Archive for ‘October, 2009’

KRANTZ: The buzz on organic bees

At the Long Island farm in the Boston Harbor, I’ve learned about roosters, gangsters, HIV and how to uproot foot-long weeds. This week I discovered my new favorite insect ‘- honeybees.

DONNELLY: The perils of the abroad blog

There is a handful of soiled ‘Space Jam’ onesies decaying in the Goodwill front window. It is fall, and Halloween approaches.

STAFF EDIT: Enough is enough

As Mayor Thomas Menino fights to secure a fifth term in office, his opposing candidate City Councilor-At-Large Michael Flaherty crusades with a campaign promise of instituting mayoral term limits during his first 100 days in office.

STAFF EDIT: Reefer madness

The introduction of a bill to legalize the sale of cannabis in Massachusetts sparks debates about the effect this type of legislation would have on existing users and nonusers alike.

A Pepsi Campus

Pepsi changed their logo and label design in the past year, making the new symbol less symmetric and their labels less cluttered with font. The move was made to help Pepsi connect with a new generation of consumers, including college students according to a Pepsi spokeswoman.