Stand Up Boston Comedy Challenge to Crown Boston’s Best Amateur Corporate …

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Boston, MA (September 24, 2014) - Community Call has kicked off its Stand-Up Boston Comedy Challenge, the first of its kind event that invites local companies to enter their employees into a competition for Boston’s funniest, amateur corporate stand-up comedian. The aspiring comedians will hit the Laugh Boston stage, located in Boston’s bustling Seaport District, on Tuesday, October 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh will serve as the event’s Honorary Chairperson. All proceeds will benefit Community Call, an organization that utilizes community event planning Continue reading >>>

foodtweeks™ Gets Screen Time at The Boston Film Festival with Celebrity Kelly … – SYS

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<![CDATA[ ]]>STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- foodtweeks™ is a free mobile app that allows its users to feed the hungry through conscious weight management decisions and a nationwide network of food banks. One such food bank, The Greater Boston Food Bank in Boston, MA, has recently teamed up with foodtweeks™ and the 30th Boston Film Festival to boost donations through encouraging the use of the app.Before each of the 34 films showing at the Boston Film Festival from September 24th-28th,, 2014, Continue reading >>>

JLL Hires Roger Breslin

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BOSTON–JLL announced that the firm has hired Roger Breslin to be one of the leaders of the Downtown Boston team. Roger, a seasoned leasing expert, has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President. He will specialize in representing tenants and investors in the leasing office space throughout Greater Boston. Breslin joins JLL from Colliers International and brings more than 14 years of commercial real estate experience. He executed leasing transactions for corporate and institutional clients as a member of their Boston team. His corporate occupier clients included Manulife Financial, CIBC World Continue reading >>>

HomeStart Announces New Advisory Board Members

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“Our Advisory Board is an invaluable resource in advancing the mission to prevent and end homelessness,” said Board Chairman-elect Christopher Powell-Flatt. “The members come from a wide range of industries, interests and expertise and we look forward to their participation.” “We are excited to welcome Steve Aveson, Janet Wu and Jeff Conway, and we are eager to see what this year will bring as we head into our 21st year trying to eradicate homelessness,” said Linda Wood-Boyle, President and Executive Director of HomeStart. HomeStart is a non-profit organization whose mission is Continue reading >>>

113-Year-Old Time Capsule Found Inside Old State House Statue

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A longstanding rumor is true: There really was a 113-year-old time capsule hidden inside the lion statue on top of the Old State House. Both the landmark’s lion and unicorn statues were removed Sunday and sent to Woburn’s Skylight Studios on Monday for inspection by conservator Robert Shure, who detected a copper box about the size of a shoebox inside the lion’s head. The Boston community has been abuzz over the possibility of the time capsule since it was reported that the sculptures would be taken down for basic maintenance. “We didn’t anticipate there would be such reaction Continue reading >>>

Time capsule believed found in lion statue at old Massachusetts State House

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BOSTON — What appears to be a window to Boston's past has turned up in a rather unusual place: The head of a lion's statue on the building that once served as the seat of Massachusetts government. The Bostonian Society, which operates a museum at the Old State House, said Tuesday it had confirmed the presence of what had long been rumored to be a time capsule from 1901 tucked away inside the copper statue. The statue was recently taken down from the roof as part of a restoration effort. A fiber optic camera was used to locate the time capsule — in actuality a Continue reading >>>

Time capsule found inside Old State House lion statue

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It’s confirmed, Boston. A time capsule has been found in the head of the lion statue that has been sitting atop the Old State House for more than a century. Sculptor Robert Shure of Skylight Studios in Woburn, who is in charge of restoring the lion and unicorn statues from the Old State House, found the time capsule Monday, said Heather Leet, spokeswoman for the Bostonian Society. The statues were taken down Sunday for restoration. Continue reading below Rumors swirled last week about the possibility of the long-forgotten time capsule, which was reported in a Globe article from 1901. “We Continue reading >>>