Raising the minimum wage for a real recovery
This past summer we saw wild swings in the stock market, a last-minute debt deal and even a rocking East Coast earthquake. But one thing we didn't see - from Memorial Day to Labor Day - is any improvement in the economy. There were 14 million Americans officially counted as unemployed - many of them for more than six months. If you count people who have given up looking for work, the number of Americans out of work climbs to more than 17 million. More »
Whittier Street redeveloping Roxbury's vacant parcel 3
A total of $9 million in financing from Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, the Property and Casualty Initiative and MassDevelopment is allowing the Whittier Street Health Center to complete its 79,000-square-foot new home. Located on the long-vacant "Parcel 3" across from Boston Police headquarters, the new center is scheduled to open Jan.3, 2012. More »
Kickin' it with the Rockettes
To Amy Biddle Owens, being a Rockette is "a dream come true." A student of dance since the age of 3, the 24-year-old Rockette recently confessed, "I always watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ... I think a lot of young dancers grew up watching the Rockettes." More »
