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EDITORIAL: Walsh owns up consequences of failed Olympics bid

EDITORIAL: Walsh owns up consequences of failed Olympics bid

Editors April 30, 2017

Boston’s controversial bid for the 2024 Olympics left the news cycle more than a year ago, but two authors are bringing Mayor Martin Walsh’s arguably biggest flop in the spotlight once more. Former...

Leaders, experts face off in Olympics debate

Mina Corpuz July 24, 2015

Several city leaders and experts went head-to-head Thursday in a televised debate about the logistics and potential impact of hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic in Boston. Boston 2024 Chairman Steve Pagliuca...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday a revision to the Joinder Agreement between the City of Boston and the United States Olympic Committee removing language discouraging city employees from speaking about Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh revises Olympic agreement keeping city workers from speaking out

Lindsey Hover February 27, 2015

Following the Jan. 8 release of a Joinder Agreement negotiated between the City of Boston and the United States Olympic Committee, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh revised the agreement to remove clauses that...

Rick Jakious, the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, speaks at the 2014 Nonprofit Awareness Day. Jakious expressed concerns that the 2024 Boston Olympics could divert money from local nonprofits. PHOTO COURTESY OF RICK JAKIOUS

Boston Olympics could leave less gold for area nonprofits

Sophia Labas February 19, 2015

As the possibility of hosting the Summer 2024 Olympics looms over Boston, not everyone is excited for the hundreds of thousands of tourists that could be drawn to the city and the costs of the biennial...

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim proposed on Wednesday that four Olympic-related questions be put on the 2015 municipal ballot. PHOTO COURTESY OF CITYOFBOSTON.GOV

Zakim proposes ballot questions about Boston 2024 Olympics bid

Chris Fergus February 9, 2015

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim proposed non-binding ballot questions regarding Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at a Boston City Council meeting on Wednesday. The...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an agreement with the United States Olympic Committee, which was made public Wednesday, banning city workers from speaking against the bid for the 2026 Olympics. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA

Walsh signs agreement to prohibit city employees from speaking negatively about Olympics

Caroline Lord January 23, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed a Joinder Agreement Wednesday with the United States Olympic Committee that prohibits city employees from speaking negatively about the possibility of hosting the 2024...

The City of Boston made public the documents regarding its bid for the 2026 Olympics on Wednesday. GRAPHIC BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston 2024 agrees to release Olympic bid documents to public

Gabriela Arriaga January 22, 2015

The Boston 2024 Executive Bid Committee has agreed to release bid documents to the public and hold Citizen’s Advisory Meetings to allow for transparency in the Olympic bid process, according to the Boston...

Rally attendees gathered outside the Institute of Contemporary Art Monday to speak against Boston2024’s submission of Boston as an Olympic bid to the United States Olympic Committee. PHOTO BY WILLA RUSOWICZ-ORAZEM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists rally against 2024 Boston Olympics

Alexandra David December 9, 2014

Approximately 30 protesters gathered in front of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston Monday to rally in opposition of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Boston 2024, a private organization...

Hosting 2024 Summer Olympics could cost up to $20 billion, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 2, 2014

Amid buzz about a possible bid for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, No Boston Olympics, a group of volunteer Bostonians, put together a report explaining why hosting the games would be a mistake. No...

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