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Eric Bart

I Am Downtown Boston: Eric Bart – Senior Director, R & D, VMware

When we say VMware is a leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, we aren’t playing. For context: Every single company on the Fortune 100 list uses their solutions. With more than 75,000 partners and upward ...

 

White Bull Tavern

The White Bull Tavern Charges into Historic Blackstone Block

Taking over the former Purple Shamrock space, White Bull Tavern opened just a few weeks ago in historic Blackstone Block. History lesson time – Rev. William Blackstone was the first European settler in Boston. It’s ...

 


Explorateur Restaurant

Three DTX Restaurants Among The Best, According To The Boston Globe

When someone says “great job,” you typically respond with a thank you. But when that someone singing your praises is The Boston Globe, you jump up and down and loudly yell your well-earned kudos from the roof tops. ...

 

Mary Dumont

I Am Downtown Boston: Mary Dumont, Chef/Owner At Cultivar

When a horticulturalist combines cuttings from the best plants to create something exciting, that new plant is termed a “cultivar.” On a culinary level, you might say Chef Mary Dumont is doing just that – pie...

 


smoked brownie

Great Holiday Lunch Menus Around Town

Holiday shopping marathons. Visiting relatives. Budgets and calendars bursting at the seams. You need a break from the hustle of the holidaze. Gather yourself and a few fellow revelers and pop in for a quick festive bite at one...

 

The Nutcracker Dazzles For The Holiday Season

Whether you’re seeing it for the first time or the 15th, it’s always a seasonal joy to watch the wondrous journey of Clara. Very rarely does a young lady get a Christmas present that transports her into a dreamy wor...

 


Ritz-Carlton Pie

Thanksgiving Dining Options Around Boston

We all have things in life for which we’re thankful – family, friends, home, health. #blessed. But to be honest, sometimes you’re just really super thankful that someone else is willing to cook for you on Than...

 

The Color Purple Boch Center

Color Boston Purple

“I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it,” says Shug Avery. This bad news lounge singer is right. How can you ignore it? The color purple almost wills us to s...

 


Boston Winter Is Coming To City Hall Plaza

It’s the holidays in the hub. And for the second year in a row, City Hall Plaza is being transformed into a winter wonderland. Last year, more than of 300,000 of your closest friends from Boston and beyond experienced the...

 

William Bunce, Ritz Boston

I Am Downtown Boston: William Bunce, General Manager Of The Ritz-Carlton, Boston And The Ritz-Carlton Residences

With more than 20 years in the hospitality industry, William Bunce’s portfolio is pretty suite. Pun intended. You could even say he has the touch that propels luxury hotels into superstar status. Especially when youR...