February - 2015

Daily News Roundup – February 27, 2015

Rio 2016: Occupy Takes Swing at Olympic Golf Course (Guardian) Why Beantown May Want to Throw This Sports Contest (MSNBC – The Cycle) An...

Olympics: New Group Calls for Rights-Respecting Bids (Human Rights Watch) House Bill Would Give Beacon Hill Oversight of Olympics Bid...

Rio to Ask Big Companies to Shut Down During Olympics (Reuters) Olympics Organizers Have Time to Talk (Boston Globe) “When I pulled Davey...

Stuck in because of the snow? Play #NoBoston2024 Bingo! #Satire

Olympics Bid Organizers Discuss Issues with Residents in Roxbury (Boston Globe) Roxbury Residents Voice Concerns At Meeting on Boston...

Olympic Finances Need City Pledge (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 To Hold Its First Community Meeting (NECN) 3 Groups Who Could Benefit from...

Boston 2024’s Olympic Bid Can’t Include Boston Marathon Course (Competitor.com) Somerville Neighborhood News: Skepticism for Boston 2024...

Some more coverage of that WBUR poll from yesterday: In Gloomy Time, Poll Finds Drop in Games Support (Boston Globe) Bad Weather Leads to...

WBUR commissioned a new poll on public support for the Olympics and found a 13% rise in opposition since last month. Support for Boston...

Not a lot of news, so I combined yesterday and today. Marathon, Head of Charles No Good for Olympics (Boston Globe) In a Time of Climate...