Daily News Roundup July 24, 2015
#OlympicsDebate Olympic Debate Lacked What We Wanted to Hear (Boston Globe) Baker's Olympic Guessing Game (Boston Globe) 6 Highlights from Televised Boston Olympics Debate (Mass Live) Olympics Debate Turns into Bosotn vs. New York Slugfest (Boston.com) Olympic Revenue Numbers are 'Drunken Optimism,' Critic Says (Boston.com) Opponents, Supporters Clash in Olympics Debate (Boston Globe) Backers, Opponents Joust at Olympics TV Debate (WBUR) 4 Things We Learned from Boston's Olym
Daily News Roundup - July 15, 2015
Stadium Plan Raises Questions about $$$ Compensation for MBTA (State House News Service) This Is What Has Everybody So Worried about Boston's Olympics Bid (Boston.com) Six Development Takeaways from the BBJ's Interview with Boston 2024's Rich Davey (BBJ) City Councilor Sets Deadline for Boston Olympics Group to Produce Information (BBJ) No Holds Barred: Jonathan Cohn on Opposing Bosotn Hosting the 2024 Olympics (No Holds Barred) Number of Homeless Families in Boston up 25% (B
Daily News Roundup - July 14, 2015
Wage Supression: The Fine Print in Boston 2024's Job Creation Promises (Bay State Examiner) How the DCR Signed over Castle Island to Boston 2024 with a Rubber Stamp (Boston Mag) As Olympic Plan Spreads Statewide, Boston Remains on the Hook for Cost Overruns (BBJ) Lynch Says He's Not Persauded by Walsh's Olympic Plan Yet (Boston Herald) Eyes Widett Circle: How the City Holds the Keystone for Boston 2024's Olympic Stadium Plans (DigBoston) Feds Often Kick in More Than Security
Daily News Roundup - July 8, 2015
Mayor Wants to Push Forward with Redeveloping Widett, Even if Olympics Don't Materialize (Boston Globe) Revised Cost of Tokyo 2020 Stadium Approved (ESPN) Rep. Lynch on Iraq: No Way Forward; On Widett Circle: Bad Idea (WGBH News) Spike in Olympic Stadium Costs Highlights Shifting Budget Risks (BBJ) Olympic Organizers Ponder Strategy for Boosting Support (Boston Globe) Squantum Point Park Run (Imgur) Group Calls Olympic Spending Ban 'Smoke and Mirrors' (Boston Herald) And righ
Daily News Roundup - July 5, 2015
Twelve Thousand People to Carry Olympic Torch in Brazil (Reuters) "The torch bearers will be chosen in the next two months by the organising committee and sponsors Coca-Cola, Nissan and Bradesco, organisers added...." Walsh Says Questions Remain After Boston 2024's Bid 2.0 Was Presented (My Fox Boston) Yet he presented with them in Cali.... Fast Lanes for Athletes, VIPs Part of Boston 2024 Vision (Boston Globe) Video: A Brief History of Boston's Parks (City Lab) Temporary Sta
Daily News Roundup - July 3, 2015
Marty Walsh Signs Olympic Muzzle Order, Says He Didn't Mean It (WGBH News) Economist, Olympic Expert Andrew Zimbalist on Boston 2024's '2.0' Plan: 'It's Bologna' (BostInno) Public Voices Concerns Over Reveamped Boston 2024 Bid (The Heights) Memo to Boston 2024: Good Luck Staying out of Politics (Boston Globe) Olympic Golf Off the Table for Brookline (Wicked Local - Brookline) Five Things You Should Know About Todd Millay of Choate Investment Advisors (Boston Globe) Breaking:
Daily News Roundup - July 2, 2015
JP Meeting JP Gives Hostile Reception to Olympics (JP Gazette) #Boston2024 Public Meeting June 30, 2015 (NECIR Storify) Boston 2024 Meeting in Jamaica Plain Draws Passionate Crowd (Jamaica Plain News) Boston 2024 and the Olympic Vision of Columbia Point (WGBH News) Economist Zimbalist: Olympic Funding Flaws, Smoke And Mirrors, And Cannabalizing Non-Profit Monies (WGBH News) USOC 'Focused Exclusively' on Boston, But L.A. Bid Backers Remain Hopeful (Boston Herald) Editorial Car
Daily News Roundup - June 30, 2015 - Bid 2.0
Bid 2.0 came out yesterday, and it's filled with magic, lies, and bad ideas. Boston's Revised '24 Bid Criticized as Incomplete (NYT) State Leaders React Cautiously to Bid 2.0 (CommonWealth) Boston 2024 Promises a Lot at 'Minimal Risk' (CommonWealth) But even what they're promisng isn't good. See Which Real Estate Leaders Helped Boston 2024 Craft Its Financing Plan (BBJ) Boston 2024 Pressed for Details -- But Remain Vague -- on Insurance, Taxpayer Risks (BBJ) Here's What the B
Daily News Roundup - June 27, 2015
Boston 2024's Davey Rebuffs City Council Demands for Original Olympics Budget (BBJ) Boston 2024 Land Watch: Parcels Worth at Least $300 Million in Play for Olympics (WGBH News) Exclusive: City Hall Emails Highlight Boston Olympics Planning, Media Spin (BBJ) Boston 2024 Will Release Its Revised Bid on Monday (WBUR) Here's Everything We Learned about Boston 2024 from City Hall Emails, Part II (Boston Mag) From Yesterday's City Council Hearing: No Financial Updates at Today's Bo
Daily News Roundup - June 12, 2015
Walsh Thinks It's "Silly" People Are Upset He Didn't Read the Boston 2024 Olympic Bid Before Signing (Bay State Examiner) Boston Olympics Group Adds MBTA Fire Power to Its Team (BBJ) Boston 2024, brought to you by....the people running the MBTA. Well, that's comforting. Why the MBTA Will Save the Boston Olympics Bid (Queue the Laugh Track) Boston 2024 Made Another Venue Change (BostInno) Dorchester Park is Tapped as Olympics Venue (Boston Globe) Andrew Zimbalist Maintains Bos