All those people—such as myself!—who complain about what New York City is like today? Too much anecdote, not enough fact. What really happened to New York City? I thought of one way to find out. Over the last month, I have read the Metro section from each issue of the New York Times—starting in mid-2000 and ending with today's paper. Here's what I learned.  read more »

Cathy Inglese resigned as women's basketball coach at Boston College on Thursday night, stepping down after 15 seasons with the Eagles. Inglese was 273-179 at Boston College, reaching 20 wins eight times and appearing in the NCAA tournament seven times in the last 10 years. "I am forever grateful for the rich and rewarding opportunity that Boston College has afforded me for the past 15 years,"...

Able to do just about everything you can do on the water, the Boston Whaler 210 Ventura Sport Boat 2008 is the ultimate runabout. Outfitted with a 225 XL DTS Mercury Verado four-stroke engine, the 210 Venturas deep-V Accutrack hull with reversed chines and spray rails gives you a dry, comfortable ride every time. With plenty of seating for you and nine of your closest friends, this Boston Whaler sport boat gives you lots of storage for all of your water toys, as well as the convenience of an integral swim platform with a telescoping stainless steel ladder.  read more »

The Boston Marathon begins very close to where I live and ends very close to where my friend's parents live. Naturally we decided to watch the beginning and the end. :) I'm still fairly new to the area so this was my first marathon experience and I really enjoyed it. I thought perhaps others would like to see it as well!

This was the 112th marathon and it's well known for being difficult thanks to a number of difficult hills along the way. More information is on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_marathon.

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Boston area hotels saw an increase of RevPAR -- revenue per available room, a key economic benchmark for hotels -- a rise in average daily room rate and an uptick in occupancy for February 2008 over the same time period a year ago.

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Boston area hotels saw an increase of RevPAR -- revenue per available room, a key economic benchmark for hotels -- a rise in average daily room rate and an uptick in occupancy for February 2008 over the same time period a year ago.

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Hub's summer tourism enjoys international boost Boston area hotels saw an increase of RevPAR -- revenue per available room, a key economic benchmark for hotels -- a rise in average daily room rate and...

The Boston Bar Association has announced that Kathy B. Weinman, a litigation partner at Dwyer & Collora LLP, will become the organization’s next president, effective on Sept.1.

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The Boston Blazers lacrosse team has hired Doug Reffue as team president, the organization said on Monday.

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As two international luxury hotels come online -- Mandarin Oriental Boston and The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf -- the talent syphon from other properties has begun.

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