Boston Non-Profits Should Have Larger In-Lieu-of-Tax Payments
Boston, like many cities that serve as a regional cultural hub, has a lot of property owned by non-profits. And all of that property is untaxed. How much? The Back Bay Sun notes: The exemptions began...
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The Public Garden’s Swans Are Back!
This being Boston, we are completely cool with lesbian swans cohabitating in public. And little duckies, this is your doom: Seriously, I’m curious if they hunt ducklings this year (and now that I have...
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Boston Public Library’s Civil War Exhibits
If you’re in Boston this weekend, you should visit the Boston Public Library’s Civil War exhibits. While several exhibits will be open only during weekday business hours, the Torn in Two: The 150th...
View ArticleAbout Being Poor and the Cost of Money…
…well, it still sucks. And JPMorgan Chase isn’t helping: The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services says it wants to know why JPMorgan Chase is charging welfare recipients 85 cents...
View ArticleBoston’s Accidental Stumbling Towards Environmentally Friendy Transportation
Monday, The NY Times had an interesting story about Zurich, Switzerland’s intentional policy of making car-based transportation utterly miserable–and thereby convincing people to use other transit...
View ArticleThe Macroeconomic Effects of Scientific Research
One of the points about science funding I’ve tried to make over the years (we have been blogging a long time, haven’t we?) is that the overheads and indirect costs associated with federal grants drive...
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I’m Ready for the Hurricane…
…I’ve got water, flashlights, batteries, and my list of who gets cannibalized first when civilization disintegrates. I’m not sure how you prep this for the hurricane though: (corner of Berkeley and...
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Things About Hurricane Irene That Make No Sense
First, on Saturday, around noon, I observed this on Commonwealth Avenue: Because it’s not like it’s going to rain for the next 24 hours or anything. Second, we are once again reminded how poorly the...
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Not Too Much Storm Damage in Back Bay, Boston
Fortunately, Irene just ended up resembling a bad nor’easter, but without the cold temperatures (or snow). We had high winds from about 9:30 – 10:30am, and if they had become progressively worse (as...
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