Tag Archives: Boston

Quote o’ the Day (Jimmy Tingle Edition)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration for local comedian Jimmy Tingle, but we really must take issue with his statement in yesterday’s Boston Globe piece by Eric Moskowitz about whether the Hub of the Universe has an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, Boston Globe, coffee shops, Eric Moskowitz, inferiority complex, Jimmy Tingle, Joe Cocker, New York, traffic lights | 4 Comments

Why Boston Would Be Screwed by the 2024 Olympics

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

TO: No Boston Olympics FROM: The hardworking staff RE: Ammunition You guys, Good work so far on the Cassandra front regarding the Greek tragedy that the 2024 Olympics would visit upon the local environs. Here’s one more warning you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2024 Olympics, Andrew Zimbalist, Barcelona, Boston, Los Angeles, Marty Walsh, No Boston Olympics, Peter Ueberroth, Wall Street Journal | 5 Comments

NYT: Bostonians Don’t Care How They Look

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Spending Party desk The hardworking staff has been occupied with one thing and another lately, so we missed this piece in the New York Times Sunday Review section. What People Buy Where CONSPICUOUS consumption is everywhere, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alimony, Baltimore, Boston, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, Dallas, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, New York City, New York Times, Phoenix, San Francisco, Starstruck: The Business of Celebrity, Sunday review | 2 Comments

Bikers Beware! Brookline Cops Busting Sidewalk Cyclers!

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As we made our merry way to school the past two mornings, the hardwalking staff has observed bike riders being nabbed by Brookline police right at the Brookline/Boston line and issued . . . something – maybe a ticket, maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bicycles, bikes on sidewalks, Boston, Brookline, Brookline police, Brookline Tab, Brookline Transportation Board, BrooklineCAN, Frank Caro, Wicked Local Brookline | 2 Comments

NYT Targets Boston Shootings Rise

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Saturday’s New York Times took a big swing at the rise in Boston gun violence since the April Marathon bombings. Violence Rises in Boston Off the National Stage BOSTON — The Boston Marathon bombings produced an outpouring of attention to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blackstonian.com, Boston, Boston Marathon bombings, Boston shootings, Dorchester, Jamarhl Crawford, New York Times, Roxbury, Tito Jackson | 3 Comments

Suffolk Downs Casino: Dailies Play The Numbers Game

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Herald and the Boston Globe do casino-half-full/casino-half-empty in today’s editions. The Globe: The story itself gives a more detailed set of numbers . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, casino, East Boston, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Suffolk Downs, Tom Menino | Leave a comment

Walmart Gets Into Boston! (Globe)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardshopping staff knows one job Boston Mayor Tom Menino won’t be considering when he leaves office next year: Walmart greeter. Hizzoner has been Lord Waldemort, blocking Walmart’s entry into Boston at every turn. So Walmart has apparently decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, Lord Waldemort, The Angle, Tom Menino, Walmart, Walmart greeter, Walmart North Oxford, Walmart Worcester | 1 Comment

Aereo Dynamics Coming To Boston

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Aereo, the ant(enna) farm that lets viewers access broadcast networks on the Internet for a monthly fee, is expanding into Boston, but not without opposition. Via The Verge (tip o’ the pixel to Poynter): Aereo files suit against CBS to head … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aereo, ant(enna) farm, Boston, CBS, Fox, NBC, Poynter, The Verge | Leave a comment

Why New York Is The Big Town

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Ten years ago New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg snuffed out cigarette smoking in the city’s restaurants, bars, and workplaces, an achievement his NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City celebrated in this full-page New York Times ad yesterday: Ten years? Feh. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bloomberg Never Sleeps, Boston, Boston Globe, Brookline, Brookline Tab, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City, smoking ban | 1 Comment