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Arts/Boston is not a giant corporation with huge reserve funds, but a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting cultural events and allowing those who cannot normally afford the extravagant ticket prices (students included) to attend these events. Arts/Boston simply cannot afford other, more costly locations...
...architectural treasures. Their maintenance and appropriate use are crucial to preserving the Boston-Cambridge mystique which makes the area such a desirable place to live, work and yes, go to school. So in the interests of preserving this mystique, we think that a recent proposal to place a ticket booth in Boston's historic Copley Square Park is a misguided one. Not only would it be an inappropriate structure for the park, but there is no shortage of commercial locations...
...proposal comes from Arts/Boston, a non-profit group which runs the current Bostix ticket booth next to Faneuil Hall. Arts/Boston provides an admirable service by selling tickets to cultural events in Boston at half-price on the day of the performance. We support the idea of an additional booth in the Back Bay--but in an alternative site...
Finally, the last thing that you need to do before you embark on your life of fame and fortune as the new Stanley Kauffman is to find a meal ticket. By "meal ticket," I mean the journal, paper, T.V. show etc., etc., that will a) pay you, and b) print your stuff. If you don't have a meal ticket, You're merely an opinionated loudmouth. If you do, though you're a pundit, a light unto the unwashed masses begging for cinematic guidance...
...owner of Out of Town News, once known to some as the unofficial "mayor" of the Square, is being sued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for failing to pay for monthly T passes sold at his ticket agency...