By Jay Fitzgerald – A blog about Boston, Hub of the Universe, and everything else.


Short takes: Holding Goldberg accountable … PIMCO invests in Celts … Playgrounds for the rich … Anadama bread … Great Moderate Hope

— And she should: “Editorial: Goldberg, office should be held accountable for CCC dysfunction” (BBJ)

— The chain has been losing market share for a while now due to poor product offerings, not just higher prices: “Stop & Shop announces plan to lower prices in Eastern Mass” (Boston.com)

— It must have been a very slow editorial-board news day when they decided to run this piece: “Sean O’Brien Has a Credit Card for You” (WSJ) 

— Unfortunately, the Cape & Islands long ago priced out most blue-collar and middle-class people: “Do You Have to Be Rich to Enjoy Martha’s Vineyard? We Found Out” (WSJ)

— Is this the same bank that just went public? Yes, it is: “Avidia Bank Could Lose $17M on Medford Lab Project” (B&T)

— PIMCO? The business of sports keeps evolving: “Boston Celtics sign new ‘investment partner’ in multiyear deal” (BBJ)

— They stop speaking truth to power when one of their own is in power: “The Boston City Council isn’t doing its job by dodging tough issues” (Globe)

— The latest Great Moderate Hope: “Meet the Democrat Republicans Fear in Red-State America” (WSJ)

— Never heard of Anadama bread before. Now I have: “New England Seafood With a Side of Punk, at Smithereens” (NYT)

— And Hey, Soul Sister has to rank up there too: “Worst song ever? Starship’s ‘We Built This City’ remains pop’s most loathed song” (Globe)

— UH cuts to the chase, as usual: “Quebec UFO cult whose symbol is a swastika entwined with a Star of David plans another topless-women parade on the Common” (Universal Hub)

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