Hello ONEin3 Readers,
The 2010-2011 ONEin3 Mayor’s Advisory Council has been working over the last 4 months to put together meaningful problem-solving efforts that will improve life for ONEin3ers like you. Featured in today’s update: the work-hard play-hard Social/Cultural Life subcommittee!
The Boston-savvy Social/Cultural Life team has identified the limited availability of entertainment options, especially in some parts of the city, as its key issue. At stake is much more than finding your favorite beer on tap or a solid place to test out those pick-up lines you’ve been practicing in the mirror. Proximate and vibrant entertainment options are a big part of what attracts our demographic to one place or another. If we can’t meet the social needs of our young population, we risk losing their talent, drive, and successful futures to other cities.
The Social/Cultural Life subcommittee is out to make the economic- and residence-based case for a more dynamic nightlife scene in Boston. To do so, they’re looking into existing academic and city-based studies on the subject. They’re also planning on soliciting the opinions of both residents and business owners to describe the wants and expectations of those populations. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also going to build on the success of the ONEin3 Gets Around initiative to expose us to cool stuff all over the city.
Do you have thoughts about ways to improve the nightlife picture in Boston? Or thoughts on why it’s important to make the City a more desirable place to open a restaurant/bar/club? Please post to the comments!
