By Daniel B. Kline / Boston.com Staff

You may have seen the commercials, eaten there while traveling, or just heard about them from friends, but, there are a number of popular restaurant chains that may be big elsewhere, but have no presence in the Greater Boston area. We took a look at some of the most prominent ones that might be everywhere else, but they aren’t here.

Russian School of Mathematics Jonah Levis and Ellin Li of Westwood, who attend the Russian School of Mathematics (RSM) for after-school math enrichment, were among over 200 RSM students from more than 50 Greater Boston communities honored for posting top scores in national and international math competitions during the 2012-2013 school year. RSM hosted the awards ceremony at First Church of Boston on Sunday, June 2, from 6-9 p.m. to recognize its top students for remarkable achievement on, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) test, the American Mathematics Continue reading >>>

Although I grew up in California, I was always proud to announce that I was born in Boston. Not exactly Boston, of course, but within an hour’s drive to the Boston Common or Cape Cod. My mother never lost her Boston accent and our mother said things like “pahty” and “cah”. We suppered on baked beans every Saturday night and feasted on Boston Cream pie for special occasions. Growing up on the west coast, our family loved our semi-exotic flair and reputation. Of course, in the 1950s and 1960s, Boston was a long airplane ride from San Francisco. We talked to our faraway relatives Continue reading >>>

[1282 Boylston Street] Given this week's bombshell re: the six-building complex slated for on and around the Government Center Garage, we thought we'd update our Rental Heatmap in a major way. So... We mapped all the Greater Boston developments under construction or announced, as well as those opened in the last six months, that have at least 10 rental units as part of their plans. We chopped from the old heatmap developments that were completed and opened before 2013, ones like Maxwell's Green in Somerville, and added a slew that, like the Government Center Garage project, the Ropewalk conversion Continue reading >>>

They may come in all shapes and sizes, maintain specific agendas and possess unique skill sets, be women or men, but there exist several essential traits that are universal among good leaders. I have my own thoughts on the definition of a true leader, but will also share the observations of Lawrence King, a CEO of King Strategic Development, who in a recent leadership workshop outlined several required roles for leadership success. While King was speaking to the role of company CEOs as leaders, the functions he describes are also attributable to leaders of all kinds, from Continue reading >>>

The Campaign for Catholic Schools, a fund-raising effort to rebuild Catholic schools in Greater Boston’s urban neighborhoods, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a gathering at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy in Dorchester. Hill Holliday founder Jack Connors and Cardinal Sean O’Malley said the effort had raised more than $68 million, and that doesn’t include a just-announced anonymous donation of $7.5 million. Guests at the event included Shields Health Care’s Tom Shields, the Yawkey Foundation’s John Harrington, Adage Capital’s Bob Atchinson, Continue reading >>>

Group Will Retain Name of Combined Jewish Philanthropies By Seth Berkman Print Email Share To better serve the Boston Jewish community, two leading Continue reading >>>

Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter A summary of personnel moves, events, accomplishments and awards in Greater Boston’s real estate community. Andrea McDonough, a broker at Bushari Group Real Estate in Boston, Continue reading >>>

Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter A summary of personnel moves, events, accomplishments and awards in Greater Boston’s real estate community. Andrea McDonough, a broker at Bushari Group Real Estate in Boston, Continue reading >>>

Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter A summary of small leases, transactions and ground breakings within Greater Boston’s real estate community. Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, has renewed its 55,000-square-foot Continue reading >>>