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Thursday | Boston Business Journal

Boston wants public input on future of Christian Science plaza

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority are asking residents to join a task force and comment on the redevelopment of the Christian Science Plaza.

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Related Topix: Religion, Christian Scientist, Boston, MA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Boston Herald

Machete wielding man not so sharp when confronted

Police report being called to Massachusetts Avenue in the South End where a victim said the supsect began yelling and came at him with a 2-foot-long machete.

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Related Topix: South End (Boston, MA), Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA

Sun Jul 20, 2008

TheBostonChannel

Women Ordained As Catholic Priests In Boston

Three Catholic women were ordained as priests in a Back Bay neighborhood church this weekend, despite the Vatican's admonition that the trio would be excommunicated if they did so.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Newton, NJ

Boston Business Journal

L'Espalier moving to Mandarin

Frank McClelland, executive chef/owner of L'Espalier, confirmed Tuesday that his restaurant will move from its current location on Gloucester Street in Boston's Back Bay to Boylston Street within the new ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Boston.com

3 women to be ordained Catholic priests in Boston

Three aspiring Catholic priests will be anointed and prayed over this weekend in an ordination liturgy that will resemble the traditional in most ways but one: The three being ordained are women.

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Related Topix: Newton, NJ, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Bostonist

Boston is America's Third Most Walkable City

According to WalkScore.com , Boston is America's third most walkable city, behind San Fran and NYC.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Boston Herald

Real estate sales no cure for looming deficit

T he Massachusetts Turnpike is facing a financial meltdown, but market conditions prevent it from tapping its most valuable asset - its real estate.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Associated Content

Bostons Sonsie Restaurant Trendy but Traditional Boston Staple

Sonsie restaurant, at 327 Newbury St. in Boston is one of the most popular and enduring restaurants in the Back Bay area of Boston.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Life, Food, Dining

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Associated Content

Vegetarian Bed Breakfasts in Boston

Casa do Zequita is a comfy little inn in the Brighton neighborhood, just minutes away from Beacon Hill, that offers three rooms - each one featuring different accomodations.

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Related Topix: Boston (University of Massachusetts System), University of Massachusetts System, Boston College, Boston University, Brighton (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Boston Globe

See Spot Luxuriate

While many animals are feeling the pinch of a down economy, others are living it up - massages, art classes, catered birthday parties.

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Related Topix: Callas, Opera

Fri Jul 11, 2008

National Public Radio

Parker Explores The Shadows Of Boston's Back Bay

Robert B. Parker shares his hometown of Boston with Spenser, his tough, fictional private eye.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Associated Content

Antique Shops in Boston Antiquing on Newbury Street Boston

Newbury Street spans from Mass Avenue to the Boston Public Gardens and combines quintessential brownstones with the glass, metal and intrepid architectural design of the occasional renegade engineer.

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Related Topix: Collecting, Life, Hobbies, Antiquing, Architectural Design, Arts, Boston, MA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Associated Content

The Best Places for Renting Bicycles in Boston

Experience a day in Boston with a combination of sports activity and sightseeing on a rented bicycle.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Boston Globe

Boyfriend accused of beating reporter is held without bail

The man accused of beating Channel 7 sports reporter Julie Donaldson so severely that bones in her face were broken will be held without bail until his trial in September, a judge ruled yesterday.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Boston Globe

Reporter says boyfriend attacked her

"He grabbed me by my hair and took my hands by my wrists and made me punch my face," Julie Donaldson testified.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, Boston, MA

EDGEptown.com News Feed v1.0

BPD seeks cooperation of club owners in reducing crime

Detectives from the Boston Police Department's Community Disorders Unit told a gathering of LGBT bar and club owners June 25 that there has been a steady rise in LGBT-related hate crime investigations in the ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Associated Content

Catholic Churches in Boston

There are not as many Catholic Churches in Boston as there used to be with parishes being closed and consolidated, but there are Catholic Churches in most of the neighborhoods of Boston.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Boston, MA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Boston Globe

Private tunnels, public concerns

The Big Dig ceiling collapse that killed Milena Del Valle two years ago opened a host of tunnel safety questions, many still unresolved.

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Related Topix: Newton, MA, Boston, MA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Universal Hub

Event: It's All About Choice --Know the Facts to Make the Right Choice in 2008

By prochoicemass - Mon, 06/30/2008 - 2:48pm. Tuesday, July 29th, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Clery's 113 Dartmouth Street Boston, MA Near Back Bay on the Orange Line and Copley on the Green Line Interested in the upcoming ...

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Related Topix: Boston, MA

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Boston Globe

Columbus Center asks for boost of $40m

The owners of the massive Columbus Center project over the Massachusetts Turnpike have gone back to city and state officials to request as much as $40 million in public funding to try to resurrect one of ...

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Related Topix: South End (Boston, MA), Boston, MA

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