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Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport I dont understand that comment either. Everyone knows and could produce examples of the BRA demanding changes to the shape and size of buildings.

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport If you only talk about things in terms of profits and money, you can justify alot of shitty things in this world because hey its profit!! Most of the beautiful things in this world aren't brought about by the sole pursuit of profit. It usually takes...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion It's a giant file cabinet where they can put all the claim denial letters

They compete with members of the BID, so they will be reduced in number and probably see their fees increased to the point where many of them will choose not to come back. And oh yeah, we should always trust the BRA, would they lie to you? The Globe article said the same thing right at the top...

Well if you are determined not to get the point of what I'm saying then ok. But I'll try one more time: the government of this city could do a lot to encourage things which are creative and authentic instead of always embracing chains and corporate schemes. Putting a Florida based franchise...

Are we? Here's the things in Brooklyn I've been finding to be very cool. Whats our equivalents? http://www.brooklynflea.com/smorgasburg/ http://www.googamooga.com/ And the new soon to open Barclays Arena in Brooklyn is involving local food vendors. What facility here does that...

I agree with this statement, and I've long thought that a new mayor might just be the same as the old mayor as he will face the same voting blocks. However, a Mayor does have the ability to steer conversations and encourage ideas, so he's not totally a prisoner of the culture. Lets consider...

To me this isn't about being "friendly to business". Boston and Mass are quite wealthy and faring better than most of the country, so I don't see this as the big selling point for the effort. To me, this is about recognizing that the policies and cultures Menino champions are sucking the...

Wow, kmp, you sound angry. How do you know so much about them, like what jobs they have?

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Keep dreaming. None of those things will happen. Bay Village won't stand for it, our sleepy Mayor doesn't see the value in it, and the real estate for these things isnt there. We've got Davios, Smith and Wollensky, and a new high end restaurant...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Looks like the owner of that little building didnt like the BRA's way of doing things... http://masscases.com/cases/land/19/19lcr474.html

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion notice how that rendering makes it look like the buildings that contain flash's and viga will dissappear? I'm guessing that was LibMutuals original aspiration.

Wow, its like Menino isn't even trying anymore.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) I dont expect NY to be "easy", but the barriers to the construction and operation of the business I operate are dramatically lower in NY. In NY there are areas of the city that are welcoming and courting a business like mine, while...

wow, a florida based chain restaurant. this really sucks but who could be surprised. anything resembling "vision" is absent in Boston planning. The city is turning into a mall with no authenticity.

Re: YMCA/ Northeastern Dorm (formerly GrandMarc at St. Botolph) this really takes the cake. I've been here over 20 years as a business owner and its just getting impossible to do anything. when I read this this morning it was just further validation of the decision I made last year...I'm moving...

Tom Menino is a man of limited vision. That, more than anything is the problem. Yes, he is autocratic. And yes, developers are put through a shakedown. But those circumstances exist in many (most?) cities, and yet we do see more creative ideas being executed in other cities. The reason is that...

Re: Liberty Mutual plans major Boston expansion Shirley Krissel can sound like a real nincompoop, that is true. However, in this case she is correct on many counts. Liberty Mutual does not deserve any tax breaks or government assitance in building a building which is purely for thier own...

I've been briefed on the plans and happy to say those will not be parking spaces. Plan is to have a patio.