tourism

Tall Ships to shrink

neilv — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:44:54 +0000

Sail Boston said it will scale back the Tall Ships event [Boston Globe], in an apparent compromise with Menino.

As discussed yesterday [UH], Sail Boston previously implied they would proceed with the full event despite missing a City deadline to demonstrate that they could cover public safety costs. The City estimated these costs at $2 million.

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hienec — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:57:20 +0000

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He likes us

adamg — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:40:01 +0000

Rich flies back to Chicago with fond memories of our Hub (except for the pedestrian crossings, which he found as dangerous as any in Brazil or Costa Rica):

... People in Boston are really energetic. This may be a strange thing to say, but Bostonians are attractive people and have a good sense of life. It would be a great place to live; there's a huge amount to do and see. The locals may talk with funny accents, but they definitely approach things straight on. We walked along the river last night (seems like a week ago) . . . and the constant flow of runners, walkers, skaters and others was invigorating. Was it my imagination? . . . but I felt that the people of Boston seem to have a special resolve about them, perhaps a joie-de-vivre that one doesn't see in many other cities. More voltage than Chicago for sure. I liked the people. ...