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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
‘That's prime time real estate': Bostonians react to potential skyline change of Fenway Park
Fenway Park views may never look the same. That's if a major development project is approved to build a 200-million-dollar, seven-story, 250-thousand-square-foot office space that would tower over the Green Monster, replacing the two-story parking garage. The proposed construction is a part of the 'Fenway Corners' project, which aims to redevelop and reimagine the area outside Fenway Park. So far, Bostonians seem receptive to the possible change, some say they wouldn't mind the change, while others say it'll benefit it. 'Oh wow!' Said Bostonian Colleen Kolodzie. 'That's prime time real estate, yeah.' 'It would bring more people and more businesses and shops and everything like that, so that's a great idea.' Said resident Brett Weaver. While it would mostly be office space, the plans include adding retail on parts of Lansdowne Street. 'I think it's a great idea," said Bostonian Tom Geyer. 'I think other states do it, and other ballparks do it, bring revenue to the area.' However, some people are against the potential change. Boston resident Chris Gonzalez says that it could alter the view of the Boston skyline, with the potential of the building blocking the iconic Citgo sign. 'Yeah, I don't think I really like that because then it's blocking a lot of things that people enjoy about this view and this avenue here and this street so I think it would prevent a lot of people from kind of seeing like the brightness and the wide side of the city itself.' If approved, construction of the building would take place next summer, and finish two years after that. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Time Out
3 days ago
- Time Out
These are the five most popular summer getaways from Boston, per Logan Airport
With beautiful coastal beaches, a top-rate food scene, plenty of historical curiosities and a constant rotation of cool cultural happenings, you don't really ever have to leave Greater Boston to enjoy a little escape from the rise-and-grind. However, if it's a real getaway you're after, having a major travel hub like Logan International Airport nearby is certainly convenient (and even better with fancy upgrades like the recently unveiled Delta One Lounge in Terminal E). And according to a Logan spokesperson, there are five destinations that Bostonians are booking more often than not. According to a recent report by The Patriot Ledger, Logal Airport reps have revealed the five most popular summer destinations flying out of the Boston airport, as judged by the busiest routes that Commonwealth flyers booked in summer 2024. And the locales are an interesting mix of sunny warm-weather destinations down South (not a shock, given that Bostonian weather is temperamental on a good day) and fellow big cities with their own food-world street cred and historical bonafides. Per Logan Airport, the five busiest routes for summer travel out of Boston (in no particular order) are: San Francisco, California Orlando, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Washington, D.C. Chicago, Illinois Yes, they're a metropolitan bunch, but we can certainly see why each destination would appeal to Bostonians. Local history heads would happily nerd out over the museums and monuments of our nation's capital, and Boston-based foodies can feast their way through both the high-brow and low-key deliciousness of the Chicagoland restaurant scene. San Francisco provides a similar dose of coastal cool, albeit with some much-welcome Californian ease, while both Atlanta and Orlando offer a warm-weather reprieve from the Massachusetts chill as well as big-ticket attractions, from the largest aquarium in the United States (the Georgia Aquarium) to the most magical place on Earth (Florida's Walt Disney World Resort).
Boston Globe
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Boston Globe
Could Waymo's robotaxis be taught to think with the twisted and self-righteous logic of the Boston Driver?
