-
Click to subscribe to RSS
Tag Archives: Tom Menino
It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Town (BRA Edition)
Real estate development in Boston is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get . . . approved. (Although Boston Mayor-for-Life Tom Menino does. Just ask Don Chiafaro.) Regardless, there is some real estate activity underway … Continue reading
Fort Punt Channel
So the Missus and I went down to the South End for First Friday Open Studios and ran into Lisa Greenfield, a terrific artist who works out of Fort Point Channel. And she – [Note to City Hall: Lisa is … Continue reading
Tom Menino Comes Out of the Closet
Saturday’s Boston Globe features a full-throated “Tom Menino for Mayor” endorsement, along with Menino’s head-scratching contribution to the Globe’s Quotes of note: “This is the me you’re going to get. I’m not going to get a haircut, new clothes, new … Continue reading
Boston Mayoral Ruse
I did a turn as WBUR’s media analyst on Friday’s Radio Boston, which featured Boston mayoral candidates Tom Menino and Michael Flaherty. Menino (via telephone) was his usual incoherent self, but it was Flaherty’s in-studio appearance that I found most … Continue reading
Dead Blogging the Boston Mayoral Debate
For all of you who stubbornly cling to the 21st century: dead blog v. tr. To wait until an event is over before writing about it. So, the Boston mayoral debate tonight between Mayor Tom Menino and City Councilor Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Boston Globe, dead blog, Michael Flaherty, NECN, Tom Menino, WBUR, WGBH
1 Comment
Emaul City Hall
So that empty-desk ad Tom Menino ran during the Boston mayoral preliminary election is looking a little different now, isn’t it? Suddenly Menino’s empty desk is a stand-in for his consigliere Michael Kineavy’s empty desktop – both the compulsively Windexed … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged e-millstone, Emaul, empty-desk ad, Michael Kineavy, Tom Menino
Leave a comment
Prelim Fever Grips Hub!
In monetary terms, this year’s Boston mayoral race is a lot like the American League East. Incumbent Tom Menino is the big-spending Yankees, City Councilor Michael Flaherty is the almost-as-big-spending Red Sox, and everyone else – represented by City Councilor … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Boston mayoral race, Kevin McCrea, Michael Flaherty, Sam Yoon, Tom Menino
Leave a comment
Nutshell Library: Boston Mayoral Race Edition
What you need to know about the current state of the Boston mayoral race: 1) Here’s what Mayor Thomas M. Menino told the Boston Globe about the runaway Emaul-gate at City Hall, in which public records were treated like Kleenex, … Continue reading
Menino’s E-mauls
Boston mayor Tom Menino is in double trouble: His administration’s e-mails are AWOL, and the Boston Globe editorial board thinks City Hall is FUBAR. Start with the elusive e-mails. As Sunday’s Globe reported: Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s administration, prompted by … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider 