Mayor Thomas M. Menino presents the 9th Annual Mayor’s Holiday Special, offering more than 13,000 half-price tickets to the region’s most beloved holiday events. Visit www.MayorsHolidaySpecial.com for more discounts and information on dining deals and gift ideas.
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Thanksgiving: the holiday that marks the peaceful, if historically inaccurate, breaking of bread between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. It is a day devoted to gratitude, so this year, give thanks by giving your time to those less fortunate. There are several volunteer opportunities for students in Boston throughout the month of November. This Thanksgiving break, try and give back to Boston.
The Boston Police Department (BPD) has been conducting unlawful surveillance on peaceful protesters, according to reports.
“Policing Dissent,” a recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLUM) and the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter (NLG) provides a detailed account of BPD and its fusion center, the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), illegally gathering information about Boston activists.
Starting his community work at his childhood church, Bruce Bickerstaff, a 65-year-old Roxbury resident, has been enjoying his life by interacting with people and contributing to the neighborhood, as well as bringing peace and justice to where he lives.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced Wednesday that Northeastern purchased 320 Huntington Ave. from the Greater Boston YMCA, and signed a 20-year lease allowing 67 units of transitional housing to continue to operate in the Hastings Wing of the building.
BzzAgent, a local social marketing company founded by Dave Balter, is hosting a session at the upcoming FutureM marketing conference called the Boston Angel Shark Tank, where investors will get the opportunity to check out local start-up companies. Competing for a chance to be snatched up by a local shark are five ventures from Northeastern’s IDEA program, all hoping to get the financial jump-start needed to make their business a success.
