Boston-based journalist on the hunt for Bay State business news, the perfect marathon, long-lost '80s tunes, and the planet's best chocolate frappe.
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Yeah, that was me. Thanks for the yells. Made a big difference.
Pretty sure that’s @BostonGlobe’s @jonchesto zooming past here in the red. Otherwise I’m just yelling his name for no reason. #BostonMarathon
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PR tip #1: If it's Friday, and you are emailing a pitch, please don't say "Happy Friday!" to the journalist. Odds are she/he is stressed out of her/his mind. PR tip #2: And please don't say "Happy Friday!" when it's actually Monday.
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Something tells me this Necco-manufactured Skybar on my desk, courtesy of @GlobeKConti, is going to be worth a lot of money soon.
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Ask me who the true athletic heroes are, and Dick Hoyt is the first person who comes to mind. See you further on up the road, Dick. bostonglobe.com/2021/03/17/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Powerful stuff from Jack Thomas about holding on, saying goodbye, and what really matters in the end. bostonglobe.com/2021/07/21/m… via @BostonGlobe
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I told my 10-year-old this morning that there might not be as many gifts this year under the tree because of supply chain issues. She told me, Dad, Santa makes everything at the North Pole so he doesn't have to worry about supply chain problems.
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I love Boston's ghost signs. They are everywhere if you keep your eyes peeled. ow.ly/7LVI30pE0vv
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Tip for email pitches: Don't mention a 'f/up' in the subject head if you mean 'a follow-up story.' My mind immediately went somewhere else.
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It was an ugly commute this morning. Put me in a foul mood. Until I saw this email from @CNN , about a typo in one of its newsletters: 'Clearly, we weren't on top of our game this morning. We meant Red Sox and not Red Sex. Embarrassing!'
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Not just #mapoli but all of Greater Boston. Even those who never step foot in a train or bus should be concerned about what this means for our region.
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Salem is slated to become second major port city in Mass. for offshore wind industry after New Bedford. Vineyard Wind will play a crucial role in both ports. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/30/b… via @BostonGlobe
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I'm not sure what this says about me, exactly, but a stranger drove by my house today as I walked out the front door, rolled down the window, and shouted, "hold up, where's the Coca Cola?" in a Jamaican accent. I responded: "I'm getting it out of the car right now."
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The biggest surprise twist of yesterday's news: RI and Mass. officials teaming up to get more offshore wind power built. ow.ly/3NoW30ka1Kq
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It's been heartbreaking to watch what has happened to Boston's Financial District. Feels like a post-apocalyptic film nowadays. The ripple effects are enormous, more far reaching than you might expect. apps.bostonglobe.com/busines… via @BostonGlobe
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So heartbreaking. Fred's an institution. The last reporter in the Ledger newsroom before it closed. Passionate about journalism, local history, movies, music. He cheated death once. Unfortunately, not this time. Of course, it happened while on assignment. patriotledger.com/story/news…
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Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Purple. It's rush hour. Time to spin the MBTA Breakdown Roulette Wheel. ow.ly/69co30ppjHW
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I consider it a sign of good luck every time you come across Keytar Bear.
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A sad decline for the company that birthed Panera Bread, and fostered a generation of fast-casual executives. I have fond memories of the Harvard Square location. And I was a regular at the 53 State location before the pandemic shut it down.
Closing alert -- Au Bon Pain at South Station in Boston has closed; only one location now remains in Massachusetts. bostonrestaurants.blogspot.c…
#boston @universalhub
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So where is the next best New England city for startups, outside of Boston/Cambridge? My votes are for Providence, Worcester, Portland. ow.ly/N2d530p83GB There are some interesting smaller cities that merit attention too.
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Kraft Group ‘deeply disappointed’ after state fails to move on Revolution stadium bostonglobe.com/2024/08/01/b… via @BostonGlobe
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So great to see independent bookstores like this one expanding. There was a time when I never thought I would see this again. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/20/b… via @BostonGlobe
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I'd never want a 4,000-square-foot home. The heating/cooling bills alone would sink me. Though something tells me they're not as much of an issue for people who can actually afford 4,000-square-foot homes. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/08/b… via @BostonGlobe
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'I don’t know one person of color that has made any money from the development of the Seaport. Not one.' ow.ly/HLAL30h9etz
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It's been a great run with my buddy @camorris. Here's to another 52 weeks of Bold Types in 2024!
