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BOSTON – College students can be creative in finding ways to pay for their often overpriced education. But one form of financing that is rapidly growing may not make parents proud. Both locally and across the country, professional "Sugar Daddies" are offering a helping hand – in exchange for companionship
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BOSTON – Anyone who's lived in the Boston area for more than a few years can suggest where to find the most authentic ethnic food – from Chinatown's Asian American-owned restaurants to Brookline's Jewish delis. But a map created recently by Kyle Walker, a Texas Christian
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BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh and the Brighton Marine Health Center have teamed up to end homelessness among veterans in the city, under a partnership announced Wednesday in honor of Veteran's Day. Brighton Marine has set up a $200,000 endowment to assist the Mayor's Homes for
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BOSTON – This week, pedestrians strolling past the Milk Street Café outside Post Office Square downtown might be taken aback by giant, round faces peeking out at them from the windows. Some have a message to communicate, and others just want to share a wave. "Giants," an exhibit by
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BOSTON – A greater percentage of Bostonians walk to work than in any other major U.S. city, while the Hub is tied with Washington for No. 1 among those who either walk or bike to their jobs, according to the Alliance for Biking and Walking. The assessment marked the second
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SOMERVILLE – The $1.7 billion casino development in Everett has stalled, and leaders of the Wynn Resorts project blame Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who is challenging a permit to clean up the contaminated 33-acre Mystic River waterfront site. The $30 million remediation of the acreage which formerly held a Monsanto
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BOSTON – One of the city's most innovative parks, the Lawn on D in South Boston, could stick around for another half-decade, according to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, which oversees and funds the park. While the Lawn operated at a significant loss – $2.3 million – in 2015, park
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BOSTON – If something strange pops up in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? In the Hub, thanks to an initiative from the late former Mayor Thomas M. Menino, you can call the "Graffiti Busters," a group of city workers and volunteers who scrub graffiti from brick, concrete or