(L-R) Matt, Peter, Patrick & Rob

Taranta’s Jose Duarte Honored for Green Efforts

Marcal kicked off their Small Steps for Big Change Awards program that will honor hometown heroes. To kick-off the program, Marcal has identified five hometown heroes who embody the spirit of the Small Steps for Big Change Awards program to act as judges.

One of these heroes is Jose Duarte, chef and owner of Taranta in the North End. His green restaurant is focused on sustainability by regularly composting, using vegetable oil as a source of fuel and even ensuring the bathrooms use paper products made from 100% recycled paper. He’s been able to marry his passion for food and the environment through Taranta.

Downtown View: DC – The Bad and the Good

Susan and I took the train to DC last Friday with lots of people and returned on Sunday. We stayed at Lois’s house. On Saturday we three went to the Women’s March on Washington. We wore our bubble-gum pink “Nasty (old) Woman” hoodies. (One of us is 83—probably one of the oldest participants.) Chatter about Read More…

ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston Presents the Fifth Annual Architecture, Construction & Engineering Networking Event

On Wednesday, May 17th from 6pm-9pm join ACE in supporting Boston’s next generation of Architects, Contractors & Engineers for the fifth annual industry networking event at Artists for Humanity. Enjoy an exciting night filled with food, drinks, music, silent auction, raffle prizes and more The event will feature special guest speaker John Barros, Boston’s Chief Read More…