Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
BOSTON -- Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease.
The Hundreds (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
When not starring in movies like Gone in 60 Seconds, The Terminal, and I, Robot, and TV shows like Boston Public and Pushing Daisies, actor Chi Mcbride is a Rosewood regular. He’s also a sneaker connoisseur, not a collector, he clarifies (although he sits on 700 pairs of the rarest sneakers on the planet and [...]
Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The only episode of Boston Public I ever saw, was Chapter 37, which dealt with the “N”-word. Couldn’t find a single clip on YouTube, but that episode should have made me a regular watcher (it didn’t, although Jeri Ryan is certainly eye-catching). It really was a good episode. I’d offer my thoughts, but right [...]
Sparks from the Anvil (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The only episode of Boston Public I ever saw, was Chapter 37, which dealt with the "N"-word. Couldn't find a single clip on YouTube, but that episode should have made me a regular watcher (it didn't, although Jeri Ryan is certainly eye-catching). It really was a good episode. I'd offer my thoughts, but right now I'm just too exhausted; still wanted to blog the following segments from The View, though:...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Boston public schools yesterday decided to increase its breakfast and lunch prices this fall by 25 cents, following the lead of many districts statewide that are battling escalating food costs.
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
When Bernard Margolis lost his job as president of the Boston Public Library in a power play with Mayor Menino, Bostonians called foul. It looked as if Our Popular Mayor was trying to politicize the BPL, a treasured -- and independent -- Boston institution. Now, amid revelations that three BPL trustees had undisclosed financial dealings with City Hall, the front-runner for the position appears to...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Thomas F. Birmingham, the former state Senate president and onetime candidate for governor, is competing against five professional librarians to take over the helm of the Boston Public Library, according to three people briefed on the selection process.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Three Boston Public Library trustees have benefited from hundreds of thousands of dollars in purchases by the Menino administration and related agencies in recent years, a Globe review of city financial records found.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Three trustees of the Boston Public Library who voted to oust the library's longtime president have substantial business ties with the city, raising questions about their independence from Mayor Thomas M. Menino's administration, a Globe review has found.
SitcomsOnline.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The summer continues to heat up on TV One with daytime marathons and more! In August, the 10am-4pm daytime marathons for the month include, Amen, Between Brothers, All of Us, Eve, The Hughleys, All About the Andersons, Martin, New York Undercover, For Your Love, and Boston Public. During Labor Day Weekend, TV One will be working hard for the viewers with four days of marathons: On Friday,
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
The Boston Public Library's main building offers no shortage of good vantage points for a parade that ends in Copley Square.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The San Antonio Museum of Art is pleased to present The Powerful Hand of George Bellows: Drawings from the Boston Public Library in the Focus Gallery. Considered the most important collection of Bellows’ graphic art in the United States, the exhibition sets a new standard for recording the history and significance of the artist’s drawings. On exhibition 21 June through 31 August,...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
BOSTON — Public health officials have closed shellfish beds in Boston Harbor for the first time in 36 years in response to a spreading red tide along the Massachusetts coast. The ban on shellfish harvesting now extends from the New...
Digitization 101 (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
This long blog post , with photos, notes the abundant amount of information that Boston Public Library has. Of this abundance, the digital group has so far scanned about 24,000 objects. When I point out to Maura Marx, the group’s head, that, given the library’s estimate that it has maybe 23 million objects, she’s looking at a 2,000 year project, she tells me that they’re just getting started. They’re...
SIVACRACY.NET (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Scan and Release: Digitizing the Boston Public Library | Everything is Miscellaneous ... Of this abundance, the digital group has so far scanned about 24,000 objects. When I point out to Maura Marx, the group’s head, that, given the library’s...
