The Second Annual Greater Boston Asian Pacific American Students Association Conference 2014 - Diversity Inclusion: Building Bridges in the New Legal Market The Greater Boston APALSA Conference celebrates ethnic and professional diversity in the legal world. In the past, BU APALSA has successfully brought together alumni—old and new, and from different law schools—whose collectively diverse background and experience will add a unique dimension to discussions on Asian American unity in the legal profession. At Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – If you don't have plans this weekend, here is a list of things on tap for the next few days. There's a Chocolate Festival in Harvard Square starting Friday, Jan. 24 and running through Jan. 26. Savor chocolate-inspired appetizers, entrees, desserts, and cocktails at many of the local restaurants and shops. Brunch is always great on a chilly morning. On Saturday, Jan. 25 there's something called the Super Hunger Brunch. There are 20 Greater Boston area restaurants participating. For every dollar you spend, three meals will go to folks served by the Greater Boston Food Continue reading >>>

After a blizzard that mostly fizzled out, WGBH News covered a wide range of topics this week. Catch up with this handy list: The Curiosity Desk found out why that MBTA bus skipped your stop. We collected remembrances of longtime anchorman Chet Curtis, including memories from Greater Boston host Emily Rooney and WGBH News executive managing editor Linda Polach. Greater Boston turned their in-depth focus toward the second lives of politicians, and the unexpected upsides to business failure. And author Wendy Lesser told poet Robert Pinsky why she reads, in an hourlong Forum Network video. Greater Continue reading >>>

Chet Curtis, a nightly news anchor for five decades in Boston, passed away late Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old. WBUR’s David Boeri, who worked with Curtis at WCVB-TV, offers this remembrance. BOSTON — If you lived in Greater Boston and had a television back in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, it only took one syllable to recognize Chet Curtis, and just two more to recognize him and his partner, Natalie Jacobson, and why they were so special. Two stars, three syllables: Chet and Nat. They formed the most famous anchor team on the Continue reading >>>

By Matt Murphy State House News Service BOSTON -- Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor, used a speech to business leaders Thursday to call for an immediate increase in the minimum wage. Coakley, who addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, said her parents were an example of a generation that believed that if they worked hard they could build a life and give their children the opportunity to succeed. "Unfortunately for many parents and kids today, the hope of building that better life seems Continue reading >>>

Ground transportation SuperShuttle now serving Boston Logan International Airport Theodore Koumelis - 24 January 2014, 10:33 Trips booked online or via mobile app for SuperShuttle are eligible for earning airline miles or points on participating carriers. <!-- Lorel ipsum . Philippe Chereque, Amadeus, . . 41 ..- --> PHOENIX - SuperShuttle, the only national shared-ride service, is now available at Boston Logan International Continue reading >>>

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By MATT MURPHY STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON - Democratic candidate for governor Martha Coakley, the state's attorney general, used a speech to business leaders Thursday to call for an immediate increase in the minimum wage, focusing her remarks on income inequality in Massachusetts that she said negatively impacts other facets of society. Coakley, who addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, said her parents were an example of a generation that believed that if they worked hard they could build a life and give their children the opportunity to succeed. "Unfortunately Continue reading >>>

Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, center, speaks with people before addressing the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning. (Steven Senne/AP) BOSTON — At a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event Thursday morning, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley advocated for a hike in the state’s minimum wage, calling it a “matter of fairness.” The attorney general said the money spent raising the state’s $8 per hour minimum wage would go right back into the economy. “The people who are working with a small Continue reading >>>

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