By June Wulff, Globe Staff ArtsEmerson, its influence on the Greater Boston culture scene growing seemingly every week, is taking another leap forward with an arts festival. The Emerson College culture umbrella will present The Next Thing (TNT) Festival from Feb. 15-24, a partnership with the Center for Theater Commons at Emerson College and New York’s Under the Radar Festival. The 10 days of live performance, live-streamed events, screenings, and workshops at the Paramount Center include controversial monologist Mike Daisey’s “American Utopias.� Festival Continue reading >>>

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce announced the winners Thursday of its 2013 Pinnacle Awards, which seek to honor the accomplishments of eight women in Greater Boston who have achieved excellence in business and management. The lifetime achievement award will be conferred upon Susan Hockfield, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other winners include Diane Hessan, president and chief executive of Communispace; State Street Corp. executive vice president Alison A. Quirk; Susan Windham-Bannister, president and chief executive Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today announced the winners of its 2013 Pinnacle Awards. Honoring the accomplishments of eight women in Greater Boston who have achieved excellence in business and management, the Pinnacle Awards will take place Jan. 24 at the Westin Boston Waterfront. The honorees will be recognized for their accomplishments in eight separate categories, including an overall “Lifetime Achievement” award. This year’s honorees include: • Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Susan Hockfield for lifetime achievement. • Communispace President and Continue reading >>>

This weekend marks the 100th birthday of the late Thomas Phillip "Tip" O’Neill, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Greater Boston Executive Producer Linda Polach reflects on her experiences with O’Neill.There is a photo of Tip O’Neill and me on the wall in my office. We look like buddies and he signed it, “Best wishes from an old friend.” But I’d be lying if I said the former Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful and effective members of Congress, was my close pal. In truth, I was a broadcast producer who got the chance to Continue reading >>>

F.I. Patnode Insurance of Brighton, Mass., announced that it has launched a new, improved website featuring the personal and business insurance solutions it has offered clients in the Greater Boston area since 1932. Agency manager Jason Patnode said the new site will introduce more people to the local service and choices the independent insurance agency can offer. Brighton, MA (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 F.I. Patnode Insurance of Brighton, Mass., announced that it has launched a new, improved website featuring the personal and business insurance solutions it has offered clients in the Greater Continue reading >>>

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Looking at the recent developments in the casino license process from a Lynn perspective the re-entry of Las Vegas casino billionaire Steve Wynn into the bidding of the only Greater Boston area casino license has created a new twist into what was thought to be an almost certain lock by the owners of Suffolk Downs and its partner Caesar’s Entertainment who had been the sole bidders for the license. Everett city officials confirmed that Wynn and another casino developer are looking at a site in the Route 99 area of the city.  The site was the former land occupied by the Monsanto Corporation behind Continue reading >>>