Students Set to Run Stands for Lemonade Day Boston This May

On Saturday, May 3, more than 3,000 children will take to the streets of Boston as part of an educational initiative to learn how to start, own, and operate their own business. In this case, that business is a lemonade stand. The effort is part of Lemonade Day Boston, a program led by Babson College President Len Schlesinger meant to introduce entrepreneurship educational activities to young children in and around the Greater Boston Area, according to the Lemonade Day Boston website.  "The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives Continue reading >>>

Boston Z Realty Announces New Bellevue Victorian Real Estate Listing

1600 Centre Street Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 24, 2014 Boston Z Realty broker/agent Dillon Currier listed the property located at 1600 Centre Street, Unit #1 on April 18th. The stylish 2-3 bedroom condo is located in a desirable Bellevue location and has with many upgrades. This Victorian style home was fully gutted and restored in 2005. It offers a huge, 800 sq ft., finished basement that can act as a family room, office, or bedroom and includes Continue reading >>>

On Greater Boston’s Ever-Expanding Brain Gain

Griffin pointed to the Cambridge Innovation Center as another symbol of innovation in Massachusetts. The CIC website says it has "More Startups Than Anywhere Else On The Planet" and that CIC companies have raised more than $1.8 billion in venture capital. Referring to a conversation he had with CIC President Brian Dacey, Griffin said that the CIC currently had 600 startups under one roof and that many of these companies would take the next step of renting significant space on their own in the next five to seven years. A good number of them, too, would go on to become household names. Stuart Continue reading >>>

Boston Z Realty Launches Innovative Parallax Website

Boston Z Realty is located in the heart of Back Bay, Boston We strive to be the most knowledgeable, professional, and comprehensive real estate brokerage in Boston. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 23, 2014 Boston Z Realty is thrilled to announce the launch of the new Boston Z Realty website featuring a parallax scrolling effect. The company was in need of a refreshed online presence capable of engaging their target Continue reading >>>

Daily guide of TV movies and radio highlights

On WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) An exploration of the issues surrounding solitary confinement. On Chronicle Powerful Women 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Radio Highlights Continue reading below Morning Edition With Bob Seay 6 a.m. WGBH-FM (89.7) Boston Marathon recap. Boston Public Radio Noon WGBH-FM (89.7) WBUR’s Morning Edition With Bob Oakes 5 to 9 a.m. and All Things Considered With Sacha Pfeiffer 4 to 6:30 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) One year after the Marathon bombings, is there any closure? Radio Boston 3 p.m. WBUR-FM (90.9) Stories reflecting the culture of the Continue reading >>>

What Downtown Boston’s Median Sales Price Buys You

News thunder-clapped Monday that the average sales price for a downtown Boston condo was nearing $1,000,000. Within the same gaga data set was this nugget: Downtown's median sales price reached $650,000 in the first quarter of 2014, much higher than it was during the same period in 2013. Since the median is a better market measure than the average (less susceptibility to spikes from single mega-deals), we thought we'd go hunting for six downtown Boston condos asking around the median of $650K to illustrate what that buys. One is actually in Dorchester and "around" is the operative word Continue reading >>>

Food Fundraiser for Agassiz Village Coming to Boston May 1st

Mark May 1st off on your calendar: you will want to be at The Maine Course event to raise funds for Agassiz Village Summer Camp, which serves underserved youth in the greater Boston area. The camp is celebrating its 80th anniversary and is not holding back for the event, which will be held at the Artists For Humanity Epicenter in South Boston. The event will feature an evening of cocktails, wine and delicious food, not to mention summer camp-inspired fun and games. Chefs from all over Boston will be preparing an array of dishes for guests to enjoy as they mingle around. Ticket proceeds Continue reading >>>