Daily News Roundup – May 13, 2015
Boston Apartment Rents Third-Highest in Country (WCVB) Critics of Boston Olympic Bid Aren’t Content with Expected Changes (LA Times) BPR in with the New: Elections, Olympics, and TV (WGBH) Mike Capko is the World’s Worst Person in Sports (ESPN) And Pagliuca gets bronze. IOC Insider: Boston 2024 Needs ‘Magnetic Leader’ like Mitt (Boston Herald) LOL Steve Lynch Backs Liz Warren in Trade Spat with Obama (Boston Herald) It gets to Boston 2024 later on. Boston 2024 Bid Discussion
Daily News Roundup – May 8, 2015
Boston 2024 Must Come Clean, Evan Falchuk Says (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 Eyed Deval Patrick’s Wife, Red Sox Owner for Roles (Boston Herald) Olympics, BCEC Expansion Not on Chamber Menu (Worcester Telegram) Diane Wilkerson’s New Chapter (NECN) It’s Boston or Bust for a U.S. 2024 Olympic Bid (BostInno) #EvanFalchuk #DevalPatrick #DianeWilkerson #USOC #Politics #LA2024 #ScottBlackmun
Daily News Roundup – April 3, 2015
Opposition Stop Confusing the Boston 2024 Opposition Groups (BostInno) Different Strategies, Same Goal: How Boston’s Olympic Opponents Work Together (Boston.com) They Just Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) Omnishambles Boston Olympic Bid is a Problem of U.S.O.C.’s Own Making (NYT) Walsh Seeks to Open “Office of Olympic Accountability,” Funded by Boston 2024 (Bay State Examiner) Walsh: Yes, New Public Money Will Be Needed for 2024 Upgrades (Dorchester Reporter) And look at
Daily News Roundup – March 27, 2015
Public Sentiment Shifting on Boston 2024 Olympics Bid (Bay State Banner) Franklin Park Leaders: We Need More Info from Boston 2024 Planners (Dorchester Reporter) Boston 2024, or the Raven Returns (Boston Globe) Zakim Continuing Push for Boston-Only Olympics Ballot Questions, But Sets Conditions for Backing Statewide Question Instead (Universal Hub) Carr: Who Crowned Olympics Cheese King of the State? (Boston Herald) Editorial Cartoon: Boston Olympics Bungling (Boston Globe) L
Daily News Roundup – March 26, 2015
“Team Walsh” ‘Team Walsh’ Meets in Dorchester to Revive Boston’s Bid for the 2024 Olympics (WGBH News) Team Walsh Rallies Troops for 2024 Push (Dorchester Reporter) Boston Core Boston 2024 Comes to Cambridge (Medium) Brookline Town Meeting to Weigh in on Olympics Bid (Wicked Local – Brookline) Distrust Builds in Cambridge Over Boston 2024 Proposal (Wicked Local – Cambridge) Public Opinion/Referendum Polling Society Students Tackle Clinton, Tsarnev, NFL (Emerson News) Also tac
Daily News Roundup – March 24, 2015
Boston 2024 Asks People to Get Inspired by a Nazi Propaganda Film (Bay State Examiner) MADLIMPICS: Salt Lake Cost Overrun Edition (Dig Boston) Maura Healey Backs Olympic Referendum (Boston Herald) But how would she vote? Rio Olympic Village to Become Luxury Apartments After the Games, Despite the City’s Affordable Housing Crisis (Washington Post) Walsh Machine to Push Olympic Bid (WGBH News) “Team Walsh” Recruited for Boston 2024 Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) Beacon Hill Leaders
Daily News Roundup – March 21, 2015
Instead of Pitching Games, Let us Win at Making Boston Climate-Safe (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 Grassroots Campaign Makes Use of Political Players (Boston Globe) Interesting use of “grassroots” Fed-Up Public Forced This ‘Change of Heart’ from Deval (Boston Herald) Walsh Hits Reset Button in Quest for Olympic Gold (Boston Herald) How about hitting “abort” instead? Editorial: Olympic Support Fizzles (Boston Herald) Spring Won’t Change Gloomy Forecast for Boston 2024 (Boston Glob
Daily News Roundup – March 20, 2015
The Olympic Gamble for Boston (Boston Globe) Patrick to Work Once a Month for Boston 2024, CEO Davey Says (Boston Herald) Olympic Bid Draws Power Players (Boston Globe) Patrick to Forego Boston 2024 Consulting Fee (Boston.com) Trying to fix the bad PR, but it’s not going to work Chris Dempsey Leaves Bain & Co., as Olympics Battle Rages On (Fortune) Mayor’s Chief of Staff Formally Discloses Ties to Boston 2024 Executive (Dorchester Reporter) Took long enough. Patrick’s Promoti
Daily News Roundup – March 13, 2015
The Secrets Boomerang on Games Organizers (Boston Globe) “If patronage was an Olympic sport, Boston 2024 would get the gold.” United Independent Party’s Evan Falchuk on the Quest for a Statewide Olympic Ballot Referendum (WGBH News) How Olympic Games Transform Urban Space (Storify) My Storified tweets from the lecture last night BRA Approves New Columbia Point Building That Olympic Organizers Would Want to Tear Down for Athlete Housing (Dorchester Reporter) Episode 410 with R
Daily News Roundup – March 11, 2015
Deval Patrick’s Involvement in Boston 2024 Olympics Bid ‘Disappoints’ Northampton Crowd: Evan Falchuk (MassLive) Councillor Calls for Hearings on Olympics’ Diversity, Sex Trafficking (Dorchester Reporter) A Letter to the Editor: Boston 2024 Community Meeting (Caught in Southie) Capuano Criticizes Olympic Effort to Mislead on Transportation; Wonders About Boston 2024 Payroll (WGBH News) Boston Being Played for a Fool in the Political, Olympic Game (Boston.com) Mayor Marty Wals