"Historic Beers In Historic Places" Tasting At Old State House
The tasting will feature overviews of the various beers being sampled, demonstrations of colonial-era pub games, and complimentary samples from the Potbelly Sandwich shop at Pi Alley Garage. A yummy way to salute Boston's oldest public building! When: Thursday, July 25th, 6 pm. Where: Old State House (206 Washington St.) Contact: visit here for tickets and more info.
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"Future Of Boston's Financial District" Panel Discussion
Capitalizing on intense interest in the Financial District's ongoing transformation, Bisnow is hosting a panel session on the "Future of Boston's Financial District" on Thursday, July 25th, from 7-10 am.
The event includes Harold Brown, Chairman of Hamilton Co., who will soon be opening Hamilton Crossing (8 Winter St.), John Rutledge, President of Oxford Capital Group, who will be opening the Godfrey Hotel (59 Temple Pl.) in 2014, and Mark Smith, Managing Director of EOP-Boston. The event will take place at the Long Wharf Marriott. Visit here for more info.
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Downtown Events Calendar
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Visit the Happening Now section at
www.down townboston.org for a listing of all the exciting activities going on in downtown Boston right now and in upcoming weeks and months.
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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.
- contact [email protected] for more.
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Development & Research
With so much going on in the downtown area-- new businesses, major development projects--it is important to keep tabs on all the changes occurring in our dynamic neighborhood.  The Downtown Boston BID website maintains the following databases, free to browse: |
Real Estate Listings
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The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District is pleased to run real estate listings on www.downtownboston.org for available office, residential, and retail/restaurant space on behalf of Downtown Boston 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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Featured Stories
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First Look: Outside The Box Opens Up
The inaugural Outside The Box Festival on Boston Common began this past weekend, with Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, and Alejandro Escovedo headlining. Dozens of performances will continue on the Common throughout the week, with the festival concluding at Boston City Hall Plaza this weekend. Visit here for the complete schedule.
Here are some scenes from today's festival:
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Demolition This Weekend At Filene's Site
Millennium Partners' redevelopment of the Filene's site enters its next phase with this weekend's demolition of the 1905 Jones, McDuffee building fragment at Franklin & Hawley Streets. Demolition starts at 9 am on Saturday, July 20th, and continues through 11 pm on Sunday, July 21st.  For complete details of the demolition plan, please visit here. There is also a map of the demolition plan along with a map of the post-demolition debris-removal plan. Please contact Brian Murphy, Project Manager at Suffolk Construction, at 617-517-5272 on any matter relating to construction at the Filene's site. The BID will continue to post updates regarding the Filene's redevelopment as they are received.
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DePrisco Demolishes High Prices
With Its "Construction Sale"
DePrisco Jewelers (333 Washington St.)
is commemorating the Filene's site demolition with a special "construction sale" running through Wednesday, July 31st.
 The sale features 40% off on everything; call 617-227-3339 for more info about this fun--and timely!--promotion.
Along with several other downtown jewelers, DePrisco has been nominated in the "Best Wedding Rings" category of WGBH's ongoing Boston's A-List Poll. Visit here to vote for your favorite downtown jeweler among the group of nominees! (Poll closes Friday, July 26th).
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Omni Parker House Celebrates New Ballroom With Wedding Sweepstakes
The Omni Parker House recently completed a stunning renovation of its rooftop ballroom (below)--and now it's celebrating with a fabulous contest for brides-to-be!
The winning entrant in the hotel's "Win Your Wedding Sweepstakes" will receive up to a $25,000 refund on their wedding, along with the chance at a $25,000 cash prize. (Contestants must have their wedding at the Omni Parker House prior to January 1st in order to be eligible.) Call 617-227-8600 for more info. |
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Arts, Entertainment, Events
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"Be First In INC": Fashion Preview
At Macy'sThis Friday afternoon, the downtown Macy's invites patrons to escape the heat by being " First In INC"--an exciting preview of the latest looks from the INC fashion line.  Featuring appearances from Macy's in-store Shiseido makeup artists as well as an INC stylist, the event includes a free gift to shoppers who purchase at least $100 of INC fashionwear. A fun and fashionable way to kick off the weekend! When: Friday, July 19th, 12-4 pm. Where: Macy's (450 Washington St.), 2nd Floor. Contact: call 617-357-3000, x7269, for more info.
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Mayor's Wednesday Night Concerts: Roberta Flack And More!
Complementing Outside The Box and Shakespeare On The Common, the Parks Department recently announced the launch of Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Wednesday Night Concerts On City Hall Plaza.
The free concert series kicks off Wednesday, July 24th, at 7pm, with an evening of "classic Philly soul" by The Stylistics. It concludes on Wednesday, August 28th, with a show by the legendary Roberta Flack (above). Call 617-635-4505 for more info.
Coming soon to City Hall Plaza: the second Boston Calling festival, scheduled for the weekend of September 7th-8th. |
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Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update
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