of Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance Large Commercial and Residential Buildings Would Disclose Energy Usage in Order to Encourage Investment Continue reading >>>

LEXINGTON, Mass. — In response to the plight and predicament of the Syrian Armenian communities, the Greater Boston Armenian Community has organized a benefit concert to provide much needed humanitarian assistance. Titled “The Benefit Concert for the Syrian Armenian’s Relief Fund,” and featuring many renowned artists and local cultural organizations, the event will be held on Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the National Heritage Museum of, 33 Marrett Road. Tenor Yeghishe Manucharyan and his wife, mezzo-soprano Victoria Avetisyan, will perform, joining Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY: Linda Marshall (“The Passover Lamb”) reads at 2 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Cal Armistead (“Being Henry David”) reads at 2 p.m. at Willow Books, 279 Great Rd., Acton … Jennifer Haigh (“News From Heaven”) reads at 3 p.m. at The Book Shop, 694 Broadway, Somerville … Kathryn Miles (“All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship”) reads at 3 p.m. at the Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St., Hingham MONDAY: Jennifer Haigh (“News From Heaven”), Michael Lowenthal (“The Paternity Test”), Lauren Slater (“Welcome to Continue reading >>>

Last in a series THIRTY YEARS ago, Davis Square in Somerville and Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain looked a lot alike. Both were gritty corners of Greater Boston, far off most residents’ radar. And both were hoping a new subway station would breathe new life into a neighborhood with great potential. Since then, their paths have diverged. In Davis Square, the opening of the Red Line station in 1986 sparked a remarkable transformation. New residents flocked in. Bars and restaurants sprang up to welcome them. Housing construction surged. On Friday nights, Davis hums with activity. Somerville, in Continue reading >>>

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Mary Moore Reporter- Boston Business Journal Email Following on plans announced last November that University of Massachusetts President Robert Caret gave during a speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, UMass released a report today that aims to make it easier for the public to monitor the university system's performance. The areas of accountability include student graduation rates, alumni giving and campus Continue reading >>>