Tech that helped find Boston marathon bombers

The Tech That Helped Take Down Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev Casey Chan and Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com The second suspect in the brutal Boston Marathon bombings has been apprehended, after five days of uncertainty and fear. And while all credit for Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s capture goes to the men and women of the many, many agencies … Continue reading Tech that helped find Boston marathon bombers

Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products

Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products take pretentious and self-satisfied to new heights By Sarah Miller, grist.org Have you always want­ed to live off the land, but you were bur­dened with an over­full trust fund and too many but­lers? Well, say hello to Williams-Sonoma Agrar­i­an, your por­tal for spend­ing gazil­lions of dol­lars on back­yard farm­ing. Wit… http://flip.it/Jhvml Related … Continue reading Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products

The New Science of Building Great Teams

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Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings

Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings John Murrell, allthingsd.com If the local broad­band cli­mate is a major fac­tor in decid­ing where in the U.S. to set­tle your fam­i­ly or busi­ness, Tech­Net has some guid­ance to offer. The tech­nol­o­gy advo­ca­cy group sur­veyed the states to com­pare indi­ca­tors on… http://flip.it/fEhqx Related articles Washington state No. 2 … Continue reading Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings

The new golden age of biotech in Massachusetts – Business

By Steven Syre, bostonglobe.com We’re liv­ing in a new a gold­en age of biotech­nol­o­gy in Mass­a­chu­setts. By this I don’t mean the sheer num­ber of start-ups and other young local com­pa­nies hop­ing to make their marks. Nor am I high­light­ing the impres­sive list of glob… http://flip.it/mReYH The new golden age of biotech in Massachusetts - … Continue reading The new golden age of biotech in Massachusetts – Business

Conway Sportsman’s Club: Wild game food gatherings

  With the increasing evidence that wild game has a much improved nutritional and health profile than factor farmed foods, there are more events springing up that provide access to curious urbanites in the Pioneer Valley.   In Western Mass., hunters’ communal grill - Boston.com.     Related articles   Chef relishes wild hunt for … Continue reading Conway Sportsman’s Club: Wild game food gatherings

Visualizing town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010

Very nice info graphic and visualization tool which shows (yikes) both the tax rates for each town and also the change in assessed home values. It definitely shows the drop in value that occurred in Central Mass and some other regions where a simple house can now be purchased for under 100k. Town-by-town assessed home … Continue reading Visualizing town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010

Route 7 Grill: Farm-to-table restaurant in Great Barrington, MA

Definitely check this place out if you are in Western Mass. Nice use of local farm's foods.... Route 7 Grill – Farm-to-table restaurant in Great Barrington, MA. Related articles Red Lion Inn at the James Beard House (hoteljunkiemag.com) Port Barrington Homes, Condos and Townhomes for Sale in December Announced by the John Herman team (prweb.com) … Continue reading Route 7 Grill: Farm-to-table restaurant in Great Barrington, MA

Secret swimming holes and kettle ponds of Cape Cod

Freshwater secrets, paddle optional - Boston.com. As an avid lake swimmer, I was excited to find this article which reveals some of the unknown freshwater swimming holes and kettle ponds of the Cape. Related articles Cape Cod: 5-Day Itinerary (flipkey.com) Deals of the Week: Cape Cod Classics (flipkey.com) Bike to the Beach on the Cape … Continue reading Secret swimming holes and kettle ponds of Cape Cod