Word: landlordism
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...being in Cambridge, you and your buddies crammed into the same deli,” he said.But one by one, these unique eateries disappeared, victims of rising rent costs. Bartley’s only survives because, according to proprietor Joe Bartley, “We have a friendly landlord: Harvard.”In place of the locally owned restaurants came several chains and a growing array of fine dining options. “It’s becoming a lot less interesting,” says Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society James L. Watson, who teaches a course...
...points of sale in greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan). But it doesn't stop there. While, for example, Prada and Gucci are not on her books anymore, it was Wong who provided the springboard for both into mainland China, and she continues an association as their landlord through the Walton Brown Group's shopping malls, the most prestigious of which are specialty designer stores called Maison Mode...
...celebs, Web videos are a double-edged sword: they can be tools for self-promotion or a means of mortification. For Bill Murray, the Net has supplied a bit of both recently. Funnyordie.com the folks behind Will Ferrell's The Landlord, just premiered FCU: Fact Checkers Unit, in which two overzealous magazine researchers stop at nothing to verify that Murray, playing his deadpan self, likes to drink milk. Also available online is Drunk Bill Murray Almost Fights a Guy, Break.com's blurry, 41-sec. clip of a fella who looks and sounds like Murray caught cranky on a New Orleans...
...happy to talk about life after CBGB, the downtown Manhattan club that some say turned punk into a movement and a lifestyle, and helped make names of the Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith and Television. After the club closed following a much-publicized dispute between him and his landlord, Kristal planned to open another venue, although discussions were on hiatus. Las Vegas and Boston were possibilities, he said, but much still rested on the bottom line. "All I have to do is get a little more money," he said. "Everything takes a lot of money...
...there's an easyQube in your building foyer. Currently installed in about six complexes in the Boston area, the steel boxes are being redesigned this fall with a sleeker look and larger compartments to accommodate dry-cleaning and groceries. To get the device, you'll need to convince your landlord (or coop board) to give it a try. While installation is free, residents will pay a $10 per month usage fee. Even Veraksa has quibbles with that price. "I'd be willing to pay $1 or $2 per item," but that's all, he says...