By Bill Forry, Editor, special to the BIR, July 2, 2014 A who’s who of Boston business leaders— with a heavy dose of Irish-American heavies – packed the city’s newest hot-spot near Faneuil Hall last week. The opening of Bostonia Public House – located in the Board of Trade Building on State Street – was hailed as a “elegant renewal of a classic Boston meeting space.” The restaurant and bar replaces the Irish pub Kitty O’Shea’s, but is bigger and American-themed. Partners in the venture include Irish-American development titan Dave Greaney of Synergy Continue reading >>>

When the country band Ward Hayden put together for a one-off show needed a name, he thought of “every name under the sun,” and the rest of the band rejected all of them. “I was thinking of the key elements of country music, and I said to the guys, ‘Girls Guns and Glory,’ ” he says by telephone from his home in Boston. “We could have had four, but drinkin’ doesn’t start with a ‘g.’ ” Eight years and a few lineup shifts later, Girls Guns and Glory has released five albums, plays Continue reading >>>

The work of a medical social worker and the cooperation of Boston and the Red Sox have helped inspire a man who had basically given up hope and wanted to die, according to a Boston Globe article. Frank Nunes, 72, had stopped eating and was refusing his medication, according to the report. "He had basically given up," Michael Remeck, a medical social worker for Hospice Services of Massachusetts who began visiting Nunes in December, told the Globe. "He was basically signing out of life." Remeck, however, recognized Nunes' love for the Red Sox. He saw how Nunes' room was decorated with memorabilia Continue reading >>>

A 23-year-old Boston native dethroned the reigning World Series of Poker Player of the Year on Tuesday in the “Big One For One Drop” charity poker tournament in Las Vegas. His $15 million in winnings are the tournament’s second largest payout so far, according to the Associated Press. Online poker celebrity Daniel Colman outlasted 41 other competitors over a period of three days to beat famed World Series of Poker Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu, who took second place and won $8 million. Negreanu was the event’s champion for the past Continue reading >>>