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notloB Parlour Concerts presents Julie Metcalf and Andy Reiner, JP, 2/4

notloB — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:15 +0000

notloB Folk / Parlour Concerts presents Julie Metcalf and Andy Reiner

Saturday, February 4, 2012
Doors 7:30, Concert 8:00
Loring-Greenough House
12 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/

Mayor Menino to adopt "radically different student assignment plan"

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:32:16 +0000

West Roxbury Patch reports:

Connolly to Lead Council's Review of Student Assignment Process

City Councilor John Connolly will lead the Council's review of the Boston Public Schools student assignment plan. His announcement comes days after Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's State of the City Address in which the Mayor called for "a radically different student assignment plan."

Connolly's order will be introduced during tomorrow's City Council meeting. No dates have been set yet for the City Council hearings, but Connolly wants to give parents an opportunity to weigh in on what makes a quality school, the challenges parents face with the current assignment process, and changes parents would like to see.

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Class is in session

BostonBastard — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:07 +0000

(This post originally appeared at www.BostonBastard.com)

Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Boston City Council readily presented their version of Boston race relations by making an example out of Charles Yancey, a black City Councilor who committed the egregious offense of actually trying to do his job and look out for his constituents.

The annual release of City Council Committee chairs is always a good way to get a sense of where the councilors stand in the eyes of the City Council power structure and this year was no different.

When Council President Stephen Murphy released his assignments last week, we learned that Matt O’Malley has proven himself as a willing stooge of the status quo, so of course he was handed the chair of the Government Operations Committee, which had been left available when Maureen Feeney finally decided to drop any pretense of giving a shit about her Dorchester constituents and went after a major pay raise.

Another major change was that Charles Yancey was removed from his chairmanship of the Post Audit and Oversight Committee.

Among councilors, Yancey is often criticized for not doing anything, but only because trying to improve the community in Mattapan doesn’t count among City Hall’s paler politicians.

“No plans at this point” to evict Occupy Boston

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:27:46 +0000

Menino’s spokeswoman Dot Joyce, initially said yesterday that the city has “no plans at this point” to evacuate the Occupy Boston encampment. Looks like that changed fast.

Keystone XL was not an American jobs bonanza

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:09:06 +0000

Read more here from author Brad Johnson, a Boston native, who writes about climate and public policy for ThinkProgress.

Boston's Original Rock Radio: WBCN Documentary in the Works

MFord — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:37:38 +0000

It’s been years since the eponymous WBCN radio graced the airwaves but its legacy has not been forgotten. During the golden era of underground stations, WBCN was belting out its message of revolution during the civil rights times of 1968 to 1974. Keeping the nostalgia alive, curator Bill Lichtenstein has compiled a vast library of archival footage for a new documentary film about the station and the time it affected. “We’ve received more than 50,000 pieces of memorabilia, donated by people across the country…we’re counting on this nationwide enthusiasm — from both those who were there and from young people inspired by what WBCN meant,” Lichtenstein said. Like many other artists today, Bill has taken to the internet with a call to arms. The project will be funded by those who care about it most on Kickstarter.com

Even famed Boston Red Sox pitcher, Bill “Spaceman” Lee has signed on to help the project in its homerun stretch before its Monday, December 19th deadline. Earlier today he sent out this blast:

A Special Message from former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee about the www.KickstartWBCN.com campaign for "The American Revolution."
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Attention! This is Bill "Spaceman" Lee.

"The Way of the Warrior-Bunny" comes to Somerville Theatre Microcinema Tuesday

andtruth — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:16:37 +0000

The premiere of Unreliable Narrator's first web series The Way of the Warrior-Bunny is taking place Tuesday, November 29. Performances are at 7 and 9 PM at the microcinema at the Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA). Admission is $6.00; for reservations email .

K'Tharr, celebrated intergalactic Warrior-Bunny and protector of the innocent, has been robbed of one of his greatest powers. As he takes refuge with his oldest human friends Krista and Ed, a great and socially awkward enemy threatens the Earth with destruction. Can K'Tharr get his groove back, or will he be stuck at his $11-an-hour temp job?

Lead actor Neal Leaheey is a founding member of the award-winning Providence improv troupe Bit Players. He originated the role of K’Tharr in Unreliable Narrator’s 2009 comedy Paranormal, and is pleased to bring it to the Somerville Theatre screen. The series features Laura DeCesare (Paranormal), Andres Rey Solorzano (Theatre on Fire’s Mojo), Jenny Gutbezahl (Flat Earth’s As Bees In Honey Drown), Tony Moschetto (Oberon’s Comedy Is King), Gigi K. Cochrane (Zeitgeist Stage’s ENRON), and Crystal Lisbon (Company One’s Learn To Be Latina). More information can be found at http://www.unreliable-narrator.com.

Free Holiday Concert Programs!

rockportlegionband — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:16:33 +0000

The Rockport Legion Band will present two free public concerts in Rockport on the following dates:

Friday, December 2 at the Rockport Methodist Church, 7:00 P.M.

Thursday, December 8 at the Rockport Congregational Church, 7:00 P.M.

There will be refreshments available both evenings.

The music list for the two programs is available on the band's web page located at:

http://rockportlegionband.wordpress.com

Dissatisfied with the Redistricting Committee plan? Your public comments here!

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:19:09 +0000

As a resident of Boston for twenty-eight years, I’ve had Stephen Lynch as my representative in Congress for ten. During that time:

Showdown between Lee and Linehan

BostonBastard — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:55:29 +0000

(Originally appeared at www.bostonbastard.com. This post reflects the opinion of the Boston Bastard and not that of UHub and Adam G.)

In September, Suzanne Lee had one thing that Bill Linehan didn’t – the element of surprise. No one expected a first-time candidate from Chinatown to give much trouble to an incumbent South Bostonian in “South Boston’s District.”

That all changed when Lee smacked Linehan across the face in the polls, Sept. 27, taking the top spot in the preliminary election.

All of a sudden, what was not expected to be a difficult battle for Linehan, has turned into one of two hotly-contested district races this year.

It remains to be seen how much support Linehan was able to drum up since coming in second, but it’s clear the race would not be a cake walk.

As far as campaign financing goes, both Linehan and Lee reported roughly the same amount of total campaign donations for the year at the time of the election, September 27. But on the Friday following the election, Linehan’s campaign deposited $23,630 in donations.

Linehan didn’t actually report any receipts in the first two weeks of October, but in that time, he did sink $ 17,936.18 into his campaign, predominately in local media advertising.