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Give Your Meeting Some Class with Campus Conference Solutions

One of the funniest films ever and one of my favorites is This Is Spinal Tap, the 1984 mockumentary about the misadventures of a fictional rock band. It includes a number of classic lines including this gem of an exchange

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Get Your Game On with Urban Adventure Quest Boston

Would you like to star in your own reality TV show? Short of marrying a Kardashian or having a set of pipes like Massachusetts’ own American Idol, Angie Miller (go Angie!), you have two chances: slim and nada. But you

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Boston Eats on the Fly

Whether you are a local jetting off for a getaway or a visitor making your way home, you may find yourself at Logan Airport with time on your hands. Sitting on the quasi-comfortable seats in the terminals as CNN talking

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Whaddya Want? Something for Nothing at Restaurant Week Boston 2013?

Let me get this straight. You know that there are over 200 of the Boston area’s finest restaurants offering exquisite prix-fixe, multi-course meals at incredible savings. And you still haven’t made any plans for Restaurant Week Boston? Even after I

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As if Restaurant Week Boston 2013 Wasn’t Special Enough

What? Bargain-priced, prix-fixe meals at over 200 of the Boston area’s finest restaurants aren’t enough for you? Well Mr./Ms. Fussypants, have I got a Restaurant Week Boston 2013 deal for you. Actually, make that deals with an “s.” Some participating

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The Mugar Omni Theater is Big. And Loud. And Domed. And, Best of All: It’s Free.

Not that I want to date myself or anything, but when I was growing up the primary TV in our home had a 19-inch screen. And it was black & white. And sometimes, in order to get the reception just

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Want to Dine on Saturday at Restaurant Week Boston 2013? No Problem!

Officially, Restaurant Week Boston 2013 (which actually spans two weeks) runs from March 17 to 22 and March 24 to 29, taking a break from the save-some-bucks-while-dining-on-fabulous-food fun on Saturday, March 23. But, I’m going to let you in on

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Warm Up with Chowdah

It’s 30 degrees in our fair city as I write this. With the ever-present wind chill factor, it feels like a brisk 17 degrees. (Fun fact: Despite its Windy City nickname, Chicago registers less wind, on average, than Boston.) And

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