Politicians With New Jobs: Buddy Cianci and Jarrett Barrios

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, former mayor of Providence who is currently in the federal pokey for conspiracy, is coming to Boston, and Boston is welcoming him with open arms.

Cianci's life story has spawned the rebirth of Providence, a documentary movie, a musical, the christening of a junior-high school on Family Guy, and a pasta sauce. To call him "colorful" would be an understatement.

He's going into the boutique hotel business at Fifteen Beacon on May 30. Apparently the job has something to do with sales and marketing, but the mere linking of Buddy Cianci and Fifteen Beacon might prompt curious customers to open their wallets.

Oh, and did we mention that he's infamous for going after a man who may have been sleeping with his ex-wife with a fireplace log and a cigarette? He pled no contest and resigned, and then ran for mayor again and won in 1991. Maybe tourists who haven't heard of Cianci should be warned that they'd better not mistake him for the hotel complaint department.

Universal Hub is holding a contest for who can craft the best Buddy Cianci commercial.

In news that isn't as eyecatching but is still important: Someone else is following former State Senate President T-Vag out the door in pursuit of a better job. State Senator Jarrett Barrios is going to take a job with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.

Barrios seems to have more lofty goals than money in mind, though. Barrios said, "I’ll be able to work toward improving the quality and affordibility of health care.”