Results tagged “mayoralrace”

-- From the ashes of Restaurant Row comes a striking new mural project. [Mennonno Sapiens] more ›

We could see it coming. The Secretary of State has ordered the seizure of city computers due to suspicion that Menino aide Michael Kineavy has been deleting emails in violation of public records law. The state has ordered the city to attempt to recover the emails. The administration was able to locate just 18 e-mails to or from Kineavy in the period from Oct. 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Considering we get that many emails an hour, something seems sketchy. more ›

It's been Sam Yoon's chorus for some time, and now the Globe is joining in to ask whether Boston Mayor Thomas Menino may have too much power. In a detailed article today, the paper proclaims that "Menino has assembled the most extensive political operation in modern Boston history over his 16 years in office, rivaling that of legendary mayor James Michael Curley." According to the Globe, Menino's machine is based on the Office of Neighborhood Services, which in theory uses local liaisons to respond to neighborhood concerns but in practice may be planting the mayor's agenda locally. From Menino moles at challenger rallies to Facebook messages harassing folks who join opponents' groups, there are a variety of questionable activities that the Globe uncovers. Gems include statements “We have the permit... Put me on your fundraiser list,’’ from folks who've received favors that were clearly more than capable of winning them over to the Menino camp. more ›

-- Check out what the mayoral candidates are really talking about in these neat word clouds. [That Hotness|Boston Lifestyle Blog] more ›

City Councilor Michael F. Flaherty Jr got the coolest endorsement yet in Boston's 2009 Mayoral race: Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys. Casey sings for Boston's leading local band and, said he hopes Flaherty can "bring people together," which he says is a goal of the band. Casey said Flaherty shares "working-class values" with the Dropkick Murphys. Sounds good so far, right? Well, according to the Globe, Flaherty's campaign got the name of one of the band's signature songs wrong. They referred to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" as "Ship It Up to Boston," which is a mistake not even a pink-hat wearing Red Sox fan would ever make lest you risk the wrath of Jonathan Papelbon. The Globe's Scott Helman tried to help by suggesting someone "ship some Dropkick Murphys albums" to Flaherty. We know what he meant. He's right. But, in 2009, sending a physical copy of the music is, politely, uncommon. The kids these days download the rock music off of the Internets. more ›

Not with an appearance from Deion Sanders, but with another strangely sensible proposal from Sam "YoonTube" Yoon, who wants to expand government to "prime-time hours." By keeping City Hall (which currently closes at 5:30 pm on weekdays, long before many folks have left work) open late at least once a week (until 8:30 pm on Wednesdays), Yoon theorizes that he'll be allowing residents to speak their minds and become more involved with their government. Many local cities, including Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville, already offer late-night government at least once a week. We have been impressed with some of Yoon's other ideas, like car sharing, before; other mayoral candidates may want to step up their innovation quotient. more ›

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The Sam Yoon campaign knows how young people communicate with each other. Using their t-shirts. The campaign has set up a Cafe Press store hawking several t-shirt designs using Yoon's name in sometimes excruciating puns. Nobody among his competitors in the mayoral race offers anything similar. We couldn't find a single Thomas Menino shirt for sale, provided this one doesn't count, and Michael Flaherty only offers boring white t-shirts with the campaign's logo affixed. more ›

Bostonist's inbox has been flooded by press releases from Sam Yoon's campaign office describing Yoon's "GreenPrint" for Boston. It's a series of proposals to add incentives for homeowners, business owners, and drivers to reduce their carbon footprint—by renovating existing buildings and using alternative transportation—that Yoon hopes will become central to his campaign. To kick things off, he proposed legislation in City Council today to add a tax incentive for businesses who are willing to build "green" roofs—roofs with soil and living flora that reduce winter heating requirements and storm runoff and clean the air to boot. It's a big proposal, destined for the front page of the Globe, right? more ›

Eagle-eyed Universal Hub caught city councilor Michael Flaherty prematurely announcing his candidacy for mayor via Youtube. See the video-within-a-video here. more ›

The Globe ran an editorial yesterday telling us that having an actual race for mayor this year would be good for the city. Kind of a snoozefest if you ask us. You may love our Mayor for Life, but it's not newsworthy to ask him to earn that status by running against some other people. So far those people are looking like city councilors Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty, plus the inevitable fringe candidates. [Kevin McCrea officially launched his mayoral campaign yesterday. --Ed] more ›