It's a steamy summer night in Dorchester and the air conditioner at the Carver Den is on the fritz, so a few industrial strength fans will have to suffice. It's Thursday, and that means heat or no heat The Original Steppers of Boston have some dancing to do. Since 2006, this group has brought Chicago-Style Stepping to dance floors all over Greater Boston. Each Thursday, they hold a lesson and open dance at the Carver Den on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester. If you haven't hear of Chicago-Style Stepping, you're not alone.  "Chicago-Style Stepping is an urban ballroom Continue reading >>>

The lack of Hub conventions in June led to lower hotel occupancy and room rates, according to a new survey. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Greater Boston’s convention business fell in June triggering a drop Continue reading >>>

Palliative Care of the North Shore Greater Boston, a division of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston, has expanded its outpatient services to respond to growing patient demand. Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illnesses, such as cancer, dementia, cardiac or respiratory disease. “Palliative care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work with a patient’s physician to provide patients with relief from the symptoms, pain and stress from a serious illness,” explained Continue reading >>>

The Bertolon Center for Grief Healing, a program of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston, is offering a variety of workshops and support groups during the summer and fall of 2013. Most groups are free of charge, and all groups are open to the public regardless of hospice involvement. All groups meet at the Bertolon Center for Grief Healing’s offices at 78 Liberty St. in Danvers, unless otherwise noted. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. To sign up or for more information, call 978-774-5100, email grief@hns.org or visit hns.org. Offerings Continue reading >>>

Ann Coska knows despite the well-cared-for lawns and gracious homes, hunger lurks in West Roxbury, the most suburban of all Boston neighborhoods. The petite 74-year-old, who lives in a tidy apartment with her six rescued cats, had for years depended on the Roslindale Congregational Church’s food pantry. When she was told the pantry could only serve Roslindale residents, she was relieved to learn from friends in the same situation the May Institute on Centre Street distributed food. While she receives food stamps, she said the high-quality staples she picked up at the Continue reading >>>

PICK OF THE DAY MANY DAYS MORE Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway sang their hearts out live for the film version of Victor Hugo’s story, exactly what Broadway actors do eight times a week during the run of a show. Watch how it’s done when Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston presents “Les Misérables,” the pop opera about early-19th-century France (pictured: Ivan Rutherford). 2 p.m. (through Aug. 18). $35-$57, $25 ages 5-18, $3 senior discount. Reagle Music Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 781-891-5600. www.reaglemusictheatre.org THURSDAY Putting it together Osiris was Continue reading >>>

As I looked at the details of the extreme over-asks and under-asks, I wondered what separated them? Was there any characteristic that could determine whether an on-market condo would attract extreme or negotiated offers? I decided to look into it. My first thought was to compare location, location, location. What I found out was that extreme over-asks were most prolific in Somerville, where almost one out of every five sales was extreme, and Cambridge, where nearly one out of every seven closings was extreme. In fact, I saw that just four markets (Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline and JP) Continue reading >>>

Matthew L. Brown Reporter- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter A Boston fraudster faces decades in prison after being convicted of fraud and identity theft in a scheme that took Bank of America customers for tens of thousands of dollars. After a six-day trial, Jean Exume, 31, of Dorchester, was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday of 22 counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity Continue reading >>>

A Primrose School is under construction in Burlington, Mass. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Primrose Schools, a nationally accredited private preschool franchise, is expanding into New England with plans to Continue reading >>>

The subject of a proposed resort casino development in Everett has evolved quite dramatically in the past nine months. In November, nearly any politico who was paying attention to casino development in Massachusetts had determined that the lone resort casino license for the Greater Boston area was going to be awarded to the group that owned Suffolk Downs in East Boston and Revere. However, since that time the competition for that sole license in the eastern region of the state has been turned on its ear, and the recent rumblings out of Boston – including an obviously planted story in the Boston Continue reading >>>