The 2014 PRISM Awards

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Larysa

Sunday, October 19, 2014, 3:00am The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) honored industry leaders with its annual PRISM Awards on Oct. 9. The awards recognize the projects and achievements of architects, builders, developers, interior designers, land planners, marketing and advertising firms, project owners, remodelers and other professionals in the home building industry.Competition Continue reading >>>

Climate Ripens For Spec Development

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Larysa

Sunday, October 19, 2014, 3:00am By Steve Adams Banker Tradesman Staff Greater Boston developers are moving forward on major office projects with a more speculative nature, from the Back Bay’s first office tower in over a decade to repositioning of older properties downtown and in the suburbs. A valid subscription is required to read the article or use the tool you've selected. Already a subscriber? Continue reading >>>

How an African slave helped Boston fight smallpox

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Lara

The spread of Ebola has added a scary twist to one of the clichés of our age: that we live in a world of shrinking distances. Boston isn’t one of the five US airports where officials will aim an infrared thermometer gun at anyone coming off a plane from West Africa. But passengers who reached Logan Airport with flu-like symptoms last week were escorted to hospitals by a team in hazmat suits, and our eyes now scan the horizon nervously, wondering about every new arrival.New as it might seem, this anxiety about our hyperconnectivity has a long lineage: In the 17th and Continue reading >>>

Check Out the Trailer for Leighton Meester, Ben Barnes Thriller ‘By the Gun’

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Lara

By the Gun is a crime drama following Ben Barnes (Dorian Gray) as the young Bostonian Nick Tortano, who while making his way through the ranks of the Italian mafia is forced to question his beliefs and loyalties after entering into a relationship with Leighton Meester’s (The Roommate) Ali Matazano. The film also stars Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs) as the mafia’s kingpin. Directed by James Mottern (Trucker), with a screenplay by first-time writer Emilio Mauro, the film will be released on December 5 in theaters and VOD later this year. This is the first starring role for Barnes Continue reading >>>

Symphony Nova’s young musicians make a worthy showing in adventurous …

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Larysa

Lawrence Issacson led Symphony Nova musicians in a concert Friday night at Old South Church. What to do after graduation? It’s a question that haunts every music school student who faces an ever tightening and increasingly competitive job market in classical music. Fortunately for a few recent graduates in Boston, Symphony Nova is there to fill the gap between the hard work in the conservatory practice room and the longed for professional career. Organized as a professional training program for selected instrumentalists, the ten musicians of Symphony Nova are offered entrepreneurial and business Continue reading >>>

October events at the MFA

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Larysa

Photo courtesy of Kan Wu on Flickr MFA Boston has an exciting lineup of new art exhibits, films, and festivals in October Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 4:31 pm | Updated: 9:54 am, Continue reading >>>

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Posted on October 18, 2014 by Lara

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Buzz building over Boston Olympics bid

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Larysa

By Gintautas Dumcius State House News Service BOSTON -- Boston lawmakers on Friday met behind closed doors with top officials from Boston 2024, a nonprofit group seeking to bring the summer Olympics to the area. Boston is on the short list of cities to represent the United States in a bid for the 2024 summer Olympics, the U.S. Olympic Committee said in June. The meeting included Mayor Marty Walsh, several legislators, Boston 2024 officials and James Rooney, the executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, among others. Sen. Eileen Donoghue, a Lowell Democrat, Continue reading >>>

Idahoan’s research uncovers time capsule in Boston

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Lara

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Gambling commission rejects Suffolk Downs claims

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Larysa

Continue reading below The state gambling commission, through its top lawyer, has rejected claims from a corporate officer of Suffolk Downs that a Wynn Resorts casino proposal cannot legally go forward. Suffolk Downs secretary Charles A. Baker III asked commissioners on Oct. 8 to reconsider their choice of Wynn’s Everett-based project as the winner of the Greater Boston resort casino license, raising questions about the project’s viability and citing recent indictments against several sellers of the Everett property where Wynn wants to build. Catherine Blue, Continue reading >>>