It appears that the age of the taxi cab in the city of Boston is coming to an end. I was talking to a hotel doorman in Copley Square last Sunday morning and mentioned how business appeared to be slow. “Cabs sometimes wait in line for seven hours for a fare,” he said. For a Read More…
Disruption was 2014’s trendy cliché. A new idea comes along and, poof, out with the old. Business school types are enthralled. New technology and new ideas are part of the disruption. But some businesses and industries are vulnerable, sometimes because they haven’t taken certain developments into account. Take coal. It is hard to listen to Read More…
Bricco Ristorante in the North End invited taxi cab drivers to enjoy lunch on them Wednesday when they delivered drivers a boxed lunch curbside from 11a until 3p as a holiday “thank you”. Lunch was a choice of a burger or lobster roll served with fries and a soft drink. More than four dozen taxi Read More…
This week’s reported incidents from the Boston Police Journal Log are shown below, courtesy of BPD District A-1. Assault & Battery 03/16/13 11:17 pm Male suspect assaulted a male taxi cab driver outside of the Fairmont Battery Wharf hotel. The suspect pushed the victim twice and failed to pay the fare. Complaints to be sought Read More…
Have you been in a taxi this summer? In some cabs, you might have noticed the lack of air conditioning. Not that it was so good in any other summer, but with the window closed in the safety partition between the driver and the back seat passenger, you’ll be panting before you reach your destination. Read More…
You can find the North End anywhere in Boston, thanks to the latest promotional campaign “Shop … Dine … Enjoy” on the top of Boston taxis by the North End Chamber of Commerce. This “North End cab” is riding around in what looks to be like Chinatown. Thanks to @BostonAttitude for the photo.