Fireworks Display Over Columbia Point
Join us for a fireworks display over Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor fireworks display will be hosted on Friday, June 8, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from Columbia Point, displayed over Dorchester Bay and viewable from beaches along Dorchester and South Boston. The fireworks display is a part of a series of public activations and celebratory [...]
Bio International 2018 Conference Draws Thousands of Innovators to BCEC
By Richard Campbell Even if one is involved deeply in this massive industry, keeping track of the sheer number of innovations and research in the biomedical and life sciences fields would be an impossible task, so industry insiders attend conferences to find out about the latest in research and development. This week starting June 4th the Boston Convention and Exhibition [...]
The Bruins Visit Condon School
by Rick Winterson The ostensible cause – an excellent cause, of course – was the cause of fitness among students at the James F. Condon K-8 School. In addition to “Fitness”, the students, who assembled in the Condon gym, had a marvelous time that included modified street hockey. The occasion was an interactive press conference last Wednesday at [...]
Visiting the Past: From Old Ironsides to the Cassin Young
by Richard Campbell On a suitably gray Memorial Day the Navy kept its jewel, the oldest warship in the world, the USS Constitution open for public viewing and presented a 21-gun salute in honor of those who have given their lives in service to our nation. For those of you who haven’t visited the Charlestown Navy yard recently to see [...]
LaunchByte Picks $25,000 Winner at Excel
by Rick Winterson Last week’s first ever Student Entrepreneur Workshop at Excel High School was an exciting, remarkable event. It was sponsored by LaunchByte, an execution-focused investment firm and startup hub. Hosted by Excel’s Headmaster Renee McCall, the Workshop challenged five groups of Excel students to develop their own original ideas for new, viable businesses. The five groups [...]
Boston Now > Next: 2018 Annual Boston Chamber of Commerce Meets
By Richard Campbell A glittering evening brought 1,700 participants to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this past Tuesday May 15th as business leaders of Boston met for the Annual Chamber of Commerce meeting entitled Now>Next. With a somewhat self-congratulatory emphasis upon the great business accomplishments of this past year, Boston’s global leadership, and a nod to the future of [...]