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STORE OPENING: SUDO SHOES

Posted by Tanya Pai on 12/13/2010 at 1:48PM | No Comments

By: Lauren Landry

Being kind to the planet doesn’t have to mean being cruel to your fashion sense. That’s the philosophy behind Sudo Shoes, Boston’s first-ever vegan shoe store, now open in Porter Square.

The boutique is filled with footwear for both men and women, along with bags and accessories galore. Sudo’s tagline is “Unreal Shoes,” which owner Scot Fitzsimmons says is a sly way of saying “vegan.” But what’s really unreal is that none of the merch is made from animal products of any kind. Instead of leather, the shoes are constructed from a microfiber that looks, wears, and breathes just like it – meaning they’re stylish and sustainable to boot. Continue reading “Store Opening: Sudo Shoes” »

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DESIGN SALON BOSTON

Posted by Rachel Slade on 3/12/2009 at 12:02PM | 2 Comments

Mesa Arts Center - Shauna Gillies-Smith of Ground for MSI

Mesa Arts Center - Shauna Gillies-Smith of Ground for MSI (GroundInc.com)

This week we were invited to speak to an extraordinary group of women. Called the Design Salon Boston, this informal organization brings together interior designers, architects, product designers, and writers once a month to talk about their trade and figure out how to do what they do better. We met up at the groundbreaking architectural firm, Utile, hosted by principal Mimi Love.

It’s about time someone figured how to gather the creative types in the city, but I was a little wary of the women-only bent. Wary, that is, until I witnessed its merits first-hand.

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BOSTONISTA DOES NOT LOVE: THAT DIRTY WATER

Posted by Brigid Sweeney on 11/7/2008 at 3:38PM | 1 Comment

1226086668Since we’re the first to admit when we’re slow on the upswing, we’re also allowed to brag when we come in way ahead of the curve, right?

Right.

Our latest visionary moment involves…water.

Because Bostonista HQ houses a fervent environmentalist, a couple of germaphobes, someone raised by a cancer survivor, and a devoted reader of the most insane health column ever, we were all over the bisphenol/toxic plastic/Nalgene problem well before BPA-free water bottles started popping up at Target.

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BOSTONISTA PLEAS: STOP DRESSING FOR A DEPRESSION

Posted by Alyssa Giacobbe on 10/13/2008 at 11:52AM | No Comments

1223913055Hey, you, in the pilly sweater: Just because the economy is in the toilet doesn’t mean you have to dress like you’ve just crawled out of one.

All this talk of recession, and sad-sack dressing to match, is just so damn depressing. Caring about—and even, gasp, spending money on—things that make you happy doesn’t make you insensitive, shallow, or even irresponsible. It might just lift your spirits. Just know your limits. (And if you’re one of those overspending, credit card maxing types who helped get us into this mess in the first place, you can stop reading now.)

Your first assignment: A jewelry event at Barneys New York. Continue reading “Bostonista Pleas: Stop Dressing For a Depression” »

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BOSTONISTA GETS SMAHT

Posted by Sascha de Gersdorff on 9/16/2008 at 1:06PM | No Comments

1221584720Bostonista loves being driven around in pretty much anything. Except, that is, stuffy, malodorous hotel courtesy vans (we swear they must be universally manned by Fung Wah grads). Is it too much to ask to get carted to and fro in something a little cooler—not to mention greener—than those air polluting gas guzzlers?

Apparently, it isn’t. This month, one of Boston’s favorite warm-weather hotspots (you know, the one with the rooftop pool we’ve been raving about all summer) is starting a transportation revolution.

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BOSTONISTA LOVES: THE KINDLE

Posted by Alyssa Giacobbe on 8/4/2008 at 11:49AM | No Comments

1217862546I’ve lately been in the downsizing mood. Changing apartments this spring satisfied my need to purge. A family yard sale soon after cleared out the rest of the old junk, including golf shoes (a nice thought); piles of costume jewelry, beanie babies, and cat toys; and the impulse-bought super deluxe grind ‘n’ brew coffee pot used once (a bitch to clean). I consign all clothes I haven’t worn in more than a year and recently downloaded all my CDs onto a hard drive and sold them off. I’m making an effort to keep the hoarding tendencies at bay.

But I haven’t quite been able to quit books. For one, it feels wrong. Two, I like having them around. I’ll buy a book I’m interested in as soon as I hear about it so that I don’t forget, which is why I’ve got piles and piles of high-quality unread books in my bedroom, office, and otherwise scattered throughout the house, and I still have imminent plans to purchase the tell-all by Madonna’s brother.

Enter the Kindle. Continue reading “Bostonista Loves: The Kindle” »

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THIS FLEET IS GREEN

Posted by Rachel Slade on 7/11/2008 at 11:35AM | 1 Comment

1215790468Seth Riney is a systems engineer, and he looks like a systems engineer, in that he’s a little thicker around the middle than some guys in their mid 30′s, but still has boyish good looks. So, it was surprising to find out that this cutting-edge car service owner actually bikes from Cambridge to Everett everyday. In other words, he not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. Well, bikes the walk, anyway.

Riney is the president and founder of Cambridge-based Planet Tran—a hybrid-only car service (read: Priuses) that’s taking over the corporate ride scene, one contract at a time.

Four years ago, Riney decided to take advantage of his technology background to set up a cutting edge dispatching system that uses the Internet, Nextel text paging, and GPS to help arrange pick-ups. Although Planet Tran is young, this former software consultant’s business has grown 50 percent in the past year. By way of comparison, other local car services saw an average annual decline of 40 percent. Continue reading “This Fleet is Green” »

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