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...Redline is no kitchen nook, and Stitch and Bitch is certainly not your grandma’s knitting circle. The club welcomes a wide range of participants, from 20-year-olds to retirees. But despite the inter-generational mix, Marcus notes a definite skew toward “young urban professionals.” Hence Redline as ideal gathering spot—after all, where better for said young urban professionals to relax than at a bar with drink in hand. “A lot of people in the high tech industry have learned to relax by going...
...barged its way onto Broadway. An evening of in-your-face street poetry by nine performers with noms de rap like Black Ice, Georgia Me and Poetri might seem to have an uphill battle in the land of Rodgers and Hammerstein. But the show, being marketed to urban audiences and sporting a relatively low $65 top ticket price, is attracting young, multicultural crowds that Broadway rarely sees. And most of the stuffy theater critics liked...
...aspect of hip-hop. It is no longer just a music genre. It has become a way of life. It permeates all parts of North American culture: the way we speak, dress and act. In 10 to 20 years, artists like Eminem will be the norm in hip-hop. Urban or street-based music like jazz, blues and rock 'n' roll eventually changes the norm, and what is mainstream today was once considered street territory. It has always been the place in which new music begins. Keeping your ear to the street will always put you one step ahead...
According to Toni L. Snow, program manager of Lead-Free Cambridge, the Housing and Urban Development-funded program gives out forgivable five-year loans of up to $10,000 to owners whose income levels qualify them for the loans...
...laid-off public-sector workers," says Shiv Putcha, an analyst for the Yankee Group, a Boston-based research firm, "none of whom represent ideal target markets for cellular services." Indeed, while existing customers have average monthly incomes of $200, potential customers only make $81 a month?close to the urban national average?according to a survey of Chinese living outside the largest cities by Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB...