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GENERAL ELECTRIC FAIL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 15, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Conglomerate’s woes throw Boston HQ deal contradictions into bold relief

 

What a surprise. General Electric is tanking, and the scheme to bring the multinational’s headquarters to Boston is looking worse by the day. And whom shall the public blame if that once-secret deal cut by Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh in January 2016 goes south? Potentially ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: boondoggle, Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Redevelopment Authority, building, capitalism, construction, corporation, corruption, criticism, deal, fort point, GE, General Electric, Giveaway, Gov Charlie Baker, headquarters, jobs, labor, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, Necco, PILOT, PR, Procter & Gamble, public, public relations, scam, scheme, tax breaks

WELFARE KINGS: BAKER MOVES TO MAKE CORPORATE GIVEAWAYS EVEN SWEETER

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 28, 2016 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

It’s the situation that arises when a giant corporation like GE wants extraordinary amounts of state money to site facilities in the Commonwealth.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Charlie Baker, corporate giveaway, corporate welfare, fort point, GE, General Electric, helipad, Jamie Eldridge, Make GE Pay, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, Necco

GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 8

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 21, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The terms of the essentially secret deal that led to this situation—brokered by high public officials and GE leadership with no public oversight whatsoever—are already being violated.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Business Journal, Boston Redevelopment Authority, BRA, Charlie Baker, devbelopment, fort point, GE Boston Deal, General Electric, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, Necco, The Missing Manual

NEW KNEES: BEE’S KNEES EXPANDING AND BRINGING CAFE CULTURE TO ALLSTON

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted May 30, 2015 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop

“Allston is a great neighborhood,” he says. “That’s why we wanted to push the cafe concept. This will be somewhere [locals] will want to hang out in.”

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop Tagged With: american provisions, artisan, bee's knees supply company, cafe, charcuterie, cheese, coffee, craft beer, fort point, gourmet, grocery store, Jason Owens, joshua tree, lounge, nashville, organic, produce, record player, Vinyl

DIG THIS: LAWN ON D, PORCHFEST, AND BOSTON ZINE FEST

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 13, 2015 Filed Under: DigThis

Plenty to do during some really nice days coming up.

Filed Under: DigThis Tagged With: Boston Zine Fest, Cuisine En Locale, fort point, Gianna Stewart, Lawn on D, Lir, MFA, Pitch Perfect, porchfest, Post Office Fence, Resist, somerville theatre, The Eight Tracks, trivia, Washington Street Art Center

CREATIONISTS: CREATE BOSTON STEPS IT UP IN YEAR FOUR, STAYS TRUE TO ORIGINS

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted April 30, 2015 Filed Under: A+E

Fast forward four years and as many versions of the unique-to-Boston day of food, music, drinking, and interactive art, and you have an event that joins both worlds in a single collective whole.

Filed Under: A+E Tagged With: Asta, Blue Dragon, Café ArtScience, Chefs, create boston 2015, Dana Woulfe, Deep Ellum, fort point, Josh Falk, kenji nakayama, local artists, louis dibiccari, Mei Mei, moe pope, tavern road, tigermanwoah

‘FIN-ALMENTE: SURVEYING THE LIBATIONS AT DOWNTOWN’S NEWEST BAR SCENE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted April 10, 2015 Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

I’ve said before that I look at myself as the anti-mixologist. I like things that are good, simple and quick. Nothing too expensive, or takes a long time to make. ”

Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: bastille kitchen, Domain de Canton, downtown, fort point, italian, michael schlow, mixologist, pasta, pear martini, pimms cup, radius, Roberto Porsia, seth greenberg, wood fired pizza

TRILLIUM SQUARED: FORT POINT-BASED BREWERY EXPANDING MEANS MORE BEER FOR YOU

Written by KAREN CINPINSKI Posted March 6, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Honest Pint

Husband and wife team JC and Esther Tetreault recently announced that they’re expanding the Fort Point-based brewery, adding a second location in Canton, Mass. This means more beer for you.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Honest Pint Tagged With: barrels, Brewery, canton, Esther Tetreault, farmhouse ale, fort point, Growlers, husband and wife, JC Tetreault, oatmeal porter, pale ale, pot and kettle, production, red rye ale, trillium

GET OUT THERE: WINTER NIGHTLIFE GUIDE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted February 26, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Guides

Think of it as a snapshot of what Sunday-Thursday has in store for you between now and the spring solstice on March 20, a time period that may later be referred to as “The Great Melt.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, Guides Tagged With: Amanda Palmer, beat hotel, bills bar, breakfast club, brewer's fork, cantab, fort point, Good Life, guide, internal matter, lizard lounge, matt jennings, moonshine, Partying, pastoral, pizza, poetry, ramen, school night, the merchant, townsman, Vinyl, winter nightlife, zuzu

BREAK EATS: WHERE TO BREAK UP WITH SOMEONE ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Written by DIG STAFF Posted February 12, 2015 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Some people would say that choosing Valentine’s Day to break up with a significant other is the mark of an unconscionable cad. Notice we’re not arguing.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Allston, bastille kitchen, Beacon Hill, break up, davis square, Deep Ellum, fort point, foundry on elm, jody adams, lincoln tavern and restaurant, lydia shire, scampo, SOMERVILLE, South Boston, Southie, trade, Valentine's Day

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