The China Restaurant Sports Bar in the Wollaston section of Quincy offers one of the coolest concepts in Greater Boston.It’s essentially a typical all-American sports bar dedicated to Boston’s beloved teams. But instead of ordinary American sports-pub fare, The China offers great dim sum and an expansive menu of Chinese-American and Polynesian fare — with plenty of nods to sports-pub tastes, too.The China opened late last year, but finally celebrated its “official” arrival this week, with a visit from Quincy Mayor Tom Koch and other city officials and a traditional Chinese lion dance.The Continue reading >>>

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Mayor Walsh has a weak hand with the state gaming commission, but at least he’s playing it as aggressively as he can. The state gambling law, which Walsh supported as a state representative in 2011, gives cities little power to stop casinos outside their geographic borders. So even though the two proposed Greater Boston-area casinos — one in Everett, the other in Revere — sit on Boston’s doorstep and would clog the city’s bridges and highways, it looks unlikely that Boston will qualify as a “host community” under the legislation’s narrow definition. But the mayor still has some Continue reading >>>

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday in his address to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce that the city will designate up to 4,000 square feet of space for business startups in Dudley Square’s Ferdinand Building after its renovation. PHOTO BY MAYA DEVEREAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF In order to support startups, entrepreneurs and innovation in the city, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday  that 4,000 square feet of space in the Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square will serve as a business incubator. The incubator will share the building with the new headquarters for Continue reading >>>

<!-- METADATA FOR EMTAF Party Lines More than 375 guests attended the United Nations Association of Greater Bostons Consuls Ball. 20140430220000 --> Reprints E-mail Share via e-mail Share Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Reddit Twitter More than 375 guests attended the United Nations Association Continue reading >>>

Won’t say if lawsuit in works on host bid Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he doesn’t regret his votes as a state rep to open the state to casino gaming even as he presses the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for a designation that would probably undermine casinos in the Greater Boston area. The commission is expected to rule today on Boston’s claim that it should be designated a host community for the proposed casinos in Revere and Everett. If Boston wins host community status, the proposed Wynn Resorts casino in Everett would be required to win the support of Charlestown residents and Continue reading >>>

“Boston has always been at the top of our wish list as a location for ‘Top Chef,’ not only because of its rich historical significance, but also because of its robust and ever-growing culinary scene,” Shari Levine, SVP of Current Production for Bravo, said in the statement. The Boston Globe confirmed earlier “Top Chef”-Hub rumors on Tuesday during a conversation with Jennifer Levy, Bravo’s senior vice president of production. Fenway Park and Plimouth Plantation are on Levy’s list of potential filming locations, she said, and added that “the great sports culture will be fun Continue reading >>>

Categories: Network TV Press Releases Written By Sara Bibel April 30th, 2014 via press release:   NEW YORK – April 30, 2014 – Bravo Media announced today in partnership with the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau that the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning culinary competition series “Top Chef” will travel to Boston, MA for the series’ twelfth season. Chef’testants will battle it out knife-to-knife in the “Birthplace of the American Revolution” to see if they have what it takes to earn the title and culinary Continue reading >>>

Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday said Boston must embrace and support the startup community and young professionals to ensure its economic growth — a call applauded by big business and cultural leaders.“Our young people will build the Boston of tomorrow,” Walsh said in a speech to business leaders at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast.He repeatedly touched on preparing and welcoming the next generation of Boston’s business leaders, touting its economic and cultural benefits.“The mayor’s been talking a lot about the right stuff,” said Greg Selkoe, CEO of Karmaloop and founder Continue reading >>>

Boston is launching a nationwide search for a chief digital officer who will be charged with bringing government-citizens relations into the 21st century.“We’re looking for a dynamic leader to enhance our position as the nation’s most digitally connected city,” Mayor Martin J. Walsh told business leaders at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast yesterday.The chief digital officer will overhaul the Hub’s website cityofboston.gov, its television station, and other digital mediums to make them more accessible to city residents.“The first avenue people use to approach government Continue reading >>>