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The Arc Tank: Changing Lives through Innovation event held

November 30th, 2017 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — The Northeast Arc and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation hosted the inaugural “The Arc Tank” at which $200,000 was awarded to support projects and ideas that help those with disabilities. The event, a local take on the successful TV show “Shark Tank,” was organized to “support innovation in action, hearing ideas that will help positively disrupt disability services to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and their families,”…

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Revere Hotel marks the 75th anniversary of the tragic Cocoanut Grove fire

November 25th, 2017 Comments Closed

BOSTON — The Revere Hotel hosted a solemn gathering on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, with survivors of the tragic fire that killed more than 490 people in the Cocoanut Grove dinner club. Revere Hotel Tim Brett hosted several survivors of the Cocoanut Grove fire including Marshall Cole, shown in these photos that were taken by Bill Brett. The raging fire started in the basement of the restaurant late on Saturday, Nov. 28, 1942, and quickly…

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Boston chapter of The Ireland Funds raises more than $2.6 million at annual dinner

November 24th, 2017 Comments Closed

SOUTH BOSTON — More than $2.6 million was raised by the Boston chapter of The Ireland Funds annual dinner that was held on Nov. 16, 2017 at the Westin Boston Waterfront. The event, which was chaired by Robert E. Griffin Jr. and David Greaney, honored philanthropist Peter Lynch. All photos are by Bill Brett.

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Updated: Former Boston Globe headquarters under construction

November 22nd, 2017 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — Bill Brett was in his old neighborhood the other day when he stopped to take these photos of crews doing work on the former Boston Globe headquarters on Morrissey Boulevard. All photos by Bill Brett

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On the Scene: Fans wait to see SF9 in their Boston debut

November 21st, 2017 Comments Closed

THEATER DISTRICT — Young fans camp out on the sidewalk outside The Wilbur on Tremont Street on Saturday night almost a full day before the KPOP group SF9 took the stage. The sold-out concert on Nov. 19, 2017 brought young fans from throughout the region and, even, from around the country. The Wilbur had asked fans to not camp out in from of the theater to get their wristbands. Photos by Bill Brett

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