Urban Edge has posted a copy of an analysis of the financial underpinnings of a proposed indoor sports center that would house both a hockey rink and a turf field, which says demand from the immediate neighborhood and higher fees charged to people and groups from outside the Jackson Square area would be enough to keep the facility running.
The report adds:
Boston will distribute tickets for free public skating at Fenway on two days next month at community centers across the city this Saturday between 9 and 11 a.m. (except in Chinatown, where the hours will be 12-2).
Boston residents (and, yes, proof of residency will be required) can get up to four tickets per family for either Jan. 3 or Jan. 10, according to the mayor's office. Roughly 3,000 tickets will be distributed. The rink, now set up to let the Bruins and the Flyers play on New Year's Day, will be open to ticket holders during the afternoon and evening, thanks to sponsorship from SunLife.
Are you looking to hang out and skate with like-minded progressives in Boston? Want to cross-promote your events and campaigns over the ice? Are you new to the area and looking for groups to get involved in? Are you psyched about building strong cross-issue coalitions while you take a break from holiday preparations?
Join Socializing for Justice at the Frog Pond* on the Common for Ice Skating for Justice!
(Even if you can't skate, come on out! There will surely be others with wobbly ankles.)
No program. No speaker.
Just lace up and enjoy yourself.
At Socializing for Justice (SoJust) events you can hang out with friends, make new ones, find a date, get the scoop on a job, and find out what's going on this weekend - political or social. And the best part is that SoJust members share your vision of building a more just world.
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