An eye-opening ride into the city within the city

Civic leaders tour some of Hub’s bleakest streets

By Joseph P. Kahn

Globe Staff / February 20, 2010

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Taken the tour yet? For two years, the question has been circulating around corporate boardrooms, financial services offices, foundation planning sessions, even judges’ chambers. Nearly 250 of Boston’s leading philanthropic angels and power brokers already have, and dozens more are on a waiting list to experience what one tourgoer calls “a real eye-opener’’ regarding at-risk youth and violent crime in ... (Full article: 1111 words)