On Thursday January 13th I attended the ground breaking ceremony for the development of a beautiful, new Boston hostel that will open in Spring 2012.

On my flight into Boston from Washington DC, I knew I would be seeing the aftermath of a massive Northeastern snow storm that had hit the day before. But not to worry, the streets were cleared by City plows, and the turnout was terrific … more than 125 people attended.

The event featured speech making and toasts, to a new hostel twice the size of the building it will replace and many times more convenient for hostel users (on Stuart Street, a few blocks from Boston Common).