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Tiffany McCasland Braves Shark Tank: Investors Bite on “The Chair Blanket”
Like many Boston College students, Tiffany McCasland, BC ’02, spent her time on the Heights looking for internships and preparing for a career in communications. McCasland never imagined that more than two decades later, she would be on national television pitching a product she helped develop to a panel of investors.
NBC New York
At 9, he was banned from Delta for pulling a prank. Now he's the voice of Boston's Logan Airport
Somewhere over the Eastern Seaboard in the early 1990s, a 9-year-old boy flying alone discovered the flight attendant call button. He pressed it. A flight attendant appeared. He switched the light off. He pressed it again. “I did it probably like 15 times,” Chris Donisi tells TODAY.com. When the plane...
takingthekids.com
These Small Italian Restaurants In Massachusetts Are Well Worth The Wait This Year
One spot on this list has been serving spaghetti since 1938. Another has a dish called exploding clams, and I’m convinced that name alone deserves a road trip. Here’s my take: a long week deserves more than a nap on the couch. You’ve clocked the hours already, so a plate of handmade pasta in Massachusetts sounds like the best kind of overtime pay.
BC Heights
Newton Farm Commission Could Be Abolished Despite Community Farm Success
Newton’s Farm Commission discussed the continued success of the Newton Community Farm on Thursday in what may be one of its last meetings, as the city plans to abolish the commission. The commission was established in 2005 in order to preserve Angino Farm, the last farm in Newton, as...
BC Heights
Resident Concerns of BC’s Presence in Newton and School Renovations Shared at ‘Laredo Listens’
At Thursday night’s session of Laredo Listens, a question-and-answer discussion series between Newton residents and Mayor Marc Laredo, residents pressed Laredo with questions concerning Boston College’s property in Newton, school renovations, and transparency. One Newton resident inquired about Boston College’s purchase of Mount Alvernia High School in 2023....
Caught in Southie
5 Things You Should Know This Week – November 9, 2026
Give your Halloween pumpkins a new life and compost them curbside on your neighborhood trash day! You can learn more here! Check out the pick-up schedule here!. Originally known as Armistice Day to honor the living veterans of World War I, Veterans Day has transformed into a holiday celebrating all who have served and are serving their country. Here are some things happening in the neighborhood to celebrate.
csindie.com
Boston
Off Beat: The election is over, rats!
Plus: The Boston.com Turkey Tracker is live. You’re reading Off Beat, Boston.com’s collection of oddities, absurdities, and other only-in-New-England news. Sign up for the free weekly newsletter. Have an Off Beat story to share? Email it to [email protected]. We have weathered another election week, and what a...
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Cambridge unveils memorial bench for city worker killed July 4
Family friends and colleagues turned out Sunday for the unveiling of a memorial bench for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, public works employee who was gunned down on July 4. Xavier Bautista was killed by three masked men as he was walking to work from his family's home early on the morning of the holiday. The bench in Sennot Park is steps from the site of the shooting, and the Bautista family's home.
Boston
Encore Boston Harbor employees ratify contract, ending 63-day strike
The strike, which began Sept. 4, included more than 1,300 housekeepers, cooks, servers, bartenders, slot attendants, and warehouse and receiving workers. More than 1,300 employees at Encore Boston Harbor voted to ratify a new contract on Thursday, ending a strike that began on Sept. 4. Teamsters Local 25 and UNITE...