Results tagged “lindapizzuti”

Here's the latest: Thomas R. DiBenedetto, President of Boston International Group, Inc., and a group of American investors are bidding to buy top Italian club Roma in April. DiBenedetto's crew reportedly plans to drop $109 million on Unicredit bank for a 60%chunk of the three-time Serie A champs. He wants to return Roma to greatness. DiBenedetto wants a new stadium built. more ›

Remember that soccer team John Henry bought? We forgot about it, honestly. Henry is doing everything he can to win over Liverpool fans. He attended games at the Kop, Liverpool's home pitch and even unleashed wife Linda Pizzuti on their vocal fans. more ›

When Red Sox owner John Henry robbed the cradle earlier this year, we had no idea that it was also a headhunting expedition. According to the Herald, Henry has replaced longtime Red Sox vice president Janet Marie Smith with Linda Pizzuti, his wife. Smith was the one who kept Fenway Park from being bulldozed, hatching the series of improvement plans that gave us the seats on the Green Monster and the generally pleasant seating atmosphere in the 97-year-old ballpark. Pizzuti? Well, she's married to John Henry, and she used to work for her family's development firm, building condos. Bad news for the Kenmore area, where Sox-owned parcels could easily be transformed into enormous, hideous luxury buildings? Probably. As one source told the Herald, "Janet Marie was told to go because Linda’s taking over the whole damn place." [Herald] more ›

• Governor Deval Patrick may have signed a bill to eliminate the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority but the Pike might cost us even more. [Boston Herald]