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Walsh hosts Twitter chat on #ImagineBos2030 planning effort

BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh chatted for 30 minutes Wednesday via Twitter with people interested in sharing their ideas for how they want to the city to look 15 years from now. It was part of the ongoing Imagine Boston 2030 citywide planning effort that has been reaching out for public

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Boston millennial homebuyers lag behind national average

A recent study by the independent market research company, Braun Research, showed that Bostonians delay buying their first home at a much higher rate than the national average. A number of factors, such as waiting for marriage and children, led to their postponement. The report also explored other notable attitudes

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Boston drivers face costly crunch as parking disappears

BOSTON – For three years, the dilapidated city-owned Winthrop Square garage in Boston's Financial District has sat vacant, nearly a decade after it was designated as a site for a new skyscraper by City Hall. When the Boston Redevelopment Authority closed the garage, ostensibly for engineering reviews, it took

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Report highlights challenges for Boston’s elders

BOSTON – A divide separates older Bostonians from younger city residents in terms of access, while there are also distinct differences in needs between those in late middle age and those past 70, according to a report released Thursday by the Commission on the Affairs of the Elderly. Other major concerns

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Massachusetts counts two among Orlando dead

BOSTON – After the massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, Bostonians gathered in solidarity to mourn the victims, including 53 wounded in what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link=

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‘Middle cities’ residents deserve the same economic opportunities as Bostonians

A Brookings Institution study made headlines in January when it found that Boston has the worst income inequality of any major American city. In doing so, the study obscured the far more punishing reality of Massachusetts cities outside Boston, which have seen far less economic growth and today resemble the

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Farmers’ Almanac predicts another nasty winter for Northeast

Written by David Sharp LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — It's not what Bostonians want to hear: The Farmer's Almanac says another rough winter is in your stars.