Uber to Honor Red Sox Legend Pedro Martinez
Celebrated Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martineze was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame over the weekend. To honor the hurler, who loves Boston and Red Sox Nation as much as they love him, Uber will be displaying their cars with Martinez's no. 45 on them starting at 1 p.m. Uber's platform is overlayed on a Google Maps interface and car icons show users the location of prospective rides. – Nick DeLuca
The Boston 2024 Bid Is Dead
Boston 2024, which was endorsed in January by the USOC as its official pick for the Unites States' bid for the 2024 Summer Games, encountered intense opposition immediately. Polling numbers peaked in the first survey collected in January at 51 percent, but fell steadily after that, reaching a nadir of only 36 percent in March. The data never reflected even a simple majority favoring the bid afterward. >>> Read more on BostInno – Hayden Bird
You Could Actually Afford These Apartments Across from the TD Garden
Just a stone's throw from the TD Garden – neighboringThe Victor, Lovejoy Wharf and what's poised to be one of the largest mixed-use projects in the city, Boston Garden – is a vacant lot designated as Parcel 1B. Developer Related Beal is hoping to gain approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority to construct 239 residential units for people who earn between 30 percent and 165 percent of the area median income. >>> Read more on BostInno – Nick DeLuca
DraftKings Cements Unicorn Status with FOX
Confirmed: DraftKings Raises $300M Led by Fox Networks
- Deal: $300M
- Investors: Fox Networks Group, Atlas Ventures, the Raine Group, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer and the Kraft Group.
- What they do: Daily fantasy sports
- Valuation: $1.2B+, post-money
- Total funds raised to date by DraftKings: $375M >>> Read more on BostInno's New Money – Rebecca Strong
BostInno Approved: What To Do This Week 7/27/2015
Summer is in full swing and we all want to make the most of it. Here are the events this week we hope will make these warm days a little more memorable and a lot more fun. With everything from sunrise yoga to whiskey tastings to eight-course charity dinners, this list is packed with exciting events that will give your work week grind its much needed boost. >>> Read more on BostInno – Collin Spinney