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Well, I guess it beats MassGeneral Brigham Newton-Wellesley McLean Mass Eye & Ear Spaulding North Shore Nantucket Cottage. ow.ly/k9nB30pWXXF
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I don't care what the haters say. Bertucci's makes some good pizza. Let's hope they keep making it. ow.ly/ONeu30jzAUJ
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Not an April Fool's joke: Trader Joe's finally confirms that it's planning to open a Fort Point store. ow.ly/m5nJ30ojhHF
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Such a bummer. Bromfield Street has now officially gone from being a vibrant street to tumbleweeds.
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Seems like there are better ways to fix this than installing costly electronic gates. Maybe let's start with having enough train cars so some riders don't need to stand in the aisles at rush hour, making it hard for the conductors to get around? ow.ly/oVkp30q2jrn
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Great to see this bookstore open in an area of Boston that's badly in need of one, even if it's smaller in scale than its Cambridge counterpart. bostonglobe.com/2021/10/04/l… via @BostonGlobe
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Maybe I'm missing something, but is it really that strange to ask customers not to openly carry guns in stores? It seems like it should be as simple as asking them to wear a shirt. ow.ly/NeQ330pu1Ht
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This is a huge loss for Boston, and I'm not just saying that because they played BTO's "Taking Care of Business" every time I stepped to the plate. A great group of journalists. Tough to see the gang get broken up. bostonglobe.com/2023/06/14/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Actually, it's not like that at all.
Boston Globe article by @jonchesto lamenting need for more COVID testing to stops its spread is misguided. It's like thinking more pregnancy testing would stop unwanted pregnancy.
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“The biggest problem with transit in Boston is not the fare, it’s unreliability and infrequency. ... The biggest cost riders pay is the cost of their time. That's where the focus should be." governing.com/now/transporta…
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I stand by this statement.
OH in the @BostonGlobe newsroom:
"I would say growing up in the '80s was a lot like Stranger Things. Minus the demons." — @jonchesto
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'That he’s not a national treasure is the fault only of the rest of the nation. But he’s a regional treasure, and that will have to do.' ow.ly/PNgX30mHQul
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I can't help but root for this bookstore. Great not just for Beacon Hill, but all of downtown Boston. bostonglobe.com/2022/09/14/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Just back from the new Amazon office in Boston. Neat space, but worth noting that Amazon's 6th floor 'library' (a quiet work-space area) doesn't have any books.
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Does the new Northern Avenue bridge really need to accommodate motor vehicles? Seems like much cheaper alternatives could be found by limiting it to bikes and pedestrians. ow.ly/xbiD30oydWi
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RIP, Kinsale. I can't tell you how much money I sent your way over the past two decades but I know I could build a Guinness brewery with it if I still had it. bostonglobe.com/2020/05/19/l… via @BostonGlobe
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Daily newsroom employment in the US is about to fall below 28K, half of what it was in 1990. ow.ly/YMdO306Af2Q
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I know we can't have our old Northern Ave. bridge back, but do we really need build a replacement that can accommodate cars? Seems like it drives up the costs unnecessarily. ow.ly/RzAV30q1C25
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PR folks. Here's another way not to start your pitch: 'I see on my Cision database that you still cover business stories – is this correct?'
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I stopped using OpenTable when I realized that Boston restaurants were using it to book diners during hard-to-fill times (before 5 and after 8 pm), and showing prime dinner times as being full when they weren't. For me, I stick with the phone.
And here's the reason why I was asking this question. It seems people still rely heavily on OpenTable (from my informal polling at least!) but that's starting to change based on how often you eat out. bostonglobe.com/business/201…
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Might be the first time I've seen the North-South Rail Link, a three-mile project that could cost anywhere from $4B to $14B, as a 'tiny Boston tunnel.' ow.ly/Uaa630pbVen
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Trustees of Reservations names Katie Theoharides as next leader bostonglobe.com/2023/06/07/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Yes, Revs fans, you'll finally get the public hearing you've been waiting for. bostonglobe.com/2024/03/07/b… via @BostonGlobe
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I was definitely counting on some dispensation in the deadline department yesterday.
My colleague @jonchesto is one of a kind. He finished the #2019BostonMarathon and then came to the newsroom to write his regular @BostonGlobe business column, per usual. (He did file a little late, but I decided to let it slide.)
