WHEN CHINESE CLASSICAL PIANIST Yuja Wang took the stage in a short, flaming-red dress and impossibly high black heels, it was obvious that this was no ordinary Thursday night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the 27-year-old stood out in a sea of older musicians wearing black. This high-energy concert was handpicked by the BSO for its new YoPro series, a ticket package targeting the type of young professionals the nonprofit hopes might one day become patrons. “Our focus early on is to develop relationships,” explains BSO managing director Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY Allison Canale (“Ella and the Worry Doll”) reads at 1 p.m. at Tatnuck Bookseller, 18 Lyman St., Westborough … Jeff Kinney (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) speaks at 2 p.m. in Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St. … Michael Sims (“The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man’s Unlikely Path to Walden Pond”) reads at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord MONDAY Francine Prose (“Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books TUESDAY Continue reading below Anita Shreve (“Stella Bain”) reads at Continue reading >>>

WHEN CHINESE CLASSICAL PIANIST Yuja Wang took the stage in a short, flaming-red dress and impossibly high black heels, it was obvious that this was no ordinary Thursday night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the 27-year-old stood out in a sea of older musicians wearing black. This high-energy concert was handpicked by the BSO for its new YoPro series, a ticket package targeting the type of young professionals the nonprofit hopes might one day become patrons. “Our focus early on is to develop relationships,” explains BSO managing director Continue reading >>>

As demand grows and supply tightens in Greater Boston's suburbs for office space, landlords seem more eager to put down stakes in the MetroWest area, according to a report by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle.Over the first quarter the year, the Interstate -495 area saw six major property sales totaling $76 million, compared to just one in the same quarter in 2013. The area's office vacancy rate fell to 19.6 percent, down 0.5 percent year over year, the report said.Jones Lang LaSalle said that asking rents, which averaged $19.58 per square foot for the area, have climbed 6 percent over Continue reading >>>

Workers putting finishing touches to the entrance of Wegmans in Newton Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter The portable Continue reading >>>

The annual Greater Boston Concierge Association Trade Show event took place Wednesday night at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston, Massachusetts. CTM Media Group’s trade show booth was buzzing with excitement as they showcased their award-winning digital marketing platform – Ettractions ExploreBoard. Stamford, CT (PRWEB) April 25, 2014 The annual Greater Boston Concierge Association Trade Show event took place Wednesday night at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston, Massachusetts. CTM Media Group Sales Manager Brian Bradbury, Operations Manager Stephen Dartt and CTM Media Continue reading >>>

By Ling-Mei Wong   A workshop on elder abuse hosted by senior service provider Springwell and the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center took place April 16 at the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church campus at Newton. The seminar was presented in Cantonese and Mandarin. Elder abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional, said Lili Mei, program director for the Golden Age Center’s Brighton House. It can involve caretaker neglect, personal neglect by the senior or abuse of finances by caretakers. Pastor Barry Lam, Springwell associate director of community services Laura Sheers, program director Continue reading >>>

What do Keith Lockhart, welding, “Mary Poppins,” and churros have in common? They’re all part of ArtWeek Boston’s spring edition, Friday through May 4. More than 140 arts groups and community partners are involved in the event, which aims to bring some buzz to the Greater Boston cultural scene. Continue reading below “Here was a way that you could do all kinds of really crazy things and really show off the city and show off the economic impact of the arts,” said Josiah Spaulding Jr., chief executive of Citi Performing Arts Center, which produces ArtWeek. The schedule more than Continue reading >>>

By Matt Murphy, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — Attorney General Martha is throwing her support behind a handful of proposed amendments to the House budget that would boost funding in areas such as behavioral health, early childhood education and extended school-day learning time that have become hallmark issues of her campaign for governor. The House is preparing to open debate Monday on a $36.2 billion budget for the new fiscal year that begins on July 1, and members have filed 1,175 amendments to the spending plan. The budget released by House leadership earlier this month established Continue reading >>>

By Gerry Tuoti
Wicked Local Newsbank Editor


Posted Apr. 23, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
Updated Apr 23, 2014 at 7:34 PM