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Annual Meeting Of The Downtown Boston BID Save the Date: the Annual Meeting of The Downtown Boston BID will take place Tuesday, December 4th, at 4 pm, at Petit Robert Central at 34 Summer St. (101 Arch St., 2nd Fl.).  Please RSVP to [email protected]. Details about the meeting will follow in coming newsletters.
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Ways To Help Out This Thanksgiving Season
The demand for Thanksgiving dinners amongst those in need is as great as ever. Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to help out this season:
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City Services
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BID Services
- Cleaning and powerwashing in downtown.
- Friendly, welcoming downtown presence: helping visitors with directions, notifying fire & police personnel of incidents, and more.
- Downtown beautification and capital improvement initiatives.
- Summer arts & music shows; winter Holiday Market.
- contact [email protected] for more.
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Real Estate Listings
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Office, Residential, Retail/Restaurant
 The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District is pleased to run real estate listings for available office, residential, and retail/restaurant space on behalf of BID members.
Visit the Doing Business section of www.downtownboston.org to view the current set of listings. All questions pertaining to individual listings should be directed to the broker(s) affiliated with the listing.
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Downtown Events Calendar
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Visit the Happening Now section at www.downtownboston.org for a listing of all the exciting things going on in downtown right now.
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Email Events
If you are interested in promoting your events through us, please email [email protected]. Event details should be sent no later than Friday at 12 pm for inclusion in the following Monday's newsletter. Thank You.
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Featured Stories
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The Holidays Begin: What's Happening Downtown
It's Thanksgiving week, and downtown is ready to usher in the holiday season with a variety of celebrations.
Here's a chronological guide to coming holiday events:
And don't forget the Downtown Boston Holiday Market Tent! - The fourth-annual edition is bigger and better than ever, with dozens of artisan vendors set to showcase their wares.
- The tent opens Saturday, November 24th, at 11 am. It will be open through Saturday, December 29th. Hours are 11 am-7 pm, Mondays-Saturdays, 11 am-5 pm on Sundays.
- Santa will be appearing outside the tent from Saturday, November 24th, through Sunday, December 23rd, on Mondays-Fridays from 4-6 pm, Saturdays from 2-3 pm/4-6 pm, and Sundays from 2-3 pm/4-5 pm.
For a complete guide to holiday events in downtown, please visit here. |
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Business Updates
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Millennium Place Topping-Off Ceremony
The final piece to the puzzle: last Friday, Millennium Partners and Suffolk Construction celebrated the completion of Millennium Place's structural framework with a topping-off ceremony.
The ceremony included speeches by Millennium Partners principals and building trades leaders. Millennium Partners also gave generous donations
to St. Francis House and the Friends of The Public Garden at the event. Millennium Place is on schedule to open for occupancy in fall 2013. |
Five Guys Burgers & Fries Now Open
Downtown's " better-burger brawl" has escalated, with the opening, over the weekend, of Five Guys Burgers & Fries at 58 Summer St. (adjacent to Uno Due Go). Scores of downtown workers (below) visited the restaurant today to sample the tasty offerings.  Visit the Five Guys Summer Street subpage to check out the various menu options, online ordering information, and more. Welcome to the neighborhood! When: Five Guys is open daily from 11 am-10 pm Where: 58 Summer St. Contact: 617-482-2244 |
Macy's "Friends & Family" Coming Soon!
The Downtown Macy's fall 2012 "Friends & Family" sale is just weeks away!
 Friends & Family shoppers can save an extra 25% off regular, sale, and clearance items, including designer names like Michael Kors, The North Face, Coach, Hugo Boss, and Cole Haan.
Visit Macy's through Tuesday, November 27th, to reserve items in advance; call 617-357-3000 for more info. |
Holiday Sale At DeScenza's DeScenza Diamonds, at the Diamond & Jewelers Building (387 Washington St.), is celebrating the season with a major holiday sale.
The event runs through this Saturday, November 24th. Please call DeScenza's at 617-542-7974 for additional info.
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
For questions and comments, please contact Doug Meyer, newsletter editor, at: [email protected] |
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