Word: hub
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...search of a building to offset the the city's growing homeless population. Although the group already operates a 20-bed overnight shelter on School St. and a 35-bed facility for families in Boston, Shelter Inc.'s directors recognized a pressing need for transitional housing in the Hub area. Such transitional shelters provide homeless men and women with a temporary residence for several months as they seek employment, gain income, and acquire a permanent home...
...when you get right down to it, Boston doesn't owe its reputation to foreign imports. New England's nautical tradition thrives throughout the area, and two seafood restaurants deserve special mention. Anthony's Pier 4 (140 Northern Ave.) on the waterfront is one of The Hub's most popular tourist attractions--with good reason. From airy popovers to steaming lobsters, Greek immigrant Anthony Athanas precisely captures New England's gastronomical heritage. As you wait for your table, the fact that you're in good company may offer some consolation; the lobby's wood-panelled walls are adorned with pictures...
...cupcake-like information booth is just the latest in a series of face-lifts to the hub of the Square this spring. May brought the end of a $72 million extension of the Red Line to Alewife, and the end of six years of noise, dirt, and general confusion for Square travelers...
Chances are one in 24,000 that the average subway rider could be the victim of a crime on any given day on the Hub's mass transit system, according to MBTA Det. William D O'Connell...
Rather than being the social hub for jocks it once was, the Varsity Club has become a kind of umbrella organization for the various "Friends of" the different varsity teams, says Club President Walter Greeley '53, a letter winner in football, hockey, and baseball. Each of Harvard's 40 varsity teams has a "Friends of" organization. These alumni groups organize such functions as pre-game buffets and tailgate parties...