Massachusetts recognition of the 9/11 anniversary included a ceremony on Friday at Logan Airport, where both planes that terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center originated. It goes without saying people who lost loved ones on 9/11 are changed forever. The Globe suggested 9/11 has affected the world in other ways, and can be felt in everything from mathematics to memories, religion, and politics.
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Mayor Tom Menino is commenting on the D.C. debt crisis. He's mad about the inaction on the matter. As a loyal Democrat he's blaming House Speaker John Boehner for the debt crisis. Menino, speaking at the National Urban League’s Boston conference yesterday..."Put sound bites aside and put people to work. It’s a stalemate that’s unconscionable. Why can’t we get Washington to care about working people and forget about sound bites...Government has forgotten who they represent."
There's a new development in Walmart's planned expansion into Boston. The gigantic retailer will open its first Market grocery store in New England on Mystic Avenue in Somerville within the next 12 months. The Globe reported that Massachusetts is apparently underserved in terms of supermarkets. Most people seem open to the idea of a Wal-Mart grocery store, at least according to the Globe's unscientific poll.
The food truck phenomenon is spreading throughout the city of Boston as an additional 15 permanent food truck spots were announced on Tuesday by Mayor Tom Menino and are open for business today. The new locations, in addition to existing spots in City Hall Plaza and on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, are scattered around Boston in Back Bay, Bay Village, South End, Fenway, Kenmore/BU, Dorchester, Boston Marine Industrial Park/South Boston Waterfront and the Charlestown Navy Yard neighborhoods.
Mayor Tom Menino announced today that a statue to honor Boston Celtics center Bill Russell will be built at City Hall Plaza. The final design, slated to be revealed in the spring of 2012, will come from one of three artists, Fern Cunningham, Ann Hirsch, and Antonio Tobias Mendez.
Dick Williams, the manager of the 1967 'Impossible Dream' Red Sox team, died today at 82 of a brain aneurysm. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
After initially refusing to remove t-shirts with profanity and drug references from a display window, the Niketown store on Newbury Street went along with Mayor Tom Menino's wishes to remove shirts with slogans like "Get High" and "Dope" from the window. The store reportedly denied the change was a result of the Mayor's letter. The Globe reported that Nike said the shirts in the "Nike 6.0" are still for sale. The company said "we consistently refresh our windows with new inventory."
There's a new chapter in Mayor Tom Menino's battle with Wal-Mart. You know there's a history between the two focused on how the company will treat employees at any store that is opened in Boston. In February the Mayor said he would like the company's local profits to "stay in our neighborhoods and employ neighborhood people." Admirable. That brings us to June. Reports in the media that Bostonist read said Boston had about 1,400 fewer summer jobs for teens in 2011 than in 2010. ABCD called the shortage "dangerous." Despite that fact, Mayor Menino ruled out a hypothetical boost to the city's jobs programs from Wal-Mart.
Massachusetts activated a consumer hotline number, 617-521-7777, to facilitate claims to insurance companies in the wake of Wednesday's devastating tornadoes in the western and central part of the state. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Mayor Tom Menino and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a project labor agreement to create jobs for unions, residents of public housing, and small businesses. The jobs are part of a $63 million Boston Housing Authority project. [CityBizList.com] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Mayor Tom Menino has raised $139,000 in six weeks. Is he running again? Marc Epstein, the owner of the Milk Street Cafe, was named the S.B.A. Small Business Person of the Year for Massachusetts. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Mayor Tom Menino is asking the Federal Communications Commission to give him the power to regulate basic cable rates in the city. The Globe reported Comcast has raised rates for basic service by 60% since 2008.
As surprising as it sounds, gossipy media speculation about yet another Mayor Tom Menino election campaign has begun. Yes, about 18 months after he won an historic fifth term as Mayor of Boston, Menino is already ready to run again in 2013. David S. Bernstein of the Phoenix expects him to run, and to win - of course - in 2013 after talking himself into it. Menino, himself, has reportedly already decided to throw his hat in the ring. Bernstein reports the mayor told an East Boston community breakfast in April that he was all-in for 2013.
