Salad chain Sweetgreen will open two Boston locations
Fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen will use some of the $35 million it just raised to open two new locations in Boston. The new locations will be inside the Prudential Center and and in Downtown Crossing, at a spot that was until recently a Radio Shack. The new locations are among the 10 new Sweetgreens the company plans to open this year. Read more about the new spots at Eater.com. — Eric Schwartz
New Boston 2024 Poll Shows Slight Uptick in Both Support & Opposition
In a new poll released by MassINC Polling Group (and shown on WBUR), Boston 2024's numbers aren't changing too dramatically. In Massachusetts, 42 percent now support the bid (up from June's 39 percent), while 50 percent oppose (up from 49 percent a month ago). Essentially, the only measurable change is in the decrease of the "Don't Know/Refused" group, as more and more people make up their minds. Pressure mounts, however, as the United States Olympic Committee's wish to see improvement by September means "little change" is simply not acceptable. Take a look at the full story (plus the link to the crosstabs), including specific regional results >>> WBUR
Hackers Stole More than 20 Million Social Security Numbers
"The hacking affects '19.7 million individuals that applied for a background investigation, and 1.8 million non-applicants, primarily spouses or co-habitants of applicants,' the agency said. >>> Associated Press
Chase & Greg are Back For a New Episode of the BostInno Beat
- Intro - Dream Team
- Big One - Nice to be a VC
- Goss Train - Scotty's Big Goss
- Community - BostonFest is Back
- Unwanted Feedback - Solo Beat
- One More - All Biebs
Tall Ship Docking at Fan Pier Today
The Portuguese Navy’s Tall Ship, the Sagres, will be docking Friday morning at Fan Pier at the South Boston Waterfront and will be open for free tours, Saturday through Monday. The steel-built, 3-masted barque, last anchoring in Boston in 2009, is exepected to arrive around 9 a.m. >>> Nick DeLuca
Here's the Full List of Investors in VentureApp so Far
VentureApp, the new startup from the founders of Dailybreak and Streetwise Media (parent company of this site), has snagged investments from a crew of notable angel investors in the Boston area. They're part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet, but so far it's reached $2 million, according to information provided by VentureApp. >>> More on BostInno – Kyle Alspach
