Bostonian’s songs for sick daughter up for Grammy

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Lara

BOSTON (AP) - A father from Boston is nominated for his first Grammy for a children's album that was inspired by his young daughter with cancer. His child, Clio, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2012 at the age of 5. The album called "Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids" was written by Alastair Moock along with the help of his daughter. The songwriter has sent out thousands of copies to hospitals, patient camps and directly to patients' families to help others cope when loved ones fall ill. According Continue reading >>>

Bostonian’s songs for sick daughter up for Grammy – WLNE

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Lara

Bostonian’s bid for Australian Open title falls short

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Lara

MELBOURNE — Lukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt won the Australian Open men’s double title in their first Grand Slam as a team, beating American Eric Butorac and South Africa’s Raven Klaasen, 6-3, 6-3, in Saturday’s final. Kubot and Lindstedt dominated from the start, fending off the only break point they faced and wrapping up victory in an hour and five minutes. Lindstedt of Sweden has previously lost three Grand Slam doubles finals — all at Wimbledon with Horia Tecau. Poland’s Kubot was playing for his first major title. Continue reading below The 36-year-old Linstedt said he was Continue reading >>>

Bostonian Eric Butorac rises up in doubles down under

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Lara

Until two weeks ago, Eric Butorac was the one watching the screen. A professional tennis player currently ranked No. 48 in the world in doubles, Butorac, who lives in Boston and is a volunteer coach for the Harvard men’s team, had flown to Australia in late December to prepare for the Australian Open. His wife Maggie, a Marblehead native, had just given birth to their first child, Jack, on Dec. 13. Twice a day, Maggie would facetime Butorac, hold her phone to Jack’s crib, and Butorac would watch his son sleep or kick or simply stare back at his daddy. But Saturday in Melbourne, and around Continue reading >>>

411 on min wage

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Larysa

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The Second Annual Greater Boston Asian Pacific American Students …

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Larysa

The Second Annual Greater Boston Asian Pacific American Students Association Conference 2014 - Diversity Inclusion: Building Bridges in the New Legal Market The Greater Boston APALSA Conference celebrates ethnic and professional diversity in the legal world. In the past, BU APALSA has successfully brought together alumni—old and new, and from different law schools—whose collectively diverse background and experience will add a unique dimension to discussions on Asian American unity in the legal profession. At Continue reading >>>

What’s up for the weekend

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Larysa

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – If you don't have plans this weekend, here is a list of things on tap for the next few days. There's a Chocolate Festival in Harvard Square starting Friday, Jan. 24 and running through Jan. 26. Savor chocolate-inspired appetizers, entrees, desserts, and cocktails at many of the local restaurants and shops. Brunch is always great on a chilly morning. On Saturday, Jan. 25 there's something called the Super Hunger Brunch. There are 20 Greater Boston area restaurants participating. For every dollar you spend, three meals will go to folks served by the Greater Boston Food Continue reading >>>

The WGBH News Week In Review: Out-Of-Service Buses, Wendy Lesser, Net …

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Larysa

After a blizzard that mostly fizzled out, WGBH News covered a wide range of topics this week. Catch up with this handy list: The Curiosity Desk found out why that MBTA bus skipped your stop. We collected remembrances of longtime anchorman Chet Curtis, including memories from Greater Boston host Emily Rooney and WGBH News executive managing editor Linda Polach. Greater Boston turned their in-depth focus toward the second lives of politicians, and the unexpected upsides to business failure. And author Wendy Lesser told poet Robert Pinsky why she reads, in an hourlong Forum Network video. Greater Continue reading >>>

Longtime Boston TV Anchor Chet Curtis Dies

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Larysa

Chet Curtis, a nightly news anchor for five decades in Boston, passed away late Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old. WBUR’s David Boeri, who worked with Curtis at WCVB-TV, offers this remembrance. BOSTON — If you lived in Greater Boston and had a television back in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, it only took one syllable to recognize Chet Curtis, and just two more to recognize him and his partner, Natalie Jacobson, and why they were so special. Two stars, three syllables: Chet and Nat. They formed the most famous anchor team on the Continue reading >>>

Coakley tells business leaders that minimum-wage boost is needed

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Larysa

By Matt Murphy State House News Service BOSTON -- Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, used a speech to business leaders Thursday to call for an immediate increase in the minimum wage. Coakley, who addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, said her parents were an example of a generation that believed that if they worked hard they could build a life and give their children the opportunity to succeed. "Unfortunately for many parents and kids today, the hope of building that better life seems Continue reading >>>