It sounds like the exterior will be slightly less dramatic at the Boston location, 59 Temple Place, which will actually be two rehabbed (as in, renovated, not Lohan) buildings at the corner of Temple and Washington Street. The combined floor area of 135,500 square feet will eventually yield 243 guest rooms plus ground-floor space for restaurants and retail. Though developers have kept pretty mum on details for the space, a lobby rendering (seen here) posted on the website of Advantage Boston, a city convention and meetings organization, suggest something along the industrial-chic lines: Continue reading >>>

BOSTON—Meet Selina Banerjee, a 13-year-old 8th-grader at the Boston Latin School, who has produced her first professional CD, which will be released during the upcoming Learn Quest Academy of Music Conference April 18-20 in Greater Boston. She is Learn Quest Academy’s first student to producer her own album. “It is a very proud moment for Learn Quest that one of our students has produced a professional CD after learning music at the school for six years,” said Pradeep Shukla, president of Learn Quest Academy of Music. “She started learning music at the school when she was only six year Continue reading >>>

Goddard School is expanding in Greater Boston and searching for space and franchisees. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Goddard Systems, the franchisor Continue reading >>>

NEW YORK - RateWatch, a premier banking data and analytics service owned by TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST) reported today that there was once again little movement in deposit rates, as savers continued to suffer from the Federal Reserve's policy of keeping the short-term federal funds rate in a historically low range of zero to 0.25% for over five years. "Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen faced some difficult questions during her testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last week, and Senator David Vitter (R., La.) even said the U.S. economy was on a "sugar high" from the central Continue reading >>>

Several synagogues in the Greater Boston area have merged or are planning to merge their religious schools. As demographics change, with Jewish populations moving to different cities and towns, some congregations find that such mergers make better use of their resources than maintaining separate schools.The full version of this story is only available to online subscribers. Non-subscribers may access the Candle Lighting Times and events calendars for free; to access all other content, please subscribe by following the link below. Continue reading >>>

Whatever the intergalactic decor, 67 Byron hasn't found a buyer. Which has translated into a massive price-chop: $2,500,000. Which brings the price to $14,500,000. Which still makes the 7-BR, 11-BA mansion the second priciest in Weston, the first being 63 Winsor Way, now asking $16,250,000. Which does nothing to detract from 67 Byron's other-worldliness. Stay tuned. · Red Sox Minority Owner Lists Weston Wonderland [Curbed Boston] · Our Mansion Watch archive [Curbed Boston] Continue reading >>>

CBRE/New England facilitates deal for Heron Cove Heron Cove Office Park, the 152,000-square-foot, three-building office park on Route 3 in Merrimack, has been sold by Castle Hill Partners to Bradstreet Chandler and Novaya Real Estate Venture. Built between 1999 and 2001, the park is among the newest office products in the Greater Manchester/Nashua submarket, according to CBRE/New England, which facilitated the deal. Castle Continue reading >>>

The Massachusetts Port Authority is launching a $100 million renovation of the international terminal at Boston's Logan Airport. Gov. Deval Patrick announced the plan Tuesday at a meeting of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. The two-year project is slated to begin in July and will be funded through Massport's capital improvement plan. The changes will include installation of self-service kiosks at Terminal E to speed up processing of passports for international travelers. The project also calls for a post-security connector between terminals E and C. - Associated Press Continue reading >>>

Goddard School is expanding in Greater Boston and searching for space and franchisees. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Goddard Systems, the franchisor Continue reading >>>

WALLINGFORD — As Lynn Cella-Coyne stands at the starting line of a marathon, she can’t help but cry as she experiences a variety of emotions. When she crosses the finish line, she again breaks down and the tears stream down her face. “Every marathon is an emotional experience for me ... I get really nervous and scared. I start wondering, ‘Can I really do this?’” said Cella-Coyne, a Wallingford resident. “I try to calm myself down, but I cry because I’m excited and nervous at the same time.” This Continue reading >>>