Summer in the City kicks off June 14

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lara

Jeri Wooten The Boston Harbor Hotel kicks off its Summer in the City music series on June 14 with music by Jeff Pitchell. Pitchell and his band play a smooth mix of rhythm, blues, rock and soul tunes. The concerts take place on the floating stage behind the hotel on Boston Harbor. See the Boston Harbor Hotel website for other concerts in this outdoor summer series. 6 p.m. Boston Harbor Hotel, Rowes Wharf, Boston. 617-439-7000 Continue reading >>>

Mass. Jews: Romney kept his distance as governor, but was a great leader of …

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larysa

Text size Comments (0) Print Page Send to friend Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share BOSTON – Mitt Romney is remembered by some in Massachusetts’ Jewish community as a distant figure on a grassroots level, a governor with whom their main interaction came Continue reading >>>

Jose Canseco makes latest pitch

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larysa

OAKLAND, Calif. — Selected by the A’s in the 15th round of the 1982 draft, Jose Canseco’s first pro contract came with a $10,000 bonus. Thirty years, 462 big league home runs and $45 million in salary later, he’d work for less. You say he’s stalking the spotlight and hasn’t figured out the futility of this hunt. He says he’s chasing his own personal dream. And that it’s his right to do so. The next phase of Canseco’s pursuit brings him to the roots of his glory. He’s making an appearance Saturday evening at Banner Island Ballpark, the home of Oakland’s Single-A affiliate Continue reading >>>

Could a Social-Media Tool Increase Kindness?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lara

When I lived in downtown Boston, I was surprised by how standoffish everyone in my apartment building was. We would see each other twice a day in the elevator but we'd rarely exchange a word of greeting or acknowledgment. It was so bad, I remember thinking to myself at one point: Maybe this building is in the witness relocation program, and people are afraid they'll be recognized. Boston is the grumpiest place God ever created. Normally, I'd say the situation was beyond our individual or collective control. But recently I met a couple of guys who could actually change Boston's emotional tone. One Continue reading >>>

MBTA could use boost from Amazon collecting Mass. sales tax

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larysa

In addition to leveling the playing field for local businesses, requiring Amazon.com to collect sales tax on purchases made in Massachusetts would also provide a needed boost to the MBTA, which receives a portion of sales tax revenues as its main state subsidy (“Mass. may tell Amazon to charge sales tax,” Page A1, June 6). Additional revenues from online sales would not be enough to solve the T’s current fiscal woes, but it would certainly help, especially as the T budget deficit for next year remains unresolved. Like many other knowledge-economy companies, Continue reading >>>

House set to approve $49m in aid for MBTA

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larysa

With debt payments, energy costs, federally mandated door-to-door service for the disabled, and employee health insurance driving MBTA costs up faster than its income, which comes chiefly from fares and a portion of the state sales tax, the T faced a deficit of $160 million for the coming year. The Patrick administration whittled that to about $60 million, partly through fare increases and service cuts that will take effect July 1, before asking legislators to make up the difference, mostly through a little-known surplus generated by statewide motor vehicle inspection fees.

Poll: Sick adults in Massachusetts struggle with health costs, despite …

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larysa

Fourteen percent of sick adults in Massachusetts were unable to get health care they needed in the past year, according to a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and others. More than 7 in 10 of those who said they could not get treatment cited financial reasons, saying they could not afford the out-of-pocket costs or their insurer refused to cover the test or treatment. “In a state that prides itself on universal coverage, it’s a finding you wouldn’t expect to see,” said Robert J. Blendon, health policy professor and director of the Harvard Continue reading >>>

2012 Architectural Study Shows Profits Are Up in Greater Boston Area

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Larysa

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Strawberry festivals in Mass. on June 16

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Lara

Joanne Rathe, Globe StaffThis year's strawberries at Boston Hill Farm in North Andover. Mild winter, warm spring. That means the time for sweet, succulent, local strawberries is now. On June 16, Connors Farm in Danvers celebrates their harvest in a big way with music by Boston Rockabilly, hayrides, pony rides, and barbecue -- plus strawberry shortcake and chocolate-dipped berries of course. Meanwhile, over at Land's Sake in Weston, they're throwing an old-fashioned Strawberry Day with music, children's activities, farm animals, and pick-your-own organic berries. If you like art with your shortcake, Continue reading >>>

Local Architecture & Engineering Firms Improving, But Not Across The Board

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Larysa

Monday, June 11, 2012, 11:39am An improving economy and industry-wide restructuring are helping the recovery of the architecture and engineering (AE) industry in Greater Boston, according to a recent report from Woburn-based, AE-focused CPA and consulting firm DiCicco, Gulman Co. LLP (DGC).Profits for the average AE firm increased roughly 23 percent from $9.27 per direct hour to $11.40 per direct hour. Continue reading >>>