The city of Boston’s annual budget is around $1.8 billion. Fifty-eight percent of the city’s revenue comes from property taxes (you’re welcome!). Another 28% comes from state aid (includes lottery revenues, I believe). The rest of it comes from fees...
As I mentioned last week, The Boston Foundation came out with a report on Boston and how its relationship with the Commonwealth adversely affects our quality of life, basically because we can’t control our own destiny and are dependent upon the state government...
Eh, some of these bars I wouldn’t call “dive bars”, not seedy enough, but I guess they count because they’re cheap and have character. Any additions? Back to Boston condos for sale homepage Contact me to find out more about this property or to...
Fun little piece in the Globe today about “The Departed” and locations in Boston used during the filming. As mentioned in the article, it’d be pretty near impossible for Matt Damon to live in an apartment where the film says he does – his view...
My property tax bill was pretty reasonable, this year. Hey, I’m not complaining. Others, however, weren’t quite as pleased. By Feb. 1, the deadline for asking for tax reductions, homeowners had filed 3,323 applications for abatements on their fiscal 2007...