The University Park Lofts auction was called off earlier this week, and it looks like the developers are still hoping to sell the remaining units in the traditional way, if slightly marked down. According to Raveis.com, one 986 sq. ft. unit was just marked down from $199,900 to $194,900. Another 817 sq. ft. unit is [...]
T-2 hours or so until the voting for the 2008 Turtle Boy Music Awards ends. This is the best music award in town, and the voting has already reached record levels.
If you haven’t voted yet, get in gear, and get going on that…now.
Vote here.
4-rilla is for real/I Heart Peanut Butter Takes on Worcester: Yeah, they’re two separate sites, but as the most prolific blogging couple in town, they garner a joint listing. One part an open look into their respective private/personal lives and one part a conversation of larger issues, this is blogging at its roots.
Hyphoid Logic: We [...]
According to a post on Romenesko, the 20 cuts to hit the Telegram & Gazette will consist of buyouts; those offers will be made in two weeks.
The memo in full:
02/28/2008 01:49 PM
To: Everybody by Server
cc:
Subject: Memo from Steve Ainsley
Dear Colleagues:
As part of a company-wide effort to achieve greater operational efficiencies, we will be offering voluntary [...]
The latest round of job cuts at the New York Times-owned New England Media Group (which includes both the Telegram and the Globe) are rumored to be coming down today. The exact numbers aren’t known, but Adam Reilly at The Phoenix reports that a total of 80 jobs are set to be sliced, 60 of [...]
A few days ago, the FCC held a hearing at Harvard to investigate whether or not Comcast has been throttling broadband Internet speeds for some users on specific applications, specifically person-to-person file sharing and transfers. While esoteric sounding, it’s a big deal that effects end-users and content providers alike.
One of those who [...]
One week in, it looks like the lower standards for commuter trains might be making a dent in the on-time performance. According to statistics from the MBTA, in the first six days of the new schedule (Tuesday through Sunday), on time performance was an outstanding 91%. And that includes an unheard of 100% [...]
There it is—we just hit our 10,000th view, and earlier today we hit 200 comments—we expect to match the next 10,000 and 200th much, much quicker.
Thanks!
Councilor Germain keeps calling for revenue generators in the parks. His first big suggestion: Converting at least one ice skating rink into a regulation ice hockey rink.
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