Word that Waymo would be Advertisement The goal, of course, is to gather data. And sure, facts about roads and whatever else Waymo uses to decide if a city's a good fit might help. In other places. Get Love Letters: The Newsletter A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary – plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more. Enter Email Sign Up But is there a neural network deep enough to teach a robot to drive here ? Never mind our snow, quirky street layout, and crazed delivery drivers. The bigger question is this: Can AI be taught to think with the twisted and self-righteous logic of the Boston Driver? 'Good [expletive] luck,' in the words of one Redditor. The company's autonomous self-driving ride-hail vehicles are Advertisement But from my reading, even Waymo isn't sure doing business here is a good idea. Here's what a spokesperson told a Globe colleague: 'We like to have an understanding of a city before we commit,' she said. An understanding. Hmmm … what would be the best way to explain to a bunch of Californians how we like to do things around here? Let's peek into the mind of Andreas, a 25-year-old native Bostonian, Uber driver, and content creator who asked that his last name be withheld 'so my mom doesn't kill me.' First, he defined 'Boston Driver.' 'At a four-way stop, even if he got there last, if he sees someone hesitate for even a second, he goes.' Andreas, also an artist who goes by the name he breaks traffic rules but not when the 'idiots' do (i.e. other Boston Drivers). 'I assess a situation and know it's safe,' he said, providing an example: 'If I'm at a red light at 2 a.m., and no one is on the road, or in the car with me, I'm going to blow the red light.' Although the police refuse to understand this, many Boston Drivers feel the only way to get where they're going — amid construction, double-parked delivery vehicles, and seemingly random and punitive road closures — is to improvise. But how do you build that kind of anarchy into a system that's supposed to be based on rules and regulations, asked Galen Mook, executive director of the To observe a Boston Driver in his natural setting, flipping off a van of toddlers, say, or merging like a battering ram, or taking a left sans blinker, you might assume the species has no natural enemies. Advertisement But that's not quite true. In 2017, Boston lowered the default speed limit for all city streets from 30 miles per hour to 25 and since 2022 has added more than 900 speed humps to neighborhood streets. A Waymo self-driving vehicle sat curbside in 2022 at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Matt York/Associated Press For its part, also in the name of But it's hard to keep a good Boston Driver down. And aggressive students, as it turned out. 'At the beginning of the day, everyone was a stranger,' he said of his classmates. 'By lunch, it was all of us united against the teacher.' Noonan got his license back. But while his vehicular behavior has changed, his heart hasn't. 'It's a game,' he said of driving in Boston. 'And you either win the game or you lose the game.' As Boston Drivers face what may be an extinction-level event, a question is being raised: Who's to blame for our approach to vehicular travel? To borrow from Cassius, is the The answer, as with all things, depends on who you ask. Here's the perspective of Dan Strollo, executive director of Advertisement 'We believe ourselves to be very intelligent people,' he said. 'But we are near the An associate of mine, who shall remain anonymous, sees it differently. He says drivers in New York City are actually worse; we only seem so because of our roads. On a recent stroll in the North End, on a corner where two particularly narrow streets intersect — making a turn impossibly tight — he explained that 'merging' onto the sidewalk is simply what's done. 'You see the guy in front of you do it,' he said, 'so you just do it, too.' Meanwhile, as bad as Boston Drivers may be, at least they're the devil we know. Will we someday look back with nostalgia at drivers who merely gave us the middle finger as they cut us off? After all, who knows what the robots will be up to? As Beth Teitell can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
US Chamber CEO's advice for Boston business community: Be more welcoming
'I would say that it's almost all positive,' Clark said. '[But] there is something going on right now where you have to decide what inclusive means to you, you know? Does diversity include conservative thought? Because there are a lot of people in this country who aren't sure, right? There's a lot of conversation about: Would I be welcome in Boston? Would I be welcome at some of the elite institutions? Would my viewpoint be welcome?' Advertisement Clark, whose group is more conservative than the Boston chamber, noted the local trope that many people can live here for 25 years and not feel like a Bostonian. Advertisement 'That's in one way great for your culture,' Clark said, '[and] in another way, not great for vibrancy.' Before speaking to the Boston chamber, she had met with a group of local business executives — something she often does when she visits a city. The bottom line: The concerns in Boston