In Boston, Labor Day isn't the only holiday this weekend. There's also "moving day."

Aug 30, 2024
September first has been Boston’s unofficial moving day for more than a century. Why has the date stuck around?
Boston is a bit of a college town — hence the Sept. 1 move-in date for many Bostonians.
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In Boston, office to residential conversions gain traction, aided by subsidies

Jul 26, 2024
Amid widespread office vacancies, developers say creating apartments could provide housing and help stave off declining values.
The views from 95 Berkeley St. could add to the office building's appeal for apartment dwellers.
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The '24 Olympics could have been in Boston. Did the city miss an opportunity or dodge a bullet?

Jun 5, 2024
The same disputes from the Olympic bidding process still rage.
Boston proposed building an Olympic stadium near its downtown in a failed bid for the 2024 Olympics.
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Vacant office buildings create a tax revenue problem for cities

Feb 16, 2024
Take Boston. Over the next five years, that city could face a tax revenue shortfall to the tune of $1.2 to $1.5 billion, according to a new study from the Boston Policy Institute.
Over the next five years, Boston could face a tax revenue shortfall of up to $1.5 billion.
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Food wars escalate in Boston and Philadelphia ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

Feb 2, 2018
Philadelphia and Boston ban each other’s foods leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.
A box of Dottie's Donuts in Philadelphia, where no more Boston Creme donuts will be made until after the Super Bowl.
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Massachusetts could move one time zone east

Aug 29, 2016
The state is studying a move to the Atlantic Time Zone.
Historic Faneuil Hall is awash in Christmas lights November 29, 2000 in Boston. 
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World's biggest art heist, 25 years later

Mar 18, 2015
Few clues and nothing recovered. The art world will never be the same

Bars step up to head off sexual assaults

Mar 13, 2015
Some bars around the country are training staff in preventing rape and harassment.

In Boston, just getting to work is a job in itself

Feb 24, 2015
This winter's record snowfall has hobbled the city's mass-transit system.