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Orpheum, holocaust museum in ‘productive’ talks over alley access

The operator of Boston's Orpheum Theatre has been in “productive discussions” with the foundation opening a neighboring Holocaust museum and hopes to put an end to a dispute over street access in the coming days, according to the organization. The...

O’Brien will appeal Cannabis Control Commission firing to top Mass. court

Lawyers for Shannon O’Brien, the former chair of the Cannabis Control Commission who was fired from her role yesterday by state treasurer Deb Goldberg, said they plan to appeal the decision to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. William...

First air-rights project in decades opens above the Mass. Pike

Boston's first so-called air rights project in decades, built on a huge deck over the Massachusetts Turnpike, has finally opened. Its first retail tenant, a Rivian automotive showroom, and a 399-room hotel, a citizenM, are open. Its anchor office tenant,...

Boston Children’s doctor says research shows “phones have no business in schools”

NEWTON - With a new school year came a new cellphone policy in many Massachusetts schools. In Newton, kids are required to have their phones off and away during class. In Newton middle schools, the district plans to roll...

Market Basket, 10 years later: What made the story so special

Editor's note: Grant Welker covered the Market Basket story as a reporter at the Lowell Sun, and co-authored a book, “We Are Market Basket,” published by HarperCollins in 2015. This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the culmination of weeks...

Here’s where Dunkin’ ranks among the largest fast-casual restaurants

Massachusetts-based Dunkin’ has landed on the 2024 ranking of fast food and fast-casual eateries from the industry publication QSR. With nearly $12 billion in revenue in 2023, Dunkin’ places between two burger giants: Wendy’s in fifth place and Burger...

These are the most expensive second-home markets in New England

As another summer vacation rental season nears its end, you may well be thinking: What if I buy something for next summer? Cape Cod and the Islands, for example, experienced a burst in interest in 2020 when the pandemic let...

Parent of Shaw’s, Star Market makes merger case to FTC

Attorneys for the parent company of Shaw's and Star Market made their case for a merger with Kroger Co. in court Monday for the start of a pivotal hearing in the grocer's proposed $24.6 billion merger. If the opening statements...

Cambridge rezoning could create nearly 5,000 new homes, city says

A proposal to allow for six-story residential buildings across Cambridge would create 4,880 net new housing units in the next decade and a half, almost 14 times the number of units expected under current zoning, according to new estimates...

Shop owners in Boston say they were not told about construction work, now they are losing business

BOSTON – Stores in Boston's Charlestown say they are losing business after construction work began on Main Street. The shops are barely visible behind the equipment and orange cones.Boston Water and Sewer crews are doing much-needed maintenance work on...

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