Today could be a huge day for the Boston bicycling community with some kind of mysterious bike-related announcement due from Mayor Tom Menino. The news is hush-hush and won't be revealed until 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall Plaza. Food, including Boloco burritos, is available. According to BostonBiker.org, it's possible the news could be about a bike sharing program.
Two area college students took tragic falls in the last two days, and only one survived. Emerson College film student Justin Amorratanasuchad, a junior from Seattle, died Sunday after falling five stories off a rooftop on Columbus Avenue. On Monday, a 22-year old Babson College student fell through a skylight, down five stories to the basement of a Brookline building.
Vice President Joe Biden came to New Hampshire on Monday and talked to UNH students in Durham about preventing sexual abuse, and politics in Portsmouth. While Biden was in New Hampshire, Boston Mayor Tom Menino visited Washington, D.C., to speak at a youth violence prevention summit to promote a new initiative designed to curb youth violence.
City officials suggested that South Boston liquor stores close at 4 p.m. on Sunday instead of 5 p.m. as they have for the last four years on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Boston asked bars "to stop letting in patrons at 6:30 p.m., stop serving alcohol at 7 p.m., and to send all patrons home by 7:30 p.m.," according to the Globe. Patricia A. Malone, director of the Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing, said businesses have always cooperated with the city. Mayor Tom Menino wants to have a "festive, fun, and family-friendly atmosphere" for St. Patrick’s Day weekend. [Globe]
Two of Massachusetts more visible Mayors, Setti Warren of Newton and Boston's Tom Menino, both oppose cuts in federal aid to cities and towns in President Obama's budget that was released today. The budget includes a 7.5% cut in the Community Development Block Grant program that helps fund social safety net programs and local construction projects.
February is turning into a busy month in the retail sector of the Boston business community as established local businesses and Mayor Tom Menino square off against out-of-town corporations for our money. Menino is taking on Wal-Mart in preparation to discuss the construction of one or more of their stores in Boston. The merchants think General Growth wants to replace local businesses with national chains who can pay higher rent.
Edward Washington and Kimani Washington each pleaded not guilty to participating in four murders in Mattapan on September 28. Edward Washington is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and is held without bail.
Kimani Washington, 35, of Dorchester pleaded not guilty to home invasion, armed robbery and armed carjacking for his role in September's brutal quadruple murders in Mattapan. Washington was held on $500,000 bail. He allegedly stripped and robbed the victims at gunpoint. [Herald], [WCVB]
Mayor Tom Menino plans to be on his feet for Tuesday's State of the City address. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Mayor Tom Menino had his other knee repaired. A Downtown Crossing pipe was also fixed. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Boston School Committee voted to approve a plan to close nine schools and consolidate eight other schools into four. Superintendent Carol Johnson proposed the plan, recently endorsed by Mayor Tom Menino, to try to save $10 million as the schools face a $63 million budget gap.
Mayor Menino is back at City Hall. A bull killed a man in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, thus proving there is a Clarksburg, Massachusetts. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Aquarium is helping turtles and celebrities helped out the Pine Street Inn. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Questions to ponder tonight as you ready your turkey: Who needs to buy an iPod in the subway? Can your dog beat up a fox? Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Mayor Tom Menino injured his left elbow during a trip to Florence, Italy for a conference on urban development last week and is now at Brigham and Women’s Hospital with an infection. Menino has been diagnosed with septic bursitis, a bacterial infection and is being treated with an antibiotic drip for at least 24 hours. Dot Joyce, Menino's spokeswoman, said he's fine aside from the infection. Last year, Menino severed a tendon in his leg. [Globe]
Boston Mayor Tom Menino thinks City Councilor Chuck Turner, 77, should resign from the council because of his conviction for taking a bribe and lying about it in October during a corruption probe. Menino said he'd miss Turner "challenging" him.
- Hamilton voted to give seniors a property-tax break. [Salem News]
- Arlington High School has approved increases in athletic fees in order to help close a budget deficit. [WBUR]
Senator Scott Brown won't speculate about the 2012 election or any possible opponents. He says he's focused on representing Massachusetts.