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The Next Boston Band by Michael Fertik: Promote Rock [Book Review]

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The Next Boston Band is an entertaining and fascinating Ebook by the talented author, Michael Fertik. It is about Greater Boston’s top indie promoter, Mekhi Bessel, who is a likable rogue who is not above using trickery and cajoling to create concerts and events out of nothing. In Fertik’s book, Bessel finds himself on the wrong side of thugs called the Tygers brothers, who, as Fertik puts it, “cooked all the nightlife in Boston.” That is right as there is a movement going on in Boston, to try to have another great rock band come out of the city, something that has not happened since Continue reading >>>

Local robotics startups debut at downtown showcase

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Two robotics startups from Greater Boston debuted products this week at the RoboBusiness conference and exhibition. Just a year old, Soft Robotics presented its gentle, air-powered versatile robot grippers in public for the first time. For Sonzia, a Somerville firm that incorporated in September, it was a first public demonstration of immersive, interactive environments for children with learning disabilities. Soft Robotics showed us how a small version of the gripper, the size of a child’s hands, could pick up a variety of shapes — a ball, a set of keys, or even a prickly and delicate Continue reading >>>

Hey Homebuyers, It Gets Better

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Boston-area buyers have endured serious abuse over the past couple years, facing sometimes dozens of competing offers and cocky sellers dictating all sorts of demands. While it is too soon to call an end to what has been an epic seller’s market, buyers are finding a less crazed atmosphere as they check out homes and visit open houses this fall. An increase in the number of homes hitting the market across Greater Boston has meant there are more listings to choose from, brokers say. In some cases, buyers are even able to haggle over price, instead of simply asking “how high” before signing Continue reading >>>

Comcast Opens Customer Support Center In Hudson, NH – SYS

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<![CDATA[ ]]>HUDSON, N.H., Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience, Comcast Cable today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art customer support center in Hudson, New Hampshire. The facility will hold approximately 600 people. Comcast continues to hire the best talent to join the Hudson customer support center team. Currently, more than 100 employees are working in the facility.  Comcast expects to have 200 employees working in this facility Continue reading >>>

Pages From Bank & Tradesman Uncovered In Old State House Time Capsule

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Friday, October 17, 2014, 12:42pm See More! The Warren Group was so excited to learn that Banker Tradesman had been included in the time capsule that staff members went straight to the archives to find the company's own copy of the 1901 paper. See the full issue here! Pages from Banker Tradesman were among the items discovered in the Old State House time capsule from 1901, the Bostonian Society Continue reading >>>

Boston History 101: Suffolk offers free online course starting Oct. 20

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Robert Allison How much do you know about your city’s history? If you’re a native Bostonian, chances are that you know a good deal, especially about your home neighborhood. But all of us could stand to learn more. A new online course offered by Suffolk University and history professor Robert Allison is a great opportunity to dive into Boston history. The free course starts next Monday, Oct. 20, and it is set up to allow students to participate at their own paces and to engage with one another through social media. “We’ve set up a Facebook group where you can pose questions to the Continue reading >>>

Revere sues state gambling panel over rejection

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Unwilling to let go of its casino dreams, the City of Revere filed suit against the state gambling commission Thursday, alleging that the commission violated the law by choosing a Wynn Resorts casino in Everett as winner of the Greater Boston license last month.The lawsuit asserts that the commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously’’ and “gave Wynn unequal (and better) treatment than other gaming applicants.’’ The suit also charges that commissioners met in secret, in violation of the Open Meeting Law, during breaks in their public deliberations over which Continue reading >>>

Mush In The Middle: Baker And Coakley Balk At Drawing Sharp Distinctions

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Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley participate in a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce debate. WBUR’s Bob Oakes, right, moderates. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In lamenting the sleepy state of the Massachusetts governor’s race, much has been made of the less-than-electrifying personas of the two front-runners. It’s true that neither Republican Charlie Baker nor Democrat Martha Coakley will be accused of speechifying in the spellbinding manner of Deval Patrick, or of having the mesmerizing, retail charm of Bill Clinton on the stump. But the reason the race Continue reading >>>

Revere sues gambling panel over casino rejection

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Unwilling to let go of its casino dreams, the City of Revere is suing the state gambling commission over its rejection of a Revere casino plan, alleging that the commission “abused its discretion” and violated state law by choosing an Everett casino plan by Wynn Resorts as the winner of the Greater Boston casino license last month.The lawsuit asserts that the commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously, abused its discretion, violated provisions of the Gaming Act, gave Wynn unequal (and better) treatment than other gaming applicants, and treated other applicants Continue reading >>>