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I was surprised how emotional it was for me to be back in the old Globe building this week. The previous two bidders would have torn this down. I'm glad it's still here. Plus the big New England map is coming back. bostonglobe.com/2021/08/18/b… via @BostonGlobe
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I'm biased because we live here now and have a daughter in the school system. But it's bonkers that a city as wealthy as Newton, where most homes sell for over $1M, can't provide adequate support for its schools. bostonglobe.com/2022/03/09/m… via @BostonGlobe
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The Herald's loss is NBC's gain. I knew it wouldn't take long before Mark got scooped up.
Today I'm proud & thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the talented staff of @NBC10Boston. I've enjoyed decades of photographing #Boston & vicinity w/my still photography cameras, and that will not change. New to the equation will be some video added in. Thx for the support!
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My current state of mind.
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While making breakfast today for my 11-year-old, some milk ends up on the floor. I tell her, "You shouldn't cry over spilled milk." She responds: "Well, you should clean it up."
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I am sorry to see the Allston Pizzeria Regina go. Free parking and one of the most unusual restaurant buildings in the city. bostonglobe.com/2020/05/19/l… via @BostonGlobe
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Losing CommonWealth Kitchen would have been a big blow for Boston and the businesses within the city that rely on it. Good thing City Hall had some HUD money they could put to use here. bostonglobe.com/2021/07/22/b… via @BostonGlobe
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With this Yale agreement, New Haven will be getting almost as much money ($23M or thereabouts) annually from one school in PILOT money that the city of Boston gets from all its colleges ($34M) news.yale.edu/2021/11/17/new…
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There has been a lot of talk over the years about what the final nail in the coffin that is Harvard Square would be. I nominate Mr. Bartley's. bit.ly/3ibz7FI More disappointing news from @hiddenboston
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I recommend reading @janemswift as she writes about her grief, and bouncing back from the loss of her husband. janeswift.substack.com/p/not…
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“I was just calling to see if you’d like a kidney." Congrats to @jessemermell and @RosinaLucibello for the successful operation. bostonglobe.com/2021/05/25/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Congrats to Lee Pelton. I think he'll be great at this job. bostonglobe.com/2020/12/01/m… via @BostonGlobe
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Fast-casual is fine but what Friendly's really needs to do to get on track is to bring back the ice-milk Fribble recipe. bostonglobe.com/2022/01/19/l… via @BostonGlobe
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At this point, if I lived in Dorchester, I think I'd be biking to work. And if I still lived in Southie, I'd be walking.
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It is starting to feel like the MBTA and the Red Sox are on parallel paths this summer bostonglobe.com/2022/08/09/s… via @BostonGlobe
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Dear Prudence is my favorite Beatles song and it's a crime that it is missing from this album.
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'Because they hate Boston, because they’re jealous of Boston. And I’m sorry, but making an app to call a cab isn’t science. You know what is science? Life science is science.' ow.ly/APyE30nAGeo
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My favorite restaurant in Chinatown.
Just got word... Pho Pasteur opens for takeout tomorrow. Rooting for Chinatown all the way. ❤️ @MarcHurBoston @TheDrewStarr
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Calling out to the earth
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For the loss of the girl
That I loved as a child irishtimes.com/culture/music…
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I bet this is quite common in Boston. (Guilty as charged.) Another case of an Onion headline mirroring reality.
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Kind of amazing we've been at this for almost 10 years (with a brief COVID reprieve). It was once much more of a group effort but gradually fell on my shoulders. Wouldn't be possible without the great drawings from the unstoppable @camorris
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There's a lot of badness in this world. But there's goodness too ... like the unexpected resurrection of the indie record shop. There are 44 in Greater Boston, folks. Never thought I would see this day again. boston.com/community/readers…
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Should Cambridge adopt a 'vacancy tax' to address all the vacancies in Harvard Square? ow.ly/79QX30qa1WW
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Soccer will be on the State House agenda next Tuesday. Will Revs fans show up to make the case? Hearing room is not large but it's been booked for 3 hours. bostonglobe.com/2024/03/29/b… via @BostonGlobe
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It's hard to understate Rosemarie's impact in Boston. When I asked her in January what she would do after her retirement from the downtown BID, she did not mention she had cancer. Instead, she said she would "sit back and figure that out." bostonglobe.com/2022/02/23/b… via @BostonGlobe
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This is not my grandparents' Southie. One of the Broadway restaurants has made Food & Wine's list for top 10 new restaurants in the country. ow.ly/vguJ30oN0ND
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“There will be folks that look back at this town meeting and say this was when Brookline began the process of change that was needed to grow and support our community in a way that makes it more vital, more livable, and more diverse.” bostonglobe.com/2023/11/15/m… via @BostonGlobe
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I can't remember the last time that 20-plus business groups from across the state were huddling to solve one problem. That's how pressing the transportation issue is for Massachusetts. ow.ly/LyVW30o1K7L
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Sure, we're in a 'housing emergency' in Greater Boston. But a 'transportation emergency' can't be far behind. ow.ly/pL9R30m515x
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Happy birthday to us! An unexpected surprise from my blood brother, @rahulkdhanda. We got "Trapped" at the Garden again.
