The Boston Business Journal reports on the government's efforts to unload Graves Light, which has five stories, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a study on a ten-acre island nine miles offshore from downtown. The government will try to find a non-profit organization that wants a remote island, but if nobody bites, will put it up for auction - on the condition the buyer maintain the lighthouse.
See, I'm not the only one who obsesses over Citizens Connect reports: A put-out citizen complains about all the complaints:
The Globe reports School Superintendent Carol Johnson is now investigating whether Rodney Peterson, late of the O'Bryant School, abused his sick time - he may have even been marked as present even on the day he was being arraigned for choking and punching his wife.
Layoffs are involved. The new pub will be called the Phoenix, rather than the Boston Stuff or Stuffnix. Key question: Will they still run those "adult services" ads?
Adam had a post regarding the Boston neighborhood markers (http://www.universalhub.com/2012/what-happened-mar...) and I had mentioned about the old street signs that still exist in Boston, such as the one on the corner of Temple and Baker Street that still exists.
Over the past few months, however, I have been using Google Maps and Bing Maps to find pictures of the signs that still exist. They are divided into sections; simply click a point on the map, and select Street View to see the image.
At-large Councilors Ayanna Pressley and Felix Arroyo say that rather than just let old payphones collect trash and rust, the city should use them to set up free wireless zones.
The councilors say Boston could use more places where people could get online for free:
There is a digital divide between different demographics and socioeconomic levels and such a program would expand access to the internet for more Boston residents.
The two will ask the full council tomorrow to approve a hearing on whether Boston could follow New York with a pilot of free, anonymous WiFi.
Curbed Boston reports Winnie the Pooh has returned to the stump of his old home outside the Harvard Science Center and set up housekeeping again.
Meet like-minded progressives and get connected to great social justice organizations in Boston. Haven't been to a Socializing for Justice event? It’s time to meet the friendly faces of the group that’s grown to over 2000 members, hosted 130+ events and fostered hundreds of connections since our founding 6 years ago.
Join us if you are ready to go BEYOND ALLIES and build a CROSS-ISSUE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.
September 13th, 2012
6-9pm
Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant
903 Boylston St, Boston, MA
RSVP at www.sojust.org - Newcomers always welcomed!
Cost: $5-$20 collected at the door. Newcomers always welcomed!
(every $10 includes raffle ticket for a $25 Trader Joe's gift card)
Complimentary appetizers and yummy home-made cupcakes will be provided.
THIS IS NOT A MEETING - IT'S A FUN NETWORKING SOCIAL!
No Program. No Speaker. Just Us. For Justice.
As always we'll help you meet people - so no worries if you're new to SoJust, plus we'll have "I'M LOOKING FOR" and "ASK ME ABOUT" tags, a CATALYST CORNER staffed by our amazing STARZ (regular attendees), our wildly popular JOBS BOARD and ACTION STATIONS to make it even more likely you'll find the right connections.
Do you often get stuck in conversations? Not know how to approach people at networking events? Join Socializing for Justice for a fast-paced, fun & interactive Skillshare on the Art of the Schmooze on September 6th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM at the NonProfit Center*, 89 South St, Boston.
Register at www.sojust.org - Newcomers always welcomed!
SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center, which builds our individual capacity to make a difference in the world.
SCHEDULE
6:00-6:30 Socializing - bring your own dinner
6:30-8:30 Training
8:00-8:30 Q & A and more socializing
Event fee: $10-$20 cash at the door.
SoJust's Co-Founder, Robbie Samuels, who is well known for his schmoozing skills, is this month's facilitator.
Art of the Schmooze
The Boston Licensing Board last week granted a license to Henry's on South Street to sell beer and wine, after city officials and the local neighborhood group praised the current owner for cleaning the place up and just generally being an asset to the community.
Mystery dinner in mystery location, but sign up now for the Aug. 16 event.
Colour: white only; - Bring a picnic basket, white table cloth, table (between 28”x28” and 32”x32”) and foldable chairs (white); - Arrive and depart by bus or organised public transit; - Bring one’s refuse when departing and leave the place as clean as it was upon arrival.
Via Go to It.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that if Go-Best Assets Ltd. wants the $5 million disgraced lawyer Morris Goldings stole from it, it's going to have to go after him, rather than the bank from which he drained the money.
In its ruling, the state's highest court said Go-Best failed to prove Citizens Bank not only knew Goldings was pulling off fraud when he had the company transfer the money from its own account to an account controlled by Goldings but that it helped him commit it.
Boston to a T explains the limits of automatic vehicle identification on the Green Line.
Boston Police report that officers investigating the sound of gunfire at Broad Street and Surface Road around 2:20 a.m. found a man with a gunshot wound a block away at Atlantic Avenue and High Street. The man was taken to Tufts Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Four, John Carroll reports, adding that left the Herald no space at all to cover the Mittstakes out of London.
Steve Annear reports the white coats from DHS are back 'neath the streets of Boston with their fancy monitoring gizmos, takin' measurements and checkin' out the airflow. But don't worry - they're not spritzing people with killed bacteria.
When MBTA Transit Police see something now, they blog something - but so far with fewer puns than their counterparts at BPD.
Andy Metzger notes that the same week the T began collaring large numbers of fare evaders downtown, ads promising "Mischief is back in Boston" began appearing on fare gates.
Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports a man standing in the parking lot of the Brighton Avenue Hess station around 1:40 a.m. on Monday was threatened by a guy with a knife - and that police say they have similar incidents on file involving a man with a possible mental illness in the area.
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