Airbnb host “Anthony” had over 40 listings in the North End with a clean cut picture and a bio describing an entrepreneur “living the startup life.” There was only one issue when residents started to complain. Anthony did not exist. The profile was created by a short-term rental management company, Domio, out of New York. Read More…
Tag: Commonwealth Magazine
NorthEndWaterfront.com on The Codcast: Filling the News Hole
It was a real pleasure to join in on this week’s “The Codcast” hosted by Commonwealth Magazine‘s Jack Sullivan. Along with Universal Hub‘s Adam Gaffin, we spent the half-hour chatting about the online local news scene in Boston. “Here in Boston, some web sites have sustained long enough to become the go-to destinations for neighborhood Read More…
Study: North End Waterfront (Ward 3, Precinct 1) One of Top Eight Voting Precincts in Boston
The waterfront area of the North End, specifically Ward 3 Precinct 1, was one of the top eight precincts that “contributed the greatest turnout to the city’s overall vote total,” according to an analysis by Commonwealth Magazine of the 2012 Presidential election, “Where the votes are in Boston.” The article focused on areas of downtown Read More…