Good morning, Boston. Don’t look outside — you might see snow. Instead, go see who won the Oscars. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy workday.
Corporate venture deals up
VC investment deals involving corporate venture arms as one of the investors more than doubled last year among Massachusetts startups. In the latest Weekly Edition, Lucy Maffei reports on what that means for Boston businesses.
Law giant moves offices
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, considered one of the largest life sciences law firms nationwide, is leaving its space at 28 State St., where it has been since arriving in the Boston market in 2016, for a new downtown address, Greg Ryan reports.
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DA to investigate garage collapse; MBTA shutdowns
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and other authorities will investigate a Boston parking garage collapse that killed a construction worker on Saturday evening who was identified publicly yesterday. The demolition of the garage is among the most complex engineering projects in Boston, as reported recently in the Business Journal, involving more than 700 concrete pieces that weigh over 100,000 pounds and span 60 feet each. … also, MBTA Orange and Green line trains in downtown sections are being replaced by buses because of the Government Center Garage collapse
A new Kowloon
The Kowloon restaurant has been a landmark on Route 1 in Saugus for more than 70 years. Grant Welker spoke with the Wong family about their decision to knock it down and build apartments and a smaller version of the restaurant.
Workdays, redefined
The standard 9-to-5 workday may be on its way out for good, say experts, as workers seek flexibility while also feeling burned out by feeling chained to phones, chats and home offices at all hours.
What else you need to know
By the numbers
Weekend box office
The Lost City unseated The Batman with a $31 million debut at the weekend box office
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This day in history
On this day in 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant disaster occurred near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
What’s going on
Here’s who attended last week’s BBJ’s Race, Equity & Business breakfast event.
What I’m watching
American Idol, on ABC (scroll down for more)
What I’m reading
Voyage of Mercy, by Stephen Puleo
What’s on my playlist
I Wanna Be Adored, by The Stone Roses
Two guilty pleasures on TV
I have a confession to make. Even though I share “what I’m watching” most days, there are two shows I’ve been watching that I haven’t shared. Both have been around for decades, but both, for some reason, have recaught my attention, if “recaught” is even a word.
One is Survivor — and that one I blame on my wife. For 20 years, it’s been her guilty pleasure and all I can say is that it could be worse: She doesn’t watch (or make me watch) anything with “Real Housewives” or “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette” in the title. The other is American Idol. And before you laugh, there are some great local stories playing out on Idol this season. And Lionel Ritchie, Katie Perry and Luke Bryan are likable this year.
Last night, in the wee hours after The Oscars, was the final “audition episode,” which means tonight begins the contestants’ new trials in Hollywood. I haven’t seen every Idol episode this season — no way was I staying up that late last night — so there may be others from Massachusetts I’m missing, but two that I’m watching are Delaney Renee and Natalia Bonfini. Renee is the babysitter from Berkley, who was secretly filmed singing by the woman who had hired her. With Renee’s permission, the video got posted it to TikTok and went on to get 18 million views. Bonfini is from Eastham, and she recently spoke with the Cape Cod Times about her “Golden Ticket” moment.
I know, I know, there’s better stuff on, but TV is mostly background noise in our household. But now I’m hooked, and left wondering, Will this year’s contestants from Massachusetts make it as far as, say, Siobhan Magnus did in season nine (sixth place), the same season Ashley Rodriguez of Boston made it to the top 24)? Or Angie Miller of Beverly, who now goes by the stage name Zealyn? She made it all the way to third place on the 12th season of Idol in 2013.
PARTING SHOT
If you missed Delaney’s audition, including the TikTok video that went viral, here it is:
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