Faneuil Hall News

'TEARS OF JOY' MARK GENOCIDE MEMORIAL DEDICATION by Tom Vartabedian http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/05/25/tears-of-joy-mark-genocide-memorial-dedication/ May 25, 2012 BOSTON, Mass.-A persistent and nagging rain failed to dampen the spirits of nearly 1,000 attendees who turned out May 22 at Rose Kennedy Greenway for the much-anticipated ... (more)

President Obama is applauded after signing the health care overhaul during a ceremony in the White House on March 23, 2010.

For more than a decade, hundreds of Boston tourists and natives have asked Mark Verrochi the same question: Where is Faneuil Hall? Many influential leaders, such as Samuel Adams and Susan B. Anthony, have walked through Faneuil Hall's doors since 1742.

The state's multibillion-dollar tourism industry is poised for a strong summer, if recent data and interviews with industry executives are any indication.

The Natiional Park Service is opening a new, $7 million visitors center in Faneuil Hall this week and is unveiling its first-in-the-nation iPad-based technology to guide tourists around Boston, the Boston Herald reports.

Yesterday May 22nd and today May 23rd, Bravo TV's Top Chef has been in Boston for a special appearance during their 5th annual Top Chef Tour.

Boston launched a new pilot program on Wednesday that will allow local day-boat fishermen to sell their catches at city Farmers' Markets.

HUNDREDS JOIN IN CELEBRATION AT ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARK Armenian Weekly May 22, 2012 Massachusetts Armenian Leaders Attend Dedication at Armenian Heritage Park BOSTON, Mass.-Today Massachusetts and Armenian officials joined hundreds of attendees from the Armenian community and surrounding neighborhoods at the dedication of Armenian Heritage Park, ... (more)

Since its inception in 1952, Boston's Black Heritage Trail has been overshadowed by its nearby sibling, the Freedom Trail, which snakes a similar path through downtown.

The Boston Duck Tour is one of Boston's most unique and entertaining tours. During this 80 minute ride, you will hear many insights and fun anecdotes regarding the history of Boston, while passing by major points of the city, such asA the Boston Common, Copley Square, Faneuil Hall, and more.A What makes the Duck Tour so original and popular among ... (more)

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan and others will be celebrating the local immigrant community at the dedication ceremony of Armenian Heritage Park in downtown Boston.

Boston's social scene is so stratified that it has given rise to what social activist and man-about-town George "Chip'' Greenidge calls "nightclub apartheid.'' The city prides itself on being open and collaborative - a haven for the 21-to-34 year-old demographic.

I wasn't even at Daley Plaza for two minutes when I ran into Vermin Supreme. From Austin to Boston to here, I've seen him more than I've seen my family over the last six months .

Celebrity chef Todd English, who owes more than $1 million in back rent and other charges related to his Kingfish Hall restaurant, left the space with thousands of dollars in damage after shuttering the location at Faneuil Hall Marketplace several weeks ago.

Top Chef will come to Boston for a day for an exhibition with Boston chef Tiffani Faison, owner of Sweet Cheeks Q, a Fenway barbecue restaurant.

It appears a social media campaign to attract the cable TV show Top Chef to Boston has borne fruit - " sort of.

Woburn Police Officer Tomas Morales graduated from the police academy earlier this month.

Editor's note: The following was sent by Somerville Public Schools: Somerville, MA - The East Somerville Community School will be the recipient of a two-octave set of Malmark Choirchimes courtesy of the Back Bay Ringers .

The archdiocese claimed it wanted to turn the elementary school, a fixture in Oak Square for more than 80 years, into a kind of Gitmo for fallen priests.

Glen Pence is a unique chef who wants to be creative and do things his way, but has to follow the rules.