aren't all that different from those in other cities, though she concedes there's a heightened worry here about cuts to federal research and how that might affect the region's universities and research hospitals. The US Chamber is currently focused on getting some version of President Trump's tax-cut bill through Congress. (The House passed the legislation, but it still needs Senate approval.) On taxes and deregulation, the US Chamber is in strong alignment with Trump. But they differ on tariffs, and the chamber recently sent a request to the Trump administration asking for exemptions from tariffs for small businesses, and for agricultural products that aren't grown here. Mostly, in her chamber speech, Clark made the case for stoking economic growth, saying that while it can't solve all of the nation's problems, it's tough to solve many of them without that growth. The chamber, per its annual tradition, also doled out 'Distinguished Bostonians' awards to key business leaders who contribute to the city's economic and social fabric. This year, honorees included Jane Steinmetz of Ernst & Young, Michael Curry of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and Anne Klibanski of Mass General Brigham. The chamber's previous board chairs, along with current chair Corey Thomas, feted Rooney with a video in honor of his 10 years as chief executive. And Governor Maura Healey bounded up on stage to tout her administration's accomplishments, and to provide some encouragement to the business leaders while also seeming to make the case why she should be elected again in 2026. (Two Republicans, Brian Shortsleeve and Michael Kinnealy, have emerged to run against Healey, a Democrat.) Advertisement 'In a time of crisis, use it as an opportunity,' Healey told the crowd. 'I know we are capable of great things. We proved that 250 years ago when shots rang out by a bridge in Concord and a green in Lexington. That's Massachusetts. That's in our DNA. ... We're going to get through this and we're going to be stronger for it.' This is an installment of our weekly Bold Types column about the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Jon Chesto can be reached at
Buzz Feed
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
This "Naked" Birthday Cake Style Makes Cake-Making Easy
Remember the naked cake trend that ruled every wedding Pinterest board circa 2013? Well, it's back... only better this time, and with a *brilliant* twist. Cookbook author Casey Elsass is putting a cheeky spin on the trendy bare look in his new cookbook, What Can I Bring?, with his Birthday Suit Cake. Honestly, it might just be the smartest (and easiest) cake-frosting method you'll ever try. So, what exactly is the Birthday Suit Cake? It's a vanilla "funfetti"-style layer cake that looks like a labor of love to partygoers. Only you will know just how low-effort it actually was to make. Think moist, sprinkle-speckled, stacked layers with frosting only on in between and on top — leaving the sides of the cake scantily clad. 🍰 But before we get to talk about frosting, we simply have to talk about the cake... Casey's recipe starts with a white cake — that means no yolks, so the crumb stays extra pale, letting the rainbow sprinkles pop like confetti at a surprise party. Egg whites also keep things beautifully light and fluffy. In the dry ingredients, Casey includes cornstarch with the flour, which is, as my Bostonian mother says, "Wicked smaht!" Why? Because it tenderizes the batter. Cornstarch has no protein in it, meaning it can't get tough when added to a batter in the way that wheat flour can. Now, let's get into the frosting... Flavor-wise, traditional American buttercream can be overly sweet, but not this one. Casey opts for a cream cheese buttercream — the cream cheese adds a welcome tanginess and makes the frosting suuuuper smooth and light. The naked technique involves a technique I like to call... the plop and push. Casey uses a little dab of frosting on the plate to secure the bottom layer of the cake. Then, he plops roughly half of your frosting on top of the first layer, using a spatula to push the frosting to the very edge of the first layer. Without the worry of saving enough frosting to coat the entire cake, buttercream filling takes no more than a minute or so to spread. Once he's aligned the bottom and top layers (honestly, the most difficult part), Casey just spreads the remainder of the frosting on top and dusts it with even more sprinkles for an extra cheery look. Et voilà! Time to break out the candles! I'm a cake girl: usually the type to pick around the frosting and eat only the cake. NOT THIS TIME. The frosting-to-cake ratio of this bare-booty cake is perfect. My plate: licked clean. My tastebuds: deeply satisfied. Birthday Suit Cake is one of the 75 guest-optimized recipes in Casey's new cookbook, What Can I Bring?, which focuses on killer dishes and desserts you can bring to any party. Order it here! Get step-by-step instructions and a video tutorial for making the Birthday Suit Cake by downloading the free Tasty app, where you can access all 7,500+ of our recipes without a subscription. Are you going to bring this cake to your next soirée? Let us know in the comments!
