Boston Loses Another Giant

It seems lately all the corporate heavyweights that have traditionally been associated with our city have been abandoning us: FleetBoston, Gillette, and Filene's to name a few. Luckily, most of these departures/foldings have centered around bastions of corporate finance and excessive consumerism (c'mon, who really needs a Mach3Turbo?), while Boston's traditional cultural icons have remained steadfast...until now.

The publishers of the Atlantic Monthly have announced that the 148 year-old Boston-born journal of cultural and political commentary will abandon its home and head for south to D.C. It's not secret that even before David Bradley purchased the magazine in 1999, it had been facing hard times -- having been unprofitable for years. Bradley told the AP the financial situation forced him to chose between continuing to publish in Boston -- or publishing the magazine at all.

Given the rate our homegrown businesses are leaving town these days, Bostonist wonders what'll be next. Hell -- at this rate we wouldn't be surprised if in a few years Bostonians are cursing the San Jose Red Sox!