Monthly Archives: November 2011

How to Stop Occupy Boston: The antidote

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

For the Wicked Witch of the West, it was water. Finding the antidote for Occupy Boston has been more difficult. Very little will keep the 24/7 protestors from their tent city– not rain, not cold, not snow, not violence, not … Continue reading →

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Blue Laws Hurting Retailers or Saving Thanksgiving in Mass?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Thanksgiving is on the endangered holiday list. It’s been steamrolled by Halloween, and now it’s merely a day of carbo-loading for a glitzier American affair—Black Friday. But leftover Puritan era laws might save the fading Puritan era holiday. Yesterday the … Continue reading →

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Smartphone App Helps Drivers Find Parking: Fear for your lives

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Make way for more Boston drivers looking at their cell phones instead of the road. According to the Boston Herald, Beantown is piloting a new app to help drivers find parking spaces—a commodity even harder to find since Mass Ave … Continue reading →

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