Cannamed of Thousand Oaks, California is now offering medical marijuana consultations in both Southern California and the greater Boston area (Farmington). Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 29, 2013 Cannamed of Thousand Oaks, California is now offering medical marijuana consultations in both Southern California and the greater Boston area (Farmington). The Initiative Petition for a Law for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana that passed pursuant to Amendment Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution has opened the door for California’s top medical marijuana consultation center Continue reading >>>

The Jewish Daily Forward and the Jewish Journal, two of the American Jewish community’s most trusted news sources, are working together to expand their coverage and help readers connect with the Jewish community in Greater Boston, nationwide and around the world. Beginning in August, the Journal’s print edition will include a selection of news, interviews,  features and arts coverage from the Forward’s correspondents worldwide. And the Journal will launch a new website, hosted by the Forward, to provide users with a rich online experience worthy of the Jewish Journal’s Continue reading >>>

Cambridge, MA, Monday, July 29, 2013— Last Friday (July 26), three Taiwanese organizations in Greater Boston area joined forces to host their first joint blood drive and charity barbecue party at MIT Sailing Pavilion. Despite the rainy weather, 44 blood donors and about 70 party guests took part in this event to celebrate community service. Hsien-Chung Tseng, blood donor, completed his donation. Location: Inside the blood donation van It took four months for Taiwan Youth Chamber of Commerce of New England (TYCCNE), Taiwanese American Professionals Boston Continue reading >>>

Cannamed of Thousand Oaks, California is now offering medical marijuana consultations in both Southern California and the greater Boston area (Farmington). Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 29, 2013 Cannamed of Thousand Oaks, California is now offering medical marijuana consultations in both Southern California and the greater Boston area (Farmington). The Initiative Petition for a Law for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana that passed pursuant to Amendment Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution has opened the door for California’s top medical marijuana consultation center to now operate Continue reading >>>

(West Roxbury YMCA)A rendering of the planned project. By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent The state will allocate $500,000 to help pay for a multi-million-dollar project to overhaul and nearly double the size of the 62-year-old West Roxbury YMCA. West Roxbury Democrats state Senator Mike Rush and state Representative Ed Coppinger will visit the YMCA of Greater Boston's West Roxbury branch Monday afternoon to formally announce the state funding allocation, the organization said. Rush and Coppinger, both former Y members, also plan to discuss the plans with current Y members, staff and executives, Continue reading >>>

‘My Summer in the City’ grants highlight Boston Foundation summer investments for youth in 2013 Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced that it is investing more than $600,000 in funding for summer programs in and around the city of Boston in 2013, providing much needed opportunities for youth to build skills, retain learning and gain employment during the summer months. The investment includes more than $325,000 in grants for ‘My Summer in the City,’ a network of nearly 30 programs providing activities and summer jobs for youth in Continue reading >>>

Description SB Nation Fan Communities BloggerSoDear.com and BCInterruption.com announced today a fan initiative for Wake Forest and Boston College fans that will benefit Boston's Greater Boston Food Bank and Northwest North Carolina's Second Harvest Food Bank. Between July 26 and Aug. 24, fans can donate money on the popular crowdsourcing site, Crowdtilt.com. The winner of the Boston College and Wake Forest football game on Sept. 6 also determines which food bank wins 51% of the donations collected. The "losing" side will receive 49%. SOURCE LINK to the full article: http://www.ajc.com/feed/sports/bc-interruption-blogger-so-dear-launch-initiative/fTzLd/ Continue reading >>>

Highlights from boston.com/hive, Boston’s source for innovation news. Where is Greater Boston’s next innovation hub? GrabCAD marketing guru Rob Stevens says his money is on Davis Square, where his growing company moved a few months ago. “Davis is the new Kendall Square,” Stevens said last week in GrabCAD’s spacious new digs on Cameron Avenue in Somerville. The start-up, which helps engineers share computer-aided design files, spent the previous year renting space on Third Street in Kendall Square. Feeling squeezed — literally, by cramped quarters, and figuratively, by high prices Continue reading >>>

The start-up, which helps engineers share computer-aided design files, spent the previous year renting space on Third Street in Kendall Square. Feeling squeezed — literally, by cramped quarters, and figuratively, by high prices — the GrabCAD team took the operation four stops up the Red Line in April.

SB Nation Fan Communities BloggerSoDear.com and BCInterruption.com announced today a fan initiative for Wake Forest and Boston College fans that will benefit Boston's Greater Boston Food Bank and Northwest North Carolina's Second Harvest Food Bank. Between July 26 and Aug. 24, fans can donate money on the popular crowdsourcing site, Crowdtilt.com. The winner of the Boston College and Wake Forest football game on Sept. 6 also determines which food bank wins 51% of the donations collected. The "losing" side will receive 49%. The competition builds on a faux "feud" developed by Blogger So Continue reading >>>