History shows unpredictable nature of startups

Posted on by
Reply
LESS THAN a century ago, the Valley of Heart’s Delight boasted 8 million fruit trees, 18 fruit canneries, and 13 dried-fruit packing houses. The region achieved national fame as a leading supplier of fresh and processed apricots, prunes, cherries, and nuts. Across the country in Cambridge, “Nowhere Square” was a former salt marsh that had put itself on the map as home to one of the largest producers of fire hoses and bicycle tires in the country. Continue reading below Today, the story looks a bit different. The Valley of Heart’s Delight has rebranded itself as Silicon Valley, Continue reading >>>

Huge demand pushes up office rents

Posted on by
Reply
Strong growth of technology and financial companies is increasing office rents across the region and fueling proposals for new office buildings from Route 128 to Cambridge and downtown Boston. In red hot East Cambridge, the area surrounding Kendall Square, average asking rents surged to $63.87 per square foot during the past three months, according to the real estate firm Transwestern RBJ. That was an 18 percent increase compared with the same period last year. Continue reading below In Boston, rents for top-rated space ticked up to $51.79. That represents only a slight increase from last Continue reading >>>

MFA study finds Bostonians love cultural events

Posted on by
Reply
Bostonians are more culturally engaged and attend a greater number of cultural events per month compared with the national average, the Museum of Fine Arts said Friday. The MFA’s findings are the result of a study of the Boston area’s cultural audience titled “Culture Track 2014: Focus on Boston.” According to a statement from the MFA, 1,238 people from Boston, Greater Boston, and parts of New Hampshire answered online questions from February to March about their engagement in culture, for the first Boston edition of the survey. Continue reading below “This study, commissioned Continue reading >>>

Emily’s List: It’s "High Season" For Election Cliches

Posted on by
Reply
Greater Boston host Emily Rooney joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan this week for another installment of her weekly list of obsessions and observations, "Emily's List." An unexpected addition to the list: her thoughts on our new version of the "Emily's List" theme music. ("I don't get it," she says.) The theme of this week's list? Phrases used (or, rather, overused) by both candidates and the media during elections. "We are at high season for cliches," Emily says. Notable examples include: "Virtual dead-heat" "Horse race" "Swing voters" or "Undecideds" ("What are you talking Continue reading >>>

Use This Interactive Map to Find the Best Fall Foliage in New England

Posted on by
Reply
Now that it's officially autumn, Boston, it's time to start planning a day trip or two so that you can start digesting the increasingly apparent fall foliage. This seasonal New England trademark ought to be well known to all of you, but if it's not, allow me to do you a favor. The map embedded above isn't just a chart chock full of suggestions as to where to view the best horticultural colors. It's riddled with actual, specified, photographed areas throughout our corner of the country where leaves have just begun, or are already well on their way, to turn. Compiled by Yankee Publishing, Continue reading >>>

Community Good Works

Posted on by
Reply
Friday, September 26, 2014, 11:37am Belmont Savings Bank, Caritas Communities and MutualOne Bank are among those featured in our weekly roundup of banks, brokerages, builders and more giving back to their communities.  Belmont Savings BankBelmont Savings Bank is sponsoring multiple events in the Boston area this weekend: the Newtonville Village Day Jazz Festival in Newton, the annual Faire on the Square Continue reading >>>

Time Capsule Found Inside Boston Statue (Video)

Posted on by
Reply
DISCOVERED: Century Old Time Capsule The Great Debate: Sprinkles or Rain? Deer Photobomb Wedding Photo Watch Big Waves Flip Cars Record Breaking September Temps Cool End to Summer, Early Winter? Big Cool Down for Next Weekend Why Leaves Change Color Football Helps Town Recover from Tornado Early Fall Colors? Slow Moving Storms Head East Watching the Tropics Thousands Stranded Due to Chicago Fire Your Photos of Beautiful Fall Colors The Building That Saves Our Future? Massive Scar Left by Wildfire Mysterious Dark Matter Revealed Threat to Netherlands You Didn't Know Pacific Continue reading >>>