LOCAL NEWS
Debate still simmers on JP gentrificationThe announcement of a new Whole Foods Market location in Jamaica Plain earlier this year has stoked a simmering debate over gentrification and development in the rapidly changing Boston neighborhood. More » |
City Council makes it official: 'Thank you' Haley HouseThe Boston City Council last week recognized the 45 years of community service provided by Haley House, commending the nonprofit organization's programs in nutrition education, life skills and employment training for ex-prisoners re-entering society. More » |
Luxury condos planned on 'New York Streets'A Newton-based developer envisions 274 luxury apartments and 64,000 square feet of upscale shops for the 60 acre parcel of land where the Boston Herald's headquarters now stand. More » |
Sportmen's Tennis Club to host major tournamentThe Sportsmen's Tennis Club will host the U.S. Tennis Association's Pro Circuit Women's $50,000 Challenger Tournament June 19-26. More » |
MBTA to test 'youth pass' with pilot projectFor most Boston School students, the MBTA is the system that makes their education attainable. But for some students, the $20 to pay for their monthly pass can be an insurmountable barrier that blocks them from graduation. More » |
Banner Biz: Tips on how to sell to Corporate AmericaOne of the most common questions I receive from Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) is: "Who do I know at such and such corporation?" I believe the most important question an MBE should ask is "What does my company need to do in order to be successful with that company?" Success in business ultimately means selling to a customer at a profitable price, one that the buyer believes provides more value than the money paid to consummate the transaction. More » |
Closings arguments made in Mass. corruption trialFederal prosecutors told a jury Friday that evidence against former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and two associates paints an "ugly picture of corruption" and that jurors need only use common sense to find the men guilty of accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for the speaker's clout in steering two state contracts to a favored software firm. More » |
Advocates: 'glitches' keep Massachusetts kids uninsuredForgotten paperwork, returned mail, and a lack of information are keeping thousands of Massachusetts children from receiving stable health care coverage in a state known for its far-reaching health care initiative. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Study: Minority youth have big media appetiteCHICAGO - Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that's 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts, according to a Northwestern University report released last week. More » |
Americans' equity in their homes near a record lowWASHINGTON - Falling real estate prices are eating away at home equity. The percentage of their homes that Americans own is near its lowest point since World War II, the Federal Reserve said last Thursday. The average homeowner now has 38 percent equity, down from 61 percent a decade ago. More » |
Obama: Economic recovery is 'going to take time'WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says people need to be patient about the economic recovery and that training workers for manufacturing jobs will help with the turnaround. More » |
WORLD NEWS
South Africa mourns anti-apartheid veteran SisuluJOHANNESBURG - Children and old women jogged alongside as Albertina Sisulu's hearse made its way through Soweto?s humble streets to her grand funeral Saturday. More » |
Clinton warns Africa of 'new colonialism'LUSAKA, Zambia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday warned of a creeping "new colonialism" in Africa from foreign investors and governments interested only in extracting natural resources to enrich themselves. More » |
New plan aims to end HIV in children by 2015UNITED NATIONS - World leaders launched a global plan with the goal of ensuring that every baby is born HIV-free by 2015 - and that their HIV mothers live to raise them. More » |
