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St. John School club gives students chance to create own video games

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:35 GMT

Students at the North End's Saint John School recently completed the inaugural year of the school's new Immersive Education Scratch Club, the school announced.

MBTA to make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable; work includes moving, eliminating stops

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:17:39 GMT

The MBTA says it will make its 15 busiest bus routes faster, more reliable, and more accessible through a series of changes this summer, which include relocating some stops and eliminating others.

Capturing the MBTA, rust and all

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:40:13 GMT

Have you ever tried to describe the MBTA to someone who's never ridden on it? What did you say?

Report details Boston neighborhoods with the lowest commute times

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:48 GMT

Residents of Beacon Hill, the Fenway, and downtown are most likely to have commutes of less than half an hour, while residents of Mattapan, Roxbury, and Dorchester are most likely to commute for more than one hour, according to a new report from the citys redevelopment authority.

Boston, Chicago mayors place wager over Stanley Cup Finals between Bruins, Blackhawks

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:23:40 GMT

Local cuisine, theater tickets and tree plantings are at stake in a wager between Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on which hockey team, the Bruins or the Blackhawks, will win the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals series that starts Wednesday night.

Copley Square group photo will cap Emerson students' Boston Strong campaign

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:54:39 GMT

The Emerson College students who raised more than $890,000 through t-shirt sales for the One Fund are inviting everyone who has purchased one of their "Boston Strong" t-shirts to a group photo shoot Tuesday in Copley Square.

MassDOT to host public meetings on Callahan Tunnel rehabilitation project

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:44:44 GMT

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has announced that it will host a pair of meetings in East Boston and the North End on an upcoming project to rehabilitate the Lieutenant William F. Callahan Tunnel running between the neighborhoods, under Boston Harbor.

Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to maintain Armenian Heritage Park

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:30:48 GMT

The Armenian Heritage Foundation has selected the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy to maintain the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway under a new three-year contract, the conservancy announced Monday.

Riders complain about the MBTA, by the numbers

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:03:23 GMT

When people tweet about the MBTA, often they're expressing their opinions about things like its speed, cleanliness, and customer service -- or its lack of all three.

Transit Police Officer Richard Donohue to wave Bruins banner at TD Garden before Game 3

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:15:51 GMT

Before tonight's Boston Bruins playoff game, the team's flag will be waved by Transit Police officer Richard Dic Donohue Jr., who continues to recover from being shot during the violent Watertown gunfight between police and the two alleged Marathon bombers.

What's the best independent coffee shop in Greater Boston?

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:47:33 GMT

We're obsessed with coffee over at Boston.com, so wanted to put together Coffee Week to celebrate all things java! New interactives, maps, and galleries for the caffeine-obsessed will be unveiled each day this week. On Sunday, we wrote and mapped...

City confiscates hundreds of 'Boston Strong' shirts from unlicensed vendors outside benefit concert

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:35:00 GMT

City officials said they confiscated hundreds of Boston Strong T-shirts from about a half-dozen vendors who were selling the apparel without proper permits, and likely with no intention to donate proceeds to charity, outside the star-studded benefit concert for Marathon bombing victims at TD Garden Thursday night.

It is (almost) too hot to even complain about the MBTA

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:15:36 GMT

It's hot out there, and the only part of Boston that gets hotter than the outdoors is the MBTA.

Philip Frattaroli, North End restaurant-empire scion, seeks citywide Council seat

Fri, 31 May 2013 19:25:54 GMT

North End resident and restaurateur Philip Frattaroli had a busy day on Wednesday.

Boston aims to eliminate red tape around urban agriculture; meetings set to discuss proposed rezoning

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:47:43 GMT

Boston officials are preparing to present a draft version of new citywide zoning rules designed to expand opportunities for urban agriculture, which is largely prohibited under existing zoning rules.

Boston's high school valedictorians honored at annual luncheon

Tue, 28 May 2013 22:57:09 GMT

Liza Mosley beamed with pride Tuesday as her daughter was honored at the 15th annual Boston Public Schools Valedictorians Luncheon.

Celebrate your holiday waiting on the MBTA

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:34:15 GMT

Memorial Day is significant in several ways. It is a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country, but it's also the unofficial beginning of summer, and in New England it can be the first long weekend of the year with good weather.

Detours, parking restrictions planned for weekend races

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:08 GMT

Drivers can expect detours and parking restrictions across the city this weekend as thousands of runners take to the streets to finish the last mile of the Boston Marathon, and pay tribute to law enforcement officials killed in the line of duty.

Boston to hold Memorial Day observances across city

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:23 GMT

Several Memorial Day observances and services are scheduled in the coming days at public parks and cemeteries throughout Boston.

The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:33:18 GMT

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well.

Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:29 GMT

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown. Jeremy C. Fox, Globe Correspondent Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined a five-year capital plan today aimed at...

Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:29 GMT

MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:41 GMT

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.

Drug disposal kiosks installed at Boston Police stations

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:51:32 GMT

Unused or expired medication can be disposed of at newly-installed kiosks in each of the 11 district police stations in Boston, city health officials said in a recent announcement.

Singles Social Sports offers low-key way to meet someone new

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:24 GMT

How does a busy graduate student force herself to take time off to socialize -- and maybe even meet someone to date?