Downtown NewsLocal news for Downtown (Boston, MA) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Smile, You're In Downtown Crossing- July 17, 2008 If you were shopping in downtown Boston's main shopping district this week, you may have ended up smiling on a candid camera.http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/smile-youre-in-downtown-crossing?from... Cummings Building sold, will house lofts and more- July 16, 2008 The Cummings Building, which houses the popular restaurant No Problemo on Purchase Street, has been sold to a Martha's Vineyard-based developer that plans to spiff up the exterior and convert the second and ...http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/cummings-building-sold-will-house-lof... Chacarero profits eaten away by challenging economy- July 14, 2008 Juan Hurtado misses the days of serving his famous chacarero sandwiches out of a small kitchen at the side of Filene's department store.http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/chacarero-profits-eaten-away-by-chall... Retailers, developers get mayor's tour of city- July 12, 2008 More than a dozen developers, retailers and brokers joined Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Redevelopment Authority officials Tuesday morning to tour Boston s redevelopment hot spots.http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/retailers-developers-get-mayors-tour-... Hub hopes logo, Web site boost business area- July 10, 2008 Both were unveiled yesterday by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who hosted the first leg of an "Experience Boston" tour of the city's retail opportunities prior to the International Council of Shopping Centers' ...http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/hub-hopes-logo-web-site-boost-busines... N.Y. developer has plans for Downtown Crossing- July 8, 2008 City officials announced today that New York developer Midwood Management Corp. is expected to file plans this week for a mixed retailresidential project on the corner of Bromfield and Washington streets in ...http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/n-y-developer-has-plans-for-downtown-... The street is their canvas in Elmira- July 8, 2008 Meet some of the chalk artists featured in new festival this weekend. By Kira Johnson kjohnsonstargazette.com July 8, 2008 Elmira will host its first Street Painting Festival this Saturday and Sunday on ...http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/the-street-is-their-canvas-in-elmira?... Bookings- July 6, 2008 TOMORROW: Zo&xEB; Ferraris reads from "Finding Nouf," at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge.http://www.topix.net/city/boston-ma-downtown/2008/07/bookings?fromrss=1 |