By Competitor.comPublished 7 hours ago Latest HeadlinesVideo: Bill Rodgers Discusses The Boston Course5 Olympic-Lifting Variations For RunnersI’m A Competitor: Jamie YoungThe Boston Marathon Will Never Be The SameAn estimated $175.8 million will be spent by marathon participants, spectators, media and other visitors. Monday’s Boston Marathon and its related events, including the John Hancock Sports Fitness Expo and the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday, will bring an estimated $175.8 million dollars in spending impact to the Greater Boston region—the highest-ever—according to Greater Boston Continue reading >>>

by Taryn Luna, Boston Globe Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 3:16PM EDT At a time when traditional retailers are shuttering thousands of stores, the e-commerce giant 1-800-Flowers.com is expanding its network of brick and mortar locations. The company plans to expand its local presence from just one franchisee-owned retail store in Melrose to as many as 11 sprinkled throughout Greater Boston. Franchisees also operate two fulfillment centers in Needham and Woburn. Boston is one of 10 US markets in which the company intends to add stores. The 1-800-Flowers development team Continue reading >>>

Painful and resilient memories are fresh as the 118th Boston Marathon nears Monday. Images of first responders clearing the scene and carrying the wounded. The rallying phrase, “Boston Strong.” And the hilly Patriots’ Day race that weaves Greater Boston. Two bombs shook the Boston Marathon one year ago Tuesday, killing three and injuring more than 260 at the world’s oldest annual marathon. “On April 15, we recall the courage, compassion, and commitment of our great city and its people,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said. The first bomb exploded near the corner of Boylston Street Continue reading >>>

By TCN News, Boston, USA. Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) from the Greater Boston area gathered to screen award winning documentary (on the Bhopal disaster) Bhopali on Sunday April 6th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The event was organized by the Boston chapter of University Students for Aam Admi Party (us4AAP), an organization with chapters in more than 100 campuses, and AAP - New England who have been actively working on supporting AAP candidates in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in India. The screening was part of the 30th anniversary commemorations of the Bhopal Gas Continue reading >>>

One year after the Boston Marathon bombings shut down part of the city, costing local businesses millions of dollars, this year’s race is expected to have the highest economic impact in the 118-year history of the marathon, according to the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau.Monday’s race and related events, including the John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo and the Boston Athletic Association 5K, will bring an estimated $175.8 million in spending to Greater Boston, said Patrick Moscaritolo, the bureau’s president and CEO.“The 2014 Boston Marathon will be a special event for Continue reading >>>

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Posted Apr. 12, 2014 @ 6:08 pm

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SUNDAY Timothy Gager (“The Shutting Door”) and Chad Parenteau (“Patron Emeritus”) read at 12:45 p.m. at Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North St., Plymouth … Frances Driscoll (“The Swan Boat Ride”) reads at 2 p.m. in the Boston Room at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, 700 Boylston St. … Anthony M. Sammarco (“A History of Howard Johnson’s: How A Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became A Roadside Icon”) reads at 2 p.m. at Needham Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave., Needham … Kendra DeColo (“Thieves in the Afterlife”) and Jen McClanaghan (“River Legs”) read Continue reading >>>

“Everybody’s cookin’ for the weekend...” Isn’t that how that Loverboy song goes? Okay, maybe not. But to a group of Greater Boston chefs who served up their own musical spin on some classic hits for an improv sketch, Baby Got Steak is a perfectly acceptable substitute for Sir Mix-a-Lot’s successful tune about back ends. The musical sketch, designed as a fake infomercial for a CD called “Cuisine Rock,” premiered at “Banned in Boston 2014,” an annual fundraising event that supports Boston’s Urban Improv, a youth development interactive theater program. The event was Continue reading >>>

A Sudbury resident has been named to the board for the YMCA of Greater Boston, with his knack for working with the community cited as the main reason why.David Porter, who is the owner and managing partner of Baystate Financial, was added as the newest member of the YMCA of Greater Boston general board on a three year term."Porter's 'people first' philosophy makes him a perfect match for the Y," the organization said in announcing the move. "The Sudbury resident is "extremely active" in the Boston community, and helped establish the Baystate Financial Charitable Foundation in Continue reading >>>

At a time when traditional retailers are shuttering thousands of stores, the e-commerce giant 1-800-Flowers.com is expanding its network of brick and mortar locations.