2013 Great Boston Beer Marathon

Are You Ready for the Great Boston Beer Marathon?

Do you think you can conquer the Great Boston Beer Marathon? Participants are challenged with 26 local bars, each representing a mile in a marathon, and an entire day worth of drinking. The event will take place on June 22nd and the participating bars will be located in Fenway, Allston, and Brighton.

Bostinno states, “It’s hard to imagine what this event has become to the pub crawl lovers in this city. It started with a Birthday Party idea for the Grand Pooh Bah that quickly became 750+ people stumbling around Faneuil Hall and Brighton. Things have changed a bit over the years as we’ve refined our ways to make life easier and better for all of us at this event.…

Boston Housing Market

Boston is the 5th Most Competitve Housing Market

The housing market in Massachusetts is becoming brutally competitive and houses are being sold way over the asking price.

“According to a “Bidding Wars Report” released by national real estate brokerage Redfin, ours is the tightest housing market outside of California, topping the list at No. 5 behind San Diego (4), Orange County (3), Los Angeles (2) and San Francisco (1).

Boston climbed the ranks from No. 7 in April to its current spot as of May 2013. Bidding wars actually declined minutely here over that time, but competitions remain fierce nonetheless.

According to Redfin, 68 percent of offers made in Boston in May were up against other offers, compared to 69 percent in April; 56.5 percent of winning offers in Boston in May were over asking price, down from 64 percent in April; and of the winning offers in Boston, 78 percent used a conventional loan, 48 percent used a personalized cover letter and 20 percent waived the financing contingency.”

There are numerous factors that determine whether or not prospective buyer will win an offer.…

Goodwill to find furniture

Where to Find Cheap Furniture in Boston

There are numerous options in Boston to find cheap furniture so you don’t end up spending more on your furniture than on your actual rent. Especially if you are a college student there is no need to spend a lot of money on furniture if you are likely to move in a few years. Also, this hunt could turn into a fun DIY project if you find something that has potential but needs to be spruced up a little bit. Here are some options to find cheap and free furniture in the Boston area.

Sleep-A-Rama

This is a great place to find a bed at a good price.…

South Boston hotel

Plans for Boutique Hotel in South Boston

Pappas Industrial Parks, Inc. filed plans to build a 156-room boutique hotel in South Boston that will include a restaurant and bar, coffee shop, fitness center, meeting and conference rooms, a rooftop bar, and a swimming pool.

The hotel will be built across from the Broadway T stop at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and West Broadway.

“Bill Gleason of the West Broadway Neighborhood Association said neighbors initially had concerns about parking, but they also like the idea of a hotel nearby for guests that visit and see it as a way to connect South Boston with the South Boston waterfront.…

Twitter will launch ad-retargeting exhange

Twitter Plans to Launch Ad Exchange

 

Twitter will soon launch an ad exchange, which works by monitoring cookies on web browsers so advertisers are able to target ads at twitter users. The company decided to take advice from Facebook’s FBX ad exchange partners because their exchange has been a huge success for advertisers.

“It’s unclear how far along Twitter is in building the exchange, though Facebook managed to create FBX from scratch in a month. In keeping with the company’s measured approach to advertising, Twitter is performing its due diligence. Since at least late last year, the company has met with several FBX partners who are well-versed in locating on Facebook people who had previously visited a brand’s site and retargeting them with non-standard display ads on the social network, in hopes of luring them back to the brand site.…