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Exploring the People, Culture, and Heritage of Boston, Massachusetts

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Rob Watts
@robwatts · 3:06

Allow me to introduce myself BFTI Co-Host, Rob Watts

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The cityscape molded me into the person I am today, and I'm grateful for it. At the onset of the season of the virus, I was in the middle of completing my next novel, but it quickly became apparent I wasn't in the right creative headspace to continue isolating when the powers in charge were telling me I had to isolate. Instead, I made better use of my time. At least that's how I chose to look at it

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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:00

Welcome and thanks 🙏 @joedimeo

I remember back when I was living in New York, they would call it The Big Hole or something, the Big Dig. Can you tell me about what's going on with the Big Dig? I think it was about a construction site that was there for years. Is it done? And if it's not done, what's going on there
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Joe DiMeo
@joedimeo · 3:47

My story about the big dig ... and my mom calls in the middle of it! Lol

Hey, Rob, someone from Jersey just asked us about the big dig over here. What are we gonna do about that, huh? I think you're gonna answer it, but I'm going to give you a quick little story, actually, give you a little synopsis. So Interstate 93 used to to run right through the middle of Boston. It was the waterfront. It was the north end
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

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@robwatts
Rob Watts
@robwatts · 4:55

Thank you for checking in, @DBPardes Ahh, The Big Dig!

The public green space, the art fixtures, and it's a great value to the city. And it's a point of pride for us just that whole area along the waterfront. But thank you again for checking in and look forward to hearing from you again. And by the way, I'm a great admirer of New Jersey, especially the shores. I spent many time down there. Seaside Heights, Atlantic City and most fond of LBI Long Beach Island down there at Surf City and Barnett Lighthouse
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Joe DiMeo
@joedimeo · 1:16
So some of the towns said, hey, we'll take it because they have projects where they needed landfill. So Melrose took it and they specifically used it for an area. It was at a golf course, other Mount Hood golf course. So they use the fill. And I believe the intention was for it to be an area where you could either walk or I don't know if they wanted to make a driving range out of it or something like that
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