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Downtown Boston BID Annual Meeting
The 2013 annual meeting of the Downtown Boston BID will take place at the Oceanaire Seafood Room (40 Court St.) this Wednesday, October 2nd, from 4-5 pm.  Please join the Downtown Boston BID as we give updates on activities and initiatives for downtown. Following the meeting, at 5 pm, there will be a cocktail hour. RSVP at [email protected] if you have not already done so.
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Appreciation: BPD Captain Tom Lee
The Downtown Boston BID salutes former
BPD Area A-1 Captain Thomas Lee
for his years of service in the downtown community.
Captain Lee has been a vital partner of the Downtown Boston BID, having worked tirelessly with the BID on a variety of issues and initiatives. We wish Lee the best of luck at his new position, as police chief of Portsmouth, RI, and look forward to working with his replacement.
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Kensington Grand Opening Next Thursday
The Kensington, the new 27-story, 381-unit apartment tower located one block south of the Downtown Boston BID at 665 Washington St., celebrates its grand opening Thursday,
October 10th, from 5-8 pm. The event is free
to attend (registration required).
To check out the Kensington's floor plans,
visit here. For apartment features, visit here. For amenities, visit here; and for concierge services, visit here. Coming soon: the grand opening of Millennium Place (580 Washington St.) Keep reading for future updates!
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Internships AvailableThe Downtown Boston BID is seeking interested students to help out with a variety of projects. Please send cover letters and resumes to [email protected].
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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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Downtown Events Calendar
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Visit the Happening Now section at
www.downtownboston.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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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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"Running With The Bridesmaids" RecapBlessed with splendid weather, Boston.com's second-annual "Running With The Bridesmaids" was a smashing success.  Hundreds of charity runners donned their wedding gown "best" and ran a 1.5-mile circuit through Boston Common before returning to Summer Street Plaza for the awards ceremony and tunes from RadioBDC DJ Henry Santoro. The event culminated with the now-traditional after-party at Petit Robert Central. Congratulations to all who participated in this year's "Running With The Bridesmaids," the proceeds of which went to Big Sisters Association of Boston.
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Downtown Boston Welcomes
Rockland Trust
Downtown Boston BID Board member Jane Williams, Senior VP at Clarion Partners, recently welcomed Rockland Trust to 101 Arch Street, where the full-service commercial bank has opened their downtown offices.
Chris Oddleifson, President and CEO of Rockland Trust, stated, "we are very excited about our entr�e into Boston in such a prominent location. While we've served the Boston market for decades, this marks our first physical presence, with a seasoned investment management and commercial lending team in downtown Boston as we continue to strategically invest in the growth of our franchise." Visit here for more info about Rockland Trust and its services.
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Cakeology Comes To Washington Street
Cakeology, the popular cake shop originally based
at 45 Province St., just opened its new retail location
at 290 Washington St. 
The new shop's hours are Monday-Sunday,
10 am-8 pm; visit here for Cakeology's menu or
call 857-239-9507 for more info. Congratulations to cakemaker extraordinaire Victoria Donnelly for her amazing success and new Cakeology location!
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Now Playing: Street Pianos Installed Downtown
So far, Celebrity Series of Boston's "Play Me, I'm Yours" Street Pianos Boston Festival has been a great success, with numerous pianists having performed at the many downtown locations.
The pianos, which are free to be played by anyone, will be in-place through Monday, October 14th. Visit here for a map showing the pianos' locations, which include Irish Famine Memorial Plaza adjacent to the Walgreens emporium and Old State House. Call 617-598-3219 for more info.
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Ready, Set, Innovate! Boston Idea Week Starts Tomorrow
Great cities foster great ideas, and Boston--home to an unparalleled concentration of research institutions--is no exception. Starting Tuesday, the BRA and Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce celebrate our leading innovators with Boston Idea Week. 
The 10-day festival is based just a few blocks from downtown, in the Innovation District. Highlights include a presentation by the Clinton Global Initiative tomorrow at noon and a " Boston Tech Jam" Thursday at 4 pm. Visit here for the complete schedule of events. For a map depicting downtown's thriving tech start-up scene, visit here.
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Mystery Cafe's "Night Of The Laughing Dead" Stalks Elephant & Castle Pub
 Dinner theater is alive and well in downtown, courtesy of Elephant & Castle's Mystery Cafe, now featuring--just in time for Halloween season--" Night
Of The Laughing Dead." The interactive comedy, a parody of the slew of recent zombie-based books, TV shows, and movies, performs every Saturday night at Elephant & Castle through November 23rd. Visit here for tickets and more info. |
Celtic Thunder Rolls Into Orpheum Tomorrow
Celebrating the release of their eleventh studio album in a mere five years, Celtic Thunder, the prolific sextet of Irish folk singers, takes the stage at the Orpheum tomorrow night at 7:30 pm.
Progressing through an international tour with stops in Canada, the U.S., and Australia, Celtic Thunder--hailed by the Washington Post as the "best Irish folk act in America"--has performed at the White House for the Obamas. Visit here for tickets and more 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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