Results tagged “fleetcenter”

July 1, 2005: A new year, a new era. Sure, January 1 is the first day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. In Boston the fiscal year turns the page to FY 06 today. The States budget year coincides with the beginning of a new year for the many colleges and universities around the Hub. Put that together with it being a Friday before a long weekend, Bostonist is digging on a little... more ›

Bostonist will be the first to admit that we don't give our boys in Celtic Green the coverage they deserve. Sure, we mentioned Antoine's return mid-season, which has definitely put the Celts on the path to the playoffs. They have been battling the Indiana Pacers this past week and pushed it in last night's game in Indianapolis. With team owners (both Celtics legends back in the 80s: Larry Bird for the Pacers and Danny... more ›

When Bostonist heard that Banknorth, which recently bought the permanent naming rights of the Fleet Center from Delaware North, was holding a press conference today to announce the new name of the sports arena, Bostonist had a hunch that it was going to be good. Why create all this hoopla over naming it the "Banknorth Center" right? So when it was announced today that it will be called the "Banknorth Garden," Bostonist got a little happy to see that a piece of the city's history was coming back to Causeway Street. Sure, the old Boston Garden had it all: the real parquet flooring, Larry Bird's legendary whiping of the soles of his sneakers before each free throw, and those god awful "restricted viewing" seats, where you would watch the game on a tiny TV, while the fans a few rows in front of you had a clear view of the game. Unfortunately, the original garden was torn down in 1997 and rebuilt 6 inches away on a new foundation was the squanky Shawmut Center (and then the Fleet Center after another bank merger). Sure, it still had the original parquet flooring brought over from the Garden, but it was not the Garden, which was home to 16 Celtics' championships and 5 Bruins' Stanley Cups. While nothing will ever replace the Boston Garden, Banknorth did the right thing by at least respecting the old haunt that Bostonians came to love (and hate...no air conditioning in those post-season games were brutal for players and fans alike.) The name change officially takes over on July 1. more ›

more ›

When Bank of America took over Fleet Bank last year, many were worried about their bank accounts and ATM fees. Others were more concerned about what they would rename the Fleet Center, which was once our cherished "Boston Garden." Yesterday, the new owner, Deleware North, has drummed up some publicity for the sports arena by allowing people to bid on Ebay to rename it for 24 hours. For one whole day, your arena will not... more ›

Darn! Bostonist slept through another State of the City address. Well, maybe Access Hollywood got our attention and forgot to change the channel. There were big plans for touting the incumbent administration for tonight’s address. Mayor Menino was supposed to talk about how well Boston did welding the manhole covers down before the Democrats held their National Convention at the Fleet Center (what’s that name again? more later on that topic). Also he was scheduled to talk about how well the city is doing on reducing crime and how well they handled the Sox and the Pat’s victories in the past year. The text of his address can be read tomorrow. Given the predictions for what was to be said, it’s important to remember the less lethal controversy, and perhaps the mayor and his staff should read the reports the Boston Pheonix has about the Boston Police Department being a little less trusted. Huzah for 2005. more ›