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They Won't Mess With Our Marathon: Boston Is About Passion

Daniel Arrigg Koh | Posted 04.16.2013 | Sports
Daniel Arrigg Koh

We will never understand why anyone would want to commit such tragedy. But there's one thing that's clear -- they won't mess with our Marathon. Bostonians will never allow it. Next year, the runners will be even more determined, and the crowds will be larger. It's in our spirit -- and it's unbreakable.

Boston Mayor Fractures Leg, In Hospital Again

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 04.13.2013 | Politics

BOSTON — Mayor Thomas Menino, who has fought several recent health issues, was recovering and resting comfortably after surgery on Saturday to r...

Key Mayoral Race Heats Up

Reuters | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics

By Scott Malone BOSTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Two Democrats jumped into the race to succeed Boston's longest-serving mayor on Tuesday, t...

Longtime Boston Mayor To Retire

AP | STEVE LeBLANC and BOB SALSBERG | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

BOSTON -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, struggling to keep his emotions in check, told well-wishers gathered at historic Faneuil Hall on Thursday that h...

Longtime Mayor Reportedly Calling It Quits

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

BOSTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Boston Mayor Tom Menino, a Democrat who has run the city for almost two decades, will not seek a sixth term, the Boston...

What Government Should Relearn From Business (And It's Not Efficiency)

Mitchell Weiss | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Mitchell Weiss

The next wave of successful public-private partnerships won't be top down, process-driven and systems-heavy. Businesses that learn to help government cultivate and harness its own strength -- in community -- will serve our democracy best.

Boston Gets Big Data

Phil Simon | Posted 04.16.2013 | Books
Phil Simon

At some point in the past few years, Thomas M. Menino (Boston's longest-serving mayor) realized that it was no longer 1950.

Boston Mayor Calls On City To Prepare For Next Climate Calamity

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2013 | Green

BOSTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which brought historic flooding to the greater New York area, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ...

Prominent Mayor Released From Hospital

AP | Posted 12.23.2012 | Politics

BOSTON -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (meh-NEE'-noh) has left a hospital just in time for Christmas. The longest-serving mayor in the city's history w...

Dear President Obama and Speaker Boehner

Thomas M. Menino | Posted 02.02.2013 | Politics
Thomas M. Menino

In Washington, "winning the 24-hour news cycle" is victory. You know what victory is for patients down the hall from me? Walking.

Boston Teachers Union, School District Reach Tentative Deal

Posted 09.13.2012 | Home

After two and a half years of stalled negotiations, the Boston Teachers Union and the School Department reached a tentative agreement Wednesday that w...

Bloomberg:Chick-Fil-A's Anti-Gay Stance Is None Of The Government's Business

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 09.26.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that despite his own support of same-sex marriage, he disagrees with some of his fe...

Boston Mayor To Chick-Fil-A President: Anti-Gay Stance Is 'Insult' To City

Posted 07.26.2012 | Gay Voices

The media firestorm over Chick-fil-A's financial contributions to anti-gay organizations seems to have no end in sight. Now, after Boston Mayor Th...

If the Giants or Pats Get a Parade, Shouldn't Iraq Vets?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 04.03.2012 | Politics
Paul Rieckhoff

The ticker-tape parade is a slice of Americana as old as the Statue of Liberty. It's an honor reserved for a select few (sort of), from astronauts returning from space to military heroes to beloved politicians like Teddy Roosevelt. It's also happened for baseball player Sammy Sosa, and even the President of Indonesia. This weekend, either the New England Patriots or New York Giants will earn the title "champion" at the Super Bowl, and be treated to a victory parade in Boston or New York City as a result. Getting Super Bowl-champ football players a parade in their hometowns is never an issue. But Iraq War veterans? They deserve a little praise, too.

Frank Pays Tribute To Legendary Mentor

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.02.2012 | Politics

BOSTON — Former Mayor Kevin White was remembered Wednesday as a towering political presence who guided a stunning rebirth of Boston's downtown w...

Boston Bans Sodas On City Property

Slashfood | Clare Leschin | Posted 06.12.2011 | Home

Boston's long-time mayor, Thomas M. Menino just made quenching the thirst of city-workers that much harder. According to The Boston Globe, Menino issu...

Boston Mayor Suggests 'Torture' For Slay Suspects

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has reacted angrily to the robbing and killing a pizza delivery driver, telling a group of college students ...

Thomas Menino Wins Boston Mayor Race

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has won an unprecedented fifth consecutive four-year term. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Menino h...