Greater Boston Commercial Construction Down, Residential Up In Jan.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Larysa

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10:39am By Jim Cronin Banker Tradesman Staff Writer The dollar value of all Greater Boston commercial construction activity in January fell by more than $100 million compared to the same period last year, according to the McGraw-Hill Cos.But residential construction in the Greater Boston area - which McGraw-Hill identifies as one- and two-family homes and apartment buildings Continue reading >>>

Greater Boston author readings March 4-10

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Larysa

SUNDAY: Vivian Gornick (“Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life”) reads at 3 p.m. for Thoreau Farm Forum at Concord Academy Chapel, 166 Main Street, Concord … Heather Cox Richardson (“Wounded Knee”) speaks at 4 p.m. at Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 35 Ripley Road, Cohasset (for tickets call 781-383-1348) MONDAY: Abby Stokes (“Is This Thing On?" A Computer Hand Book for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking Screaming”) reads at 6 p.m. at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square … Linda Gray Sexton (“Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide”) reads at 7 p.m. at Continue reading >>>

Exposing people to “strange” new pavement markings

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Lara

Mark, a former Chicagoan, now Bostonian, posted this photo of a flyer he received in his “motor vehicle excise tax” bill (think of it like the annual city sticker, but much more costly). It describes and displays the new kinds of pavement markings that are showing up around Boston. It says, “New pavement markings for cyclists are cropping up around the city. Here’s what they mean for drivers.”The two-sided flyer uses graphics from the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide to show bike lanes, shared lanes, bike boxes, and cycle tracks. The opposite side thanks Bostonians for making Boston America’s Continue reading >>>

Medford boys hockey advance in Division 1 North

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Larysa

By Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent The Medford boys’ hockey team advanced to the Division 1 North quarterfinals for the first time in three years after taking out Greater Boston League foe Everett, 3-0, in a first round matchup on Wednesday night at Stoneham Arena. The fourteenth-seeded Mustangs (9-12-0) earned their tournament berth by winning the GBL title with a 6-0 league record that included two wins over the Crimson Tide in the regular season. “They say you don’t want to play a team three teams,” said Medford head coach Steve DeBenedicitis. “But the way the draw is and with Continue reading >>>

Ed Markey calls for Waltham postal facility to remain open

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Larysa

Congressman Edward J. Markey, D-7th, urged the United States Postal Service (USPS) to keep the Northwest Boston Area Mail Processing Center in Waltham open and to hold off any decisions to consolidate the plant, after the postal service announced plans to close it. Last week, the USPS announced that they would be moving mail-processing operations at the Waltham location to the Boston Processing and Distribution Center and the Middlesex-Essex Processing and Distribution Center in North Reading. Markey said Congress is working on comprehensive postal legislation, and the USPS should hold off Continue reading >>>

Party Planners and Entertainers Finding Success with Gig Salad

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Larysa

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Boston Hosts 3rd Annual Festival of Icelandic Culture and Entertainment

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lara

BOSTON, Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boston prepares to host its 3rd annual Icelandic invasion with A Taste of Iceland, returning bigger and better than ever! The festival offers Bostonians a chance to discover the wonders of Icelandic culture and lifestyle through events in Boston and Cambridge from March 1-4, 2012, including: -- Icelandic Menu at Eastern Standard Kitchen Continue reading >>>

CHR: Renters snap up new apartments in Norwood

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Larysa

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Chestnut Hill Realty, a real estate company also known as CHR, said it was able to lease 54 new apartments in Norwood complex called Norwest Woods within three months of those apartments going on the market, another sign of a tight rental market in Greater Boston. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the vacancy rate for the local rental market dropped to a nine-year low of 4 percent, and rents were at record highs, according to data from Reis Inc., a New York company that tracks real estate activity. Those trends were largely driven by an insufficient inventory Continue reading >>>

Butch Morris in "Conduction," a coproduction between NEC, JazzBoston, March 2

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Larysa

Lawrence D. ‘Butch’ Morris: A Conduction with New England Conservatory” Offers a Vision of a Sonic Future Where Orchestral Music and Jazz Come Together and Creative Expression is Unshackled Coproduced by NEC and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Collaboration with JazzBoston “All kinds of folks downtown are conducting improvisers these days, but Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris is the orchestrator who gave the concept wings.” - Time Out New York ”Mr. Morris’s music has a cinematic quality that paints vibrant images in the listener’s head. At times he directs Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston MBA Consortium Fair

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Larysa

The Greater Boston MBA Consortium Fair The Greater Boston MBA Consortium will hold its annual free MBA Forum for prospective business school applicants. At this free event, attendees will be able to attend workshops and meet representatives from New England-area business schools. Participating schools include: Babson, Bentley, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Bryant, Clark, Hult, MIT Sloan, Northeastern, Simmons, Suffolk, UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, and WPI. Continue reading >>>