For some empty nesters, city living is just right While the vast majority of baby boomers choose to stay put, some are reversing the urban flight that drained Boston’s population in the last half of the 20th century. Many don’t need the big suburban home once the kids move out. They are tired of shoveling snow and driving to restaurants and shopping malls; some […]
In Charlotte, finance, fine art, and fast cars My home state’s largest metropolitan area (1.7 million and counting) has long been saddled with a reputation as the Wonder Bread, vanilla-flavored center of North Carolina. To wit, last year someone launched a Facebook page called “Keep Charlotte Boring,” a play on the “Keep Austin Weird” slogan. And just as Austin has become more mainstream, […]
Colleges boosting financial aid to students Many colleges in the Boston area and beyond are boosting financial aid this fall to help offset rising tuition costs, building on efforts that have accelerated since the recession amid sharp criticism of spiraling tuition and fees and crushing student debt.
Communities Struggle to Break a Grim Cycle of Killing BATON ROUGE, La.—Police found Silas Gibbs Jr. early in the morning of March 3, slumped against the seat belt in a red Mustang, with blood streaming from his ears and mouth. He had been shot, allegedly by one of his closest friends. Mr. Gibbs, 24 years old, is one of hundreds of young black men […]
Mass. unemployment rate rises as economy slows Massachusetts’ unemployment rate ticked up slightly in July as the state’s economy continued to slow last month, adding just 1,600 jobs, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. The state’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent, from 6 percent in June, the first increase since October 2009. The state jobless rate, […]
Criticism Greets List of Debate Moderators Complaining about the moderators of the presidential debates is a time-honored tradition of the election season. Usually, the complaints wait until the moderators have actually asked a question. Not this year. Monday’s announcement of this fall’s moderators — Jim Lehrer and Bob Schieffer will preside over two presidential debates; CNN’s Candy Crowley over a third, […]
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show VIDEO: Professor Michael Dukakis discusses Mitt Romney’s record as governor on the Rachel Maddow Show
Pembroke’s Gallagher to start running career at Northeastern While many high school graduates spend their summers relaxing and unwinding before they depart for college, former Pembroke High cross-country standout Wesley Gallagher runs a demanding 70 to 75 miles per week. For the state’s Gatorade Cross-Country Runner of the Year last fall, it’s all in preparation for his freshman year at Northeastern University, where […]
Boston Vying For $5 Million To Improve City Life For all of us who live in or close to a big city, here’s a provocative idea: Mayors may be in the best position to offer big solutions, innovation and new ways to deliver services. Mayors have more ways to encourage change than community organizations, than governors or even presidents. Whether you agree with that […]
Ruling shows ‘big tobacco can be taken on and beaten,’ Australia says In a decision announced Wednesday, Australia’s high court upheld the plain packaging act, which says that tobacco products must be in plain packaging without logos and bear graphic health warnings as of December 1. Richard Daynard, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston and president of the school’s Public Health Advocacy Institute, […]
Puget Sound Business Journal Institute for Systems Biology will house Northeastern’s Seattle campus Northeastern University on Tuesday announced that its Seattle branch campus will be on the ground floor of the Institute of Systems Biology headquarters building at 401 Terry Avenue N., in the city’s South Lake Union neighborhood.
Amid tight supply, Boston rents soar Rents for apartments in Boston are soaring, and a dearth of construction of less expensive apartments is making it increasingly difficult for tenants to find affordable places to live. “If I have to spend 40 or even 50 percent of my household income on rent, that means I’m going to spend less on restaurants, less […]