JAMAICA PLAIN/ROXBURY—Inquiring minds want to know: "In 1900, Boston had the most breweries per person in the U.S. And then Boston drank all of the beer and they went away. Nah—find out what really happened at the Lost Breweries of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain illustrated lecture by Michael Reiskind of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society." [Dig]
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BOSTON—Tech to the aesthetic rescue: "The mayor unveiled the Public Space Invitational Wednesday in the South Boston Innovation District and asked software engineers, designers, artists, architects, and other creative types to jazz up the city's open spaces with new kinds of street furniture, technology devices, or public art." [Globe]
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HUB-WIDE—It is Valentines Day tomorrow: "According to a study conducted by Craigslist, red is the color of love in Boston-- at least on the T. Researchers rated the MBTA's lines and stations as far as romance goes based on an 11-week study of over 200 ads posted in the 'Missed Connections' section of Craigslist Boston." [Boston.com]
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