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Old South Meeting House tower clock strikes once more
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Jan 13The last time the tower clock at the Old South Meeting House struck the hour, Ulysses S. Grant was president, Alexander Graham Bell had just received a patent for the telephone (landline only), and the United States was celebrating its centennial. »
Scott Brown Hosts Job Fair at Worcester State University
Red Mass Group
Jan 09Scott Brown's Senate office released the following: Today, U.S. Senator Scott Brown hosted a jobs fair at Worcester State University that connected over 2,000 job seekers with 82 employers from across the region. In October 2011, Senator Brown held a j... »
The Deadline - Midnight 12/16/1773
Red Mass Group
Dec 16As one "deadline" after another in the Debt crisis goes by, I am reminded of another "deadline" faced by the patriots of Boston in December of 1773. Unless they took action by the 16th, the Tea would be landed and the Tax on it would become law. Some 5... »
Deck the White House with boughs of holly
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Dec 11It's likely on every designer's bucket list: decorating the White House. For Maureen Reddy, it's mission accomplished. Reddy, owner of DaVinci Designer Gallery in Winthrop, was among 140 or so volunteers who just finished adorning the residence with un... »
Photos: Crowds gather for downtown tree lighting
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Nov 26Mayor Thomas Menino, Santa Claus and hundreds of people gathered in front of Macy's Downtown Crossing to watch the store's Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday. »
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Government Finance of Health Care, 18th-Century Style
Boston 1775
Jan 03Today Boston 1775 welcomes Dr. Sam Forman as a guest blogger. He is the author of the new book Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty. This is only the third full biography of Warren, a central figure in... »
The Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts
Examiner Boston Edition
Dec 31The Old South Meeting House is located at 310 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. From its roots as a Puritan meeting house, to the pre-American Revolution protest meetings, to the museum and lecture site that it is today, this... »
“‘Owning’ the Tea Party has been a political act”
Boston 1775
Dec 14In the Boston Review, Alfred F. Young, author of The Shoemaker and the Tea Party, examines the long history of interpreting the the destruction of the tea in Boston harbor through political lenses. At Boston’s centennial observance of the event in 1873... »
The Something-for-Everyone Holiday Gift Guide: From Kim Kardashian Perfume to Homemade Soda!
Forays Of A Finance Foodie
Dec 12By: Anne M. Raso and Finance FoodieLike Santa, we here at financefoodie.com have been making a list and checking it twice, but also have been looking to make holiday shopping as easy as possible. By no means is this considered a complete guide to shopp... »
FRI 12/2: Chocolate, Art, Film, Theatre, Music
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Dec 02Things you should know about Saturday -- before it's Saturday:You could be part of a world-record by joining Keith Lockhart & the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in an attempt to be the largest carol-singing crowd in front of the Christian Science Center Pl... »