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If only Robert McCloskey was still alive to write a sequel. bostonglobe.com/2021/06/03/m… via @BostonGlobe
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“Now, the Boston area is known the world over for its biopharmaceutical innovations. We must pursue the same strategy to make Massachusetts the leader of our clean-energy future.” bostonglobe.com/2021/03/25/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Thanks, Ed. It's true, I bear malice toward none*, even those who criticize me on Twitter! *except the landlord who priced out my 7-Eleven on State Street.
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'[We] have a back-line role to play in this crisis, to restore the American food supply with a product that is shelf-stable, highly nutritious, and relatively low-cost.' bostonglobe.com/2020/04/09/n… via @BostonGlobe
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"Many of us believed an explosion was imminent, and being burned alive while trapped in a 40-year-old bucket of bolts was simply not an option we cared to explore." bostonglobe.com/2022/07/25/o… via @BostonGlobe
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We need all the help we can get.
Rolling mobile religious ceremony in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse. This is the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Roxbury praying & sending out incense to “kill the virus”. #wbz
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One of my favorite spots in Boston. Hidden jewel, in plain sight.
It took a while to get the geese to line up in place, but worth stopping my run to take a shot to capture how beautiful #Boston is.
Neponset Trail in #dorchester.
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If you want to announce the hiring of a new president in April, but his LinkedIn profile says he took the job in December, please be prepared to explain the discrepancy to any reporter who asks.
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Interesting move from Benchmark Strategies in Boston: A guaranteed minimum $60K salary for employees. I wonder how many more firms around here will try something similar in the hunt for talent. prn.to/3L0Mo3j
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'Yes, it has been and will be a devastating 12 or 14 months for the transit system. But they’re letting that change the trajectory of 10 years of housing policy.' bostonglobe.com/2020/11/26/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Regardless of your politics, you've got to admire Ayanna Pressley's courage in dealing with this. ow.ly/P2BU30qaf5p
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I've often thought it was crazy that they do not have a stop on the Quincy line in this part of Dorchester, especially with all the new residential construction out that way.
During last night’s public comment section of the Morrissey Boulevard Commission, Dorchester resident Andrew Donovan asked members to consider adding a Red Line stop at Puritan Plaza (by Lamberts). The idea has been floated before. What say you, #Dorchester ?
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I have written a lot about what it will take to 'bring back downtown' but I couldn't have predicted some of the quirky stuff the BID is doing this winter. Props to them for keeping things interesting. Just keep me away from the giant clown heads!
A mysterious metallic cube, from which glows a starry firmament, has landed in #DowntownBoston as part of WINTERACTIVE. Anyone who ventures inside Territories 2.0 will discover a true narrative microcosm: a diorama carefully designed to both captivate and induce apprehension(1/3)
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The first of the stories that led to 'Spotlight' is the most-read story on the Globe's site right now ow.ly/YTfvg
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That's fine. But my eight-year-old daughter still thinks it's a terrible idea. Maybe not their target demo, at least not yet.
WORD ECONOMY: Dunkin' dropped "Donuts" from its name and jumped 73 percent in brand value, per ranking
via @bygregryan
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Peter makes a good point here: We need to get going with ramping up energy storage. Right now, New England seems to still be in "pilot mode" on that front. Weaning ourselves off our overreliance on natural gas will not be easy but it's the only way forward for our electric grid.
This morning, my colleague @petershattuck responds to @jonchesto's recent @BostonGlobe piece on New England's wintertime dependence on natural gas. Developing new transmission and energy storage are key steps New England can take to ensure reliability. bostonglobe.com/2022/02/01/s…
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