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Video: Boston Bike Party Hits Downtown

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The Boston Bike Party came through downtown Boston on Friday night with several hundred bicyclists for the event that was themed “Twinsies.” In this video clip, the bike party is heading down Atlantic Avenue.
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Mayor’s Office Promises Plan for Eliot School Expansion by May 1, 2012

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The Mayor’s Office has issued a letter to the Eliot School community, breaking its long-silent stance regarding expanding North End K-8 public school. The February 24, 2012 letter is pasted below and available here as a pdf. The letter is a glowing report on the turnaround story of the neighborhood school, specifically noting the improvements Read More…
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“Greetings from Boston” Postcard Exhibition

Posted on Author Matt Conti

Old North (Christ) Church, Copps Hill, Boston, Mass. [front]

“Greetings from Boston” Postcard Exhibition Now Open
Boston Public Library displays classic postcards

BOSTON — August 17, 2010 – Greetings from Boston is a new Boston Public Library exhibition of vintage postcards that colorfully captures the unique feel, important architecture, and cultural history of early twentieth-century Boston. The city’s thriving neighborhoods are on display, as is the story of America’s long-standing passion for postcards.
 
Souvenir picture postcards made their American debut in 1893. By the early 1900s, the United States was in the throes of a postcard craze. In 1908 alone, Americans mailed more than 677 million cards. These new cards generated immediate appeal as inexpensive keepsakes and an economical means of communication. Although the “Golden Age” of postcards ended with World War I, postcard collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